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System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian has announced his new memoir Down with the System, set to be released next year.Tankian revealed the memoir with a post on his social media, writing, “Boom! – I wrote a new book. I had a blast working on this accidentally hatched philosophical memoir as it’s given me the unique opportunity to deep dive into my family history, my own motivations from a young age and lessons I didn’t know I had learned.”The memoir is set to be released on May 14 next year via Hachette Books, with the publisher’s website promising that Tankian’s memoir will be “far more than just a rock ‘n’ roll fable”.Describing the tome as “an immigrant’s tale, it’s an activist’s awakening, and it’s a spiritual journey from darkness toward light”.

Slash, Corey Taylor and more.This past weekend, McCreary took to social media to share the trailer for ‘The Singularity’, which is due for release on May 10. The upcoming album is previewed by its lead single, ‘Type III’ featuring Rufus Wainwright.Also confirmed to feature on the album, per McCreary’s official website, are System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian, Joe Satriani, Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil, Anthrax‘s Scott Ian, Meshuggah‘s Jens Kidman, The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s Ben Weinman, The Aristocrat’s Guthrie Govan and Bryan Beller, Blue Öyster Cult’s Buck Dharma and more.Bear McCreary has also confirmed the launch of an accompanying The Singularity graphic novel, in which a character named Blue Eyes must escape from the clutches of immortality in order to save those he holds near to him.On Sunday, May 12, Bear McCreary will perform ‘The Singularity’ live at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

System of a Down‘s Serj Tankian and Black Sabbath‘s Tony Iommi have teamed up to release their collaboration ‘Deconstruction’ – listen to it below.The single was co-written with the CEO of Gibson Guitars, Cesar Gueikian, and has been released on Gibson Records. The three have released the single under the name ‘The Gibson Band’, which will feature a rotating cast of musicians that will steadily release music to fund various philanthropic causes around the world.In the case of ‘Deconstruction’, all proceeds will be going to Armenia Fund’s Artsakh Refugee Initiative.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Shortly after actor-director Michael Goorjian wrote the script for “Amerikatsi,” which is Armenia’s candidate for the international Oscar, he turned to System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian – who is also of Armenian descent – for feedback on the tale of an Armenian-American who repatriates in 1948 to what has become Soviet Armenia. The Grammy-winning musician and political activist then became an executive producer on the film, which uses an ironic Chaplin-esque tone to depict the dream of the Armenian diaspora to reconnect with their roots. Goorjian, who wrote and directed the movie, also stars as Charlie, an Armenian immigrant to the U.S.

System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has claimed he has lost friends as well as “hundreds of thousands of fans” due to his controversial opinions.Dolmayan first courted controversy for his opinions when he became a vocal supporter of Donald Trump before and while he was in the White House in stark contrast to the band’s frontman Serj Tankian, who staunchly crticised Trump and even called for his resignation. Dolmayan insisted, however, there was “no danger whatsoever” of him being fired from System Of A Down.He drew further ire for saying Black Lives Matter “never had legitimacy” and was a “propaganda tool” for the Democrat Party, and for arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic “has always been about money”.Now, Dolmayan has reflected on what his “unwillingness” to accept the “narratives” those close to him believed in have cost him in a new Instagram post.“I lost people that I thought were friends over the last few years primarily due to my unwillingness to accept the narratives they are now questioning the validity of,” he wrote.

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian will publish his debut memoir, Down With the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) in 2024. The book will be published by Hachette Book Group on May 14 and is described as "a memoir that is far more than just a rock’n’roll fable.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has called for Imagine Dragons to cancel their upcoming concert in Baku, Azerbaijan this September.Last night (August 16), Tankian took to social media to publicly urge Imagine Dragons to call off their Baku concert after he had sent them a private letter but received no response.In his post, the System Of A Down frontman pointed out how “Azerbaijan’s petro-oligarchic dictatorial regime was starving 120k people in Nagorno-Karabagh which is now being called a Genocide by the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.”Per Tankian’s post, he had sent a “kind letter” to the band through representatives “urging them to reconsider” the show. His post also includes a change.org petition.Tankian wrote: “As the humanitarian crisis worsens in Nagorno-Karabagh with starvation already being recorded I am forced to publicize this letter and their disregard for this humanitarian catastrophe.

