вЂњAnd Serj wants to do things a different way. вЂњSystem had a certain way of putting together the albums and the music, and I guess that was me writing and all that, and producing the records, along with Rick ,вЂќ Malakian said. However, according to him, the release was facing various delays due to Tankian. Read more: вЂParadise CityвЂ™ teases its release date with this new look at a familiar faceД«ack in 2019, Malakian shared that System Of A Down were working on a new album. Despite this and some of DolmayanвЂ™s controversial comments in recent months, System Of A Down managed to set their differences aside and come together for these important songs. вЂњI texted: вЂ™No matter how we feel about each other, no matter what issues linger from the past, we need to put them aside because this is bigger than System Of A Down and bigger than all of usвЂ¦ we need to do something to support our people.'вЂќДolmayan and frontman Serj Tankian have publicly shared a difference in political beliefs over the years. John Dolmayan, System Of A DownвЂ™s drummer, revealed that a text was the catalyst that led to the bandвЂ™s reunion. вЂњSo we brought together people from all ages and professions who believe in and are fighting for that same cause.вЂќ вЂњI wanted to show the unification of our people around the world for one common cause, illustrating the power in numbers,вЂќ bassist Shavo Odadjian says on the video. Read more: That rumored Creed reunion could happen, but it might be a while The video includes footage of the ongoing protests and fighting in the region. The band also released a powerful video for вЂњProtect The LandвЂќ directed by Ara Soudjian and Shavo Odadjianwhich. System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakianwrote and produced the two new songs. The music and lyrics speak for themselves. Their attackers have set their forests and endangered wildlife ablaze using white phosphorus, another banned weapon.вЂќ TheyвЂ™ve had to find sanctuary in makeshift shelters, trying to avoid the fallout of outlawed cluster bombs raining down on their streets and homes, hospitals and places of worship. вЂњFor over the past month, civilians young and old have been awakened day and night by the frightful sights and sounds of rocket attacks, falling bombs, missiles, drones and terrorist attacks. вЂњOn September 27, the combined forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey (along with Isis terrorists from Syria) attacked the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, which we as Armenians call Artsakh,вЂќ they say. Read more: Relive WaterparksвЂ™ вЂFANDOMвЂ™ era once again with this вЂњвЂќ live video Proceeds from the songs are going to the Armenia FundВ which works to help вЂњcreate a better homeland for the Armenian nation.вЂќ System Of A Down further elaborate on the ongoing conflict which took a turn for the worse at the end of September. The band, who are all of Armenian descent, share on their Bandcamp that these songs вЂњspeak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of Artsakh and Armenia.вЂќ By the time they released Mesmerize and Hypnotize, an epic album released in two parts - and seven months apart - in 2005, the band had ramped up their vision, incorporating a wider range of influences than ever before, with the vituperous madman vocals of singer Serj Tankian as potent as ever.On Friday, however, System Of A Down returned with two new songs that hold particular importance to them. Through the next several albums, System of a Down took lessons learned from Tool and other bands from the 'alt metal era' of the early 1990s and transmuted them, adding eastern European folk elements, a wide array of traditionally non-metal instruments, and strong political content in the lyrics department. They broke nationally with their second record, Toxicity, which shot to No. When music this extreme makes it onto the radio it's always a good thing. Despite the fact that they appeared amid a maelstrom of crappy Korn-inspired rap metal that was controlling the airwaves, their hyperactive song structures and truly warped vocal stylings put them way beyond the pap being served up by many of their Ozzfest colleagues at the time. Along with Slipknot, Los Angeles-based System of a Down are far and away the most impressive mainstream metal band today.

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