No shock here really. Toxicity ends with 134 seconds of bongo-banging, instrumental jamming. Arto is a nice enough way to end the album, though it’s barely really even a song – and it’s the only ...
In a move that left fans questioning the system, System of a Down‘s iconic 2001 album Toxicity mysteriously disappeared from Spotify on April 30th. While chart-toppers like ‘Chop Suey!’, ‘Toxicity’, ...
In early 2001, fresh off two solid years of touring, System of a Down were poised to become one of the biggest rock bands in America. They rose to the occasion by delivering a defining document of the ...
System of a Down obliterated the boundaries of modern metal with their self-titled 1998 debut, a musical Jenga tower constructed from brutal distortion, Middle Eastern melodies, proggy rhythmic shifts ...
It's been 24 years since the release of Toxicity, System of a Down's seminal sophomore album, which spawned the career-defining hits Chop Suey!, Toxicity, and Aerials. For guitarist Daron Malakian, ...
The band's members, manager and producer Rick Rubin recall how the record's message, a televised riot and, tragically, 9/11 converged around its release. System of a Down released “Toxicity,” its ...