America’s Got Talent received a standing ovation after a stunning performance of System Of A Down‘s ‘Chop Suey’.Phillip Bowen, a contestant on the 18th season of the long-running TV show, took on a rendition of the classic rock hit.During the performance, the cameras cut to Bowen’s mother crying in the audience, before he got unanimous appreciation for the performance and voted into the next round.See the performance below.Elsewhere, System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has said the band should have replaced vocalist Serj Tankian back in 2006.The heavy metal group last released an album with 2005’s ‘Hypnotize’ and the group went on a four-year hiatus the following year.System Of A Down reunited in 2010 and have toured sporadically ever since. They even released two new charity singles ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ in 2020 but a full-length album has always seemed off the table.In a new interview, the band’s drummer (and Tankian’s brother-in-law) Dolmayan claimed that “Serj hasn’t really wanted to be in the band for a long time.”Speaking on the Battleline podcast, Dolymayan said: “Quite frankly, we probably should have parted ways [with him] around 2006.

Serj Tankian has discussed how System Of A Down fans “scare the shit out of” the singer by screaming the lyrics to ‘Chop Suey!’ at him in public.The rock band’s iconic 2001 song opens with Tankian screaming the lyrics “wake up!” which has become a curse for him when going about his daily life, as he revealed.“People will scare the shit out of me when they yell, ‘Wake up!’ behind me somewhere — wherever, in public,” Tankian told Revolver in a new interview.“I’m like, ‘Fuck dude! Really? Wow, I’m glad you’re excited but don’t do that.’ I get that a lot.”Despite this, Tankian says he is still grateful to have fans who connect with his music and want to meet him. “It’s the biggest compliment in the world, to start with, that anyone would listen to your music,” he said.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has shared a new visualiser video for his song ‘The Race’ – watch it below.The song is featured as an additional bonus track on his upcoming five-track LP ‘Perplex Cities’, which was announced last month.‘Perplex Cities’ will be out on streaming services on October 21 through Tankian’s Serjical Strike label and follows his 2021 EP ‘Elasticity’.He has been sharing the LP via the augmented reality app Arloopa, with tracks released each week starting September 19 along with Tankian “appearing in the same space as the listener-viewer to explain the music and listen along.”Alongside the release of the video, Tankian has announced a live show called ‘Invocations’ at The Soraya in Northridge, California, which will include a full choir, a full orchestra, and soloists including a tenor, an alto, a world singer, a death metal singer, and Tankian himself.The show will take place live on April 29, 2023, and will be simultaneously streamed worldwide. Tickets are available here.In other news, System Of A Down recently condemned the “evil aggression” against their home country Armenia in the wake of a recent bombing that took place along the nation’s eastern border.Tankian – who is American-Armenian – released the solo protest song ‘Amber’ back in June.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has announced a new EP, which he is releasing through an augmented reality app.‘Perplex Cities’ is the follow-up to the 2021 EP ‘Elasticity’ and a track will be released through the Arloopa app each week starting today (September 19) along with Tankian “appearing in the same space as the listener-viewer to explain the music and listen along.”“I’m always trying to create new and interesting ways to connect with people via my music,” Tankian said in a statement via Rolling Stone. “We made some amazing videos for the last EP ‘Elasticity’, so I wanted to try something different for ‘Perplex Cities’.

System Of A Down have condemned the “evil aggression” against their home country Armenia in the wake of a recent bombing that took place along the nation’s eastern border.According to the Associate Press, the border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan have killed at least 155 troops on both sides (105 Armenian soldiers and 50 Azerbaijan, it is reported).The two countries have been in conflict for decades, but the latest outbreak of fighting is said to be biggest in almost two years.SOAD – all of whom are of Armenian descent – were at the forefront of campaigning for recognition of the Armenian genocide of 1915, and have continued with their efforts speak up for the nation amid ongoing unrest.Responding to the most recent round of aggression, System Of A Down have issued a statement on social media.“Around midnight on the 12th of September 2022, forces of Azerbaijan led by its corrupt petro-oligarchic leader Aliyev attacked Armenia’s whole eastern border bombing civilian infrastructure and homes,” the message began.Please repost or retweet this message and use the hashtags #Armenia #StandWithArmenia pic.twitter.com/N94jL0vd6R— System Of A Down (@systemofadown) September 14, 2022“Their goal is to terrorise Armenians and gain more concessions from Armenia along with regime change in one of the few democracies in the whole region. This is 2 years after they attacked Nagorno-Karabagh in an attempt to ethnically cleanse the region of Armenians.“They have been emboldened by the EU’s ill perceived dependency on their natural gas and a perceived weakened Russian hegemon in the region.”It continued: “As a band, we have always done our best to entertain and inform.

