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System Of A Down Save Ozzfest

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) July 27, 2006 5:30 pm
It's too bad the Mindless Self Indulgence review already has the headline "are for the children," because it would have been just as appropriate for the 11th edition of Ozzfest. While kids in the past have flocked to the annual metal festival to see the likes of Marilyn Manson, Disturbed and other new generation metal acts, they went...
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System Of A Down — Hypnotize

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) November 29, 2005 2:45 pm
If Mezmerize was SOAD at their cleanest and catchiest, then Hypnotize is a return to the heavier, grittier sound of their debut. From the thrashy double-bass kicks of opener "Attack," it's clear that things are more serious this time around. The album has a darker tone than its counterpart, and while not as accessible, Hypnotize proves...
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System Of A Down Announce North American Dates With Gogol Bordello

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 1, 2011 1:27 pm
That two bands as stylistically different as System Of A Down and Gogol Bordello would tour together might seem a bit silly and ridiculous at first, but it makes complete sense.Sure, System Of A Down play political nu-metal, while Gogol Bordello play gypsy punk influenced by a myriad of other world musics. But both bands are known for their...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 24, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 24, 2011 5:23 pm
Antony And The Johnsons will release a new Swanlights EP digitally and on 10-inch vinyl on April 26, and a CD release will follow. If you want to pick it up before it's technically out, you can get the vinyl on April 16, which is Record Store Day. It's got a remix of the title track from last year's Swanlights, along with two B-sides. There's been...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 4, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 4, 2011 4:42 pm
Death From Above 1979 have posted a statement about their reunion on their website. Sebastien Grainger's called 2011 a "yes" year. More people should definitely say "yes" to more things more often. —deathfromabove1979.com The Beatles and Apple are definitely BFFs now. They're so buddy-buddy these days that iTunes will drop two previously...
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Video Of The Day: Serj Tankian's "Left Of Center"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 17, 2010 5:46 pm
System Of A Down just announced they'll reunite for a series of shows next summer, but frontman Serj Tankian also recently released his second solo LP, Imperfect Harmonies. The video for "Left Of Center," which is a combination of stop-motion claymation and live action, seems to focus on how technology is turning the world into some kind of...
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System Of A Down Reunion Tour Confirmed

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 29, 2010 12:20 pm
The System has been rebooted.System Of A Down have officially confirmed they'll reunite for a string of European festival dates in June. "We are excited to announce that System will be playing some dates together in 2011," the band wrote on their website. We also want to thank you for your loyalty and support, not only to System Of A Down, but to...
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System Of A Down To Announce Reunion Tour?

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 25, 2010 5:40 pm
There are whisperings on the internets and many other media that System Of A Down will announce a comeback tour sometime on Monday that will include festival appearances in Europe. While it's been suggested System reunion tours have been in the works for a while now, a fan outright asked bassist Shavo Odadjian on Twitter if the latest rumblings...
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System Of A Down Frontman Releasing Another Solo Album

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 31, 2010 10:52 am
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian plans to release his sophomore solo album, Imperfect Harmonies, sometime this summer. The follow-up to 2007's Elect The Dead doesn't have a release date yet, but will come out through his Serjical Strike imprint and Reprise Records. Tankian recorded and produced the album at his home studio in Los Angeles,...
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System Of A Down Frontman Releasing Live Album, Band Ending Hiatus?

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 15, 2010 5:01 pm
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will release a live version of his Elect The Dead solo album that was recorded with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra on March 9 through Serjical Strike/Reprise. The Elect The Dead Symphony CD/DVD package was recorded and shot on March 16, 2009 at Auckland, New Zealand's Auckland Town Hall. He was backed...
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Something Ridiculous: Woman Maniacally Covers System Of A Down On Electric Piano

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 30, 2009 8:00 am
Since we already ran this video of a woman playing Avenged Sevenfold on Rock Band using her flute (in expert mode!), we figured it'd be entirely appropriate to put up this video of a woman covering System Of A Down's "Toxicity" on her electric piano. This shiz is absolutely crazy. Frankly, it'd be like what would happen if the metal...
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SOAD Drummer Tries Out For Pumpkins

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By CHARTattack Staff April 20, 2009 10:54 am
System Of A Down's John Dolmayan was one of 12 drummers who auditioned for Smashing Pumpkins last Tuesday. System Of A Down have been on hiatus for three years, but haven't officially broken up. Dolmayan and SOAD guitarist Daron Malakian's new band, Scars On Broadway, released their debut album last July. Dolmayan also played on SOAD frontman...
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Serj Tankian's Next Record To Be "Jazz-Orchestral"

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) October 19, 2007 4:30 pm
While there are a couple of other projects in the works involving his other bandmates, Serj Tankian is the first member of System Of A Down to release material on his own during the band's current and indefinite hiatus. Although Elect The Dead won't hit store shelves until Oct. 23, videos for the songs have already begun to make their rounds...
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System Of A Down Singer Goes It Alone On Elect The Dead

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By Moya Dillon (CHARTattack) September 28, 2007 4:00 pm
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will embark on a new solo venture with the Oct. 23 Serjical Strike/Warner Bros. release of Elect The Dead. Elect The Dead maintains much of the bold, thrashing, metal sounds of System Of A Down, but Tankian also incorporates softer elements into the mix, including acoustic guitar, strings and contributions...
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Mastodon Fight System Of A Down

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By CHARTattack Staff September 21, 2007 4:30 pm
More details have been revealed about the beating suffered by Mastodon singer/guitarist Brent Hinds following the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, and the frontman apparently wasn't blameless in the incident. According to a police report based on firsthand accounts and security video footage, an inebriated Hinds was leaving the...
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System Of A Down's Serj Tankian Hopes To Elect The Dead Later This Year

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) April 5, 2007 5:00 pm
System Of A Down are on hiatus, but fans can expect to hear Serj Tankian's voice soon. System's lead singer hopes to release a solo album — probably under his own name — titled Elect The Dead in the summer or fall. "It's a rock record that I've written, performed and produced," Tankian said in a fan Q&A on System Of A Down's...
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System Of A Down Lend Music And Voices To Screamers

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) November 14, 2006 7:00 pm
System Of A Down have lent "their voice, music, and support" to a documentary entitled Screamers. The film, directed by activist Carla Garapedian, had its world premiere earlier this month at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles. It was shot while the band toured Europe and the U.S. behind their Mezmerize and Hypnotize releases. The...
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Ozzfest 2006

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 25, 2006
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Ozzfest 2006

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 25, 2006
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Ozzfest 2006

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Photographer: 
Joe Fuda
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 25, 2006
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