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As Coachella struggles, nostalgia festivals are booming: ‘We never stopped listening to these bands’

Events like Lovers & Friends, with big R&B names from decades past, sell out immediately while Coachella sales plummet

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“Dystopian in mood, it’s a reflection of the angst and anti-authoritarian attitude I had to conformity.” Listen to Serj Tankian's 'new' single A.F. Day, originally written for System Of A Down

Listen to the first song from System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian's solo EP Foundations

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“I don’t want to hold you guys back. This is your dream.” Serj Tankian recalls the moment he invited System Of A Down to find a new singer, and even offered to train his replacement

Serj Tankian reveals that System Of A Down considered replacing him in 2018

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"They came to my house, we jammed together in my studio, they even played with my dog." How System Of A Down's Serj Tankian almost signed a young Muse to his own label - but was "screwed over"

In an exclusive extract from his new book Down With The System Serj Tankian reveals the strange story of how he almost signed British rock giants Muse

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Hard rocking mum plays Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down on baby instruments for her toddler – and it's straight up adorable

Watch @bigmerla entertain her little one with cute covers of Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down

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System Of A Down's Serj Tankian slams “absolute maniac” Donald Trump: “He’s only interested in himself, his own ego, his own everything. He doesn’t even care about other Republicans”

System Of A Down’s frontman weighs in on the state of US politics in 2024, shares a snippet of previously unreleased SOAD song A.F. Day

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"It's called Foundations because it's the founding of my musical life." Serj Tankian's forthcoming Foundations EP will include an early unreleased System Of A Down song

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System Of A Down and Deftones announce stacked one-night-only co-headline show

The two leading nu-metal-but-not-really bands will be joined by The Mars Volta, Viagra Boys and Vowws

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“I went home sore cos I was moshing!”: Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA on his favourite rock records

The Wu-Tang leader is a big fan of System Of A Down and Clutch…

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“It’s great when stuff like that breaks through”: Bruce Dickinson explains why he loves one of nu metal’s biggest, most “eccentric” bands

The Iron Maiden frontman expresses his admiration for one of the weirdest, yet most successful, metal bands of all time

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System Of A Down's 'Chop Suey' Debuts On Spotify Chart

System of a Down's 'Chop Suey' re-enters Spotify's U.S. chart, showcasing enduring popularity and relevance.

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“Hopefully, everything will go back to normal”: How Korn, Kid Rock and System Of A Down helped Metallica through the three weirdest gigs of their career

With James Hetfield injured, Metallica put Jason Newsted on vocals, covered Cheech & Chong and performed with nu metal’s finest for a trio of bizarre 2000 concerts

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"A Limp Bizkit is a sad, lumpy body part": Watch these Gen Z music fans react to classic nu metal songs

Does Gen Z like nu metal? YouTube series REACT finds out, while testing the generational group on their knowledge on bands such as Limp Bizkit, Korn and System Of A Down

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“We still haven’t come eye-to-eye on how things should be done”: The story of the new System Of A Down album that will (probably) never happen

Since reuniting in 2011, System Of A Down have headlined festivals, packed arenas and released just two songs. What’s the situation with their long-anticipated sixth album? Not promising…

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Here's what System Of A Down’s Chop Suey! would sound like if Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian swapped voices

What would it be like if System Of A Down’s two singers traded places for the band’s signature song? One YouTuber has discovered the answer.

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“We were auditioning for bass players, but most of the guys who came in were too good. One day I just said, ‘What if I play bass?’” Shavo Odadjian on why he switched from guitar to the bass

Shavo Odadjian holds down the low-end in System of a Down, America’s most uncategorisable band

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‘This is wild’: Florida man plays guitar during brain surgery to remove tumor

Guitarist Christian Nolen plays the Deftones and System of a Down on doctors’ instructions while undergoing awake craniotomy

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“Don’t expect them to get invited back to SNL anytime soon”: Watch System Of A Down play a sweary B.Y.O.B. on Saturday Night Live and really annoy NBC

Daron Malakian Brought His Own (F-)Bombs to a performance on America’s most famous comedy show, and System Of A Down never played there again

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The 10 best cover songs by nu metal bands

Nu metal loves a cover song. From Limp Bizkit to Alien Ant Farm, here are the 10 finest examples

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System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan tells Kanye West to “Show some class man” after the rapper posts revealing photos of his wife Bianca Censori to Instagram on her birthday

"Would you show pictures of your wife’s t*ts to your friends? Your parents?", Dolmayan argued with one commenter

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20 metal bands with no bad albums

From Tool to Cave In and Mastodon, these metal masters all boast spotless back-catalogues

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10 massive metal bands we want new albums from in 2024

From Ozzy Osbourne to Tool, a host of metal legends look ready to make 2024 a star-studded year

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System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian and Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi have teamed up for a brand new single, Deconstruction

System Of A Down’s singer and Black Sabbath’s guitarist collaborated with Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian to release a brand new song for charity

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An Ozzy Osbourne documentary featuring Slipknot, Slayer and System Of A Down is finally coming out “after 20 years”

We Sold Our Souls For Rock ’N’ Roll, directed by Wayne’s World’s Penelope Spheeris, has been given the green light by Sharon Osbourne after two decades on the shelf

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As a millennial metalhead, I was laughed at for loving nu metal. In 2023 it's filling festivals and influencing more young bands than ever - and I couldn't be happier about it

Nu metal was derided as silly, overblown and undeserving of recognition in the wider metal scene. Admittedly, two of those things were kinda true, but it still ruled, OK?!

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