System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian and drummer John Dolmayan have joined covers band Médium for a performance of SOAD’s 2002 single ‘Aerials’ – watch footage below.Tankian and Dolmayan were reportedly in Mexico to celebrate the latter’s 50th birthday with their families, and Médium were booked to play the party.In the fan-shot footage Dolmayan can be seen behind the drum kit for the ‘Toxicity’ track but is soon joined by Tankian after a little encouragement from his wife.Following the performance the band reportedly took to social media and said (via Remezcla): “One day they tell you that you’re going to play at a dinner for System Of A Down, and the next you’re playing alongside them. Without a doubt, one of our best experiences.”Earlier this month Dolmayan spoke about his frustration at the lack of new music from System Of A Down.“We still have something to give to the world.

System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian has shared a new solo song that serves as a resistance piece to the “slick theft” he claims he’s seen in Armenia’s political elections.The track, which is sung entirely in the Armenian language, was written in 2017 but was completed this year. It features Armenian singer Sevak Amroyan and comes with a Hrag Yedalian-directed music video, which you can watch below.The song’s title ‘Amber’ is pronounced “ahm-be’r” and translates to “clouds” in Armenian.Tankian, who is American-Armenian, said: “‘Amber’ was written in 2017 after I visited Armenia along with my friends Atom & Arsinee Egoyan and Eric Nazarian as members of the coalition ‘Justice for Armenia’ to serve as election monitors for the Parliamentary elections.“I was so distraught by the slick theft of the elections before ever reaching the ballot box that I wrote this song as a response.”He continued: “The lyrics however seem to be more poignant today when Armenians are divided politically and socially following the devastating attack on Nagorno-Karabagh and Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey in 2020 and the continuous fallout over negotiations with those two dictatorial regimes.

Nandi Bushell, Julien Baker and more have teamed up with an Afghan charity on a new single, ‘God Help Us All.’ Listen to it below.The musicians have teamed up with The Miraculous Love Kids, a non-profit organisation that teaches music to young Afghan girls, to cover Morello’s Nightwatchmen song.The organisation was recently forced to stop its programme after the Taliban took over government control in Afghanistan six months ago. The song aims to raise awareness of the plight of girls in the country since the Taliban’s re-emergence.The founder and director of Miraculous Love Kids, Lanny Cordola said: “It has been a hellish past six months trying to evacuate and relocate the girls and their families.“Tom Morello’s soul hymn perfectly encapsulates this feeling,” he continued.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has unveiled a new virtual exhibition titled Not For Touching – The Intangible Composition.Presented by CurioNFT, the collection comprises 21 pieces of work spanning “mergers of art, music, digital paintings and animation”, according to a tweet from Tankian.Surprise everyone!!! I am very excited to share this news with you. These mergers of art, music, digital paintings and animation came out better than my highest expectations.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has said that he’s “happy” he was vaccinated after testing positive for COVID-19 last week.The frontman’s diagnosis forced the band to postpone a pair of shows in Los Angeles at the weekend, both of which were alongside Korn, Helmet and Russian Circles.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the band to postpone this weekend’s shows in Los Angeles.The band were set to play at LA’s Banc Of California tonight and tomorrow (October 22 – 23) with Korn, Helmet and Russian Circles, but now the shows have been postponed to February next year.“It is with great regret that we must reschedule our Los Angeles performances to February 4th and 5th, 2022,” a statement posted to the band’s social media reads.“Despite

System of a Down, the popular Armenian-American band hailing from Glendale, Calif., was forced to cancel this weekend’s shows because frontman Serj Tankian has a breakthrough case of the coronavirus.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian appears in a new video for ‘Moonhearts In Space’, the latest song by cellist Tina Guo.Premiering today (August 28), the track is lifted from Guo’s latest studio release, ‘Dies Irae’, out now.Speaking with Heavy Consequence on the collaboration, Tankian said: “[A] cellist who rocks and a rocker who plays classical? No wonder it was so fun. I truly enjoyed working with Tina, as she’s a monster on the cello and fun to collaborate with.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has shared a preview of a new solo track called ‘Cyber Criminal’ – you can listen to it below.The track is taken from the frontman’s next project, ‘Cinematique’, which will compile 25 of his compositions split across two parts, titled ‘Illuminate’ and ‘Violent Violins’. ‘Cyber Criminal’ will appear on the latter.“Track ‘Cyber Criminal’ from Cinematique Series Violent Violins coming soon,” Tankian captioned the snippet on Instagram.

