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“That thick sound you need for heavy metal – it’s all about the Les Paul. There’s no other guitar with the same kind of bottom-end as a Gibson”: Serj Tankian reveals he has a Gibson signature model on the way

The System of a Down frontman discusses his penchant for Gibsons, particularly Les Pauls, and elaborates on what we can expect from his signature model

Guitar World

Serj Tankian suggests what a new System Of A Down album would sound like: “It would be a fresh start in a brand new way”

The singer also says System Of A Down have some unreleased “amazing gems” in their vault

Metal Hammer

"I have 10 to 12 albums of riffs." Shavo Odadjian has "plenty of ammunition" for a new System Of A Down album

Seven Hours After Violet might have brought Shavo Odadjian back to metal after 20 years, but he's never stopped writing for System Of A Down

Metal Hammer

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“I actually think people don’t think of System Of A Down as nu metal”: Serj Tankian names the greatest nu metal album of all time

It’s a classic for a reason, after all

Metal Hammer

What to Stream: Clooney & Pitt, Will & Harper, a Legend of Zelda game and two Ryan Murphy TV series

What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special hitting Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek, New York City caper are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent UK

“I should have done that, that’s way cooler!” Gregg Bissonette hears and plays System of a Down's Toxicity for the first time, here’s how it unfolded

Ringo Starr's drummer takes on the nu-metal classic

MusicRadar

System Of A Down aren’t releasing a new album, but bassist Shavo Odadjian is, with new project Seven Hours After Violet

Odadjian’s new band have released their second single, Radiance, and announced a self-titled album for October

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Deftones' Stephen Carpenter absent from 50,000-strong San Francisco concert, headlined by System of a Down

In 2022, the guitarist announced he was sitting out any future international tours and has recently spoken out about touring-related anxiety

Guitar World

"I don’t want to say that I have sacrificed the band or the music for The Truth, but I’ve held them both very close." Serj Tankian reflects on a life of truth, activism and System Of A Down

The System Of A Down singer acknowledges his past activism might have hurt the band, but is proud of their legacy and enduring popularity

Metal Hammer

"I've got poop on me!" We took Kittie to a cat cafe (obviously) to ask them about their amazing comeback, the nu metal nostalgia train and surviving the music industry as a band of young women

What happened when we took Kittie to a cat cafe in LA to talk life, music and fur babies?

Metal Hammer

“We’ve really fought. In one day something can blow up into a full-scale war. There’s been days I’ve quit the band”: how System Of A Down turned friction into genius with Toxicity

In 2001, Metal Hammer joined System Of A Down in their Hollywood HQ to talk about their brilliant second album, Toxicity

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Serj Tankian explains offer for System Of A Down to replace him: “I think it would take something away… but I would be OK with it”

System Of A Down’s frontman recently told Metal Hammer that he gave the band the option to continue without him

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 14-20

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 14-20 include dancer-country singer Julianne Hough, singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and actor Sandra Oh

The Independent UK

“Respectfully, I draw the line at ethnic cleansing and genocide”: System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian continues war of words with Imagine Dragons

System Of A Down’s singer continues to clash with the pop-rock stars over their decision to perform in Azerbaijan, citing allegations of the country preparing for genocide

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“There’s corrupt leaders and warmongers all over the world, where do you draw the line?” Imagine Dragons respond to scathing Serj Tankian comments, defend Israel and Azerbaijan shows

System Of A Down’s singer called the pop-rock stars “not good human beings” for performing in Azerbaijan, which has been accused of preparing to commit genocide against Armenians

The Independent UK

Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds hits back at furious criticism over Azerbaijan and Israel gigs

Rock band had been strongly condemned by System of a Down star Serj Tankian last month

Metal Hammer

Serj Tankian on whether System Of A Down could ever continue with a new singer: "The option has always been there for the band to move on without me"

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has claimed that it's entirely possible that the band could continue without him, should they choose to do so

The Independent UK

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian doesn’t ‘respect Imagine Dragons as human beings’ after controversial gig

Pop-rockers Imagine Dragons performed in Baku last year dispite the pleas of fellow musicians

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“I have zero respect for those guys. They're not good human beings.” System Of A Down's Serj Tankian slams Imagine Dragons for ignoring his concerns about 'art-washing' a genocidal dictatorship

“If you are that blind to justice that you will go play a show in a country that's starving another country, illegally... I don't know what to say about you as a human being”

Guitar World

“He’d call me at four in the morning and leave a 15-minute guitar solo on my voicemail”: Serj Tankian on his collaborations with the enigmatic Buckethead – and the time they played a high school battle of the bands together

From taxidermy-inspired music videos to playing a high school battle of the bands as fully grown adults, the System of a Down frontman recalls his artistic camaraderie with Buckethead

Metal Hammer

"I could see that schism developing." Serj Tankian says he knew System Of A Down had problems as early as 1999

The System Of A Down vocalist also reveals the artists that inspired his early style before he found his own voice

The Guardian - US

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

Metal Hammer

“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

Metal Hammer

"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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