Serj Tankian has released a new collection of cinematic compositions and poetry – listen to ‘Cool Gardens Poetry Suite’ below.The collection from the System Of A Down frontman, which was previewed last month by the 24-minute composition ‘Disarming Time’, features four tracks, including spoken-word sections taken from Tankian’s recent poetry book, Cool Gardens.“‘Cool Gardens Poetry Suite’ animates the book to where the words come off the page and dance into the auditory canals of listeners

Serj Tankian has shared a new 24-minute classical composition – listen to ‘Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto’ below.The piece, previewed earlier this week, is the first preview of a new project from the System Of A Down frontman called ‘Cool Gardens Poetry Suite’, which will feature four tracks including spoken word sections taken from Tankian’s recent poetry book, Cool Gardens.Speaking of the new piece, which Tankian revealed came from the pandemic leaving him “itching for a musical

Serj Tankian of System Of A Down is set to release his debut piano concerto this Friday.The metal vocalist’s 24-minute release ‘Disarming Time – A Modern Piano Concerto’ was written entirely during lockdown.Sharing a teaser of the piece on social media, Tankian said: “Incredibly excited to share this unique work of music I created during the Covid lockdown. I challenged myself to collate numerous distinct musical ideas into one long 24 minute modern piano concerto.

System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian has thanked Joe Biden for recognising the Armenian Genocide, making him the first US President to do so.The statement from the Biden Administration was issued on April 24, otherwise known as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Recognising the genocide was a previously announced election promise from Biden.“We honor the victims of the Meds Yeghern so that the horrors of what happened are never lost to history.

Serj Tankian has discussed working alongside System Of A Down‘s drummer John Dolmayan, stating that “a good band always has a lot of dynamics”.Dolmayan has criticised the Black Lives Matter movement and shown his support for Donald Trump in the past, as well as claiming that people won’t work with him now because of his views.In contrast, Tankian previously said that he had “never seen a president suck so much” as Donald Trump, and continually criticised the former US president during his single

Serj Tankian has spoken of Donald Trump‘s departure from the White House, saying that “the whole world felt some relief” following president Joe Biden‘s victory.The System Of A Down frontman, who released his solo EP ‘Elasticity’ last month, was asked about his past criticism of Trump in a new interview with NME, and whether he felt more hopeful about Biden’s presidency.“The word is relieved, more than hopeful.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has opened up on the ongoing differences of opinion within the band after drummer John Dolmayan expressed a selection of right-wing views across the last year.He has criticised the Black Lives Matter movement and shown his support for Donald Trump in the past, as well as claiming that people won’t work with him now because of his views.In stark contrast, Tankian said that he had “never seen a president suck so much” as Donald Trump and continually

Jeff Cornell System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian is no stranger to backlash, death threats, making enemies with various governments and even being labeled a spy on his quest for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and his work to bring true democracy to his homeland.

System of a Down is a renowned, Grammy-winning hard rock band, but the new Garin Hovannisian-directed documentary Truth To Power at Oscilloscope Laboratories shows a different side of them — specifically putting the spotlight on the band’s frontman, Serj Tankian.

Serj Tankian has explained his reasons why System Of A Down shouldn’t be classed solely as a “socio-political” band.The frontman was speaking about SOAD in a new interview ahead of the release of his new solo EP ‘Elasticity’ (March 19).Speaking to Kerrang!, Tankian voiced his opposition to the labelling of SOAD as a purely political band in the years since the release of their self-titled 1998 debut album.“Unlike Rage Against The Machine – a phenomenal band I’m a fan of and friends with – our

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has hit out at Donald Trump for a last-minute order he gave while he was still US President, saying he’s “never seen a president suck so much cock”.Trump left office yesterday (January 20) as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th US President.As Tankian revealed in a Facebook post, one of Trump’s last acts as president was to grant Turkey legal rights over indigenous property in the region, which includes the singer’s native Armenia.The post from the Armenian

Truth To Power, the upcoming documentary about System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian – watch it below.As announced last month, the film, which is set to focus on the way Tankian built awareness around the Armenian revolution of 2018, will land on February 19.“With Oscilloscope [Laboratories, producers] and Live Nation at our back, the music and message of our film can now touch the hearts and minds of audiences across the world, inspiring all of us to speak – and bring – truth to power,” the

Serj Tankian says he wants to recreate System Of A Down songs in a classical music format in the future.The band returned this year with their first new music in 15 years, ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’.

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian is set to be the focus of a new documentary, titled Truth To Power, due out on February 19.Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories, the documentary will reportedly focus on the way Tankian built awareness around the Armenian revolution of 2018 with music, as well as examining his long history of activism.“With Oscilloscope and Live Nation at our back, the music and message of our film can now touch the hearts and minds of audiences across the world, inspiring

It’s been 15 years since there’s been any new music from System of a Down but the Armenian-American heavy metal band have just released two new tracks.