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System Of A Down
Serj Tankian reveals System Of A Down considered replacing him in 2018

By Paul Brannigan Published

Serj Tankian reveals that System Of A Down considered replacing him in 2018

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Serj Tankian and Muse
"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"

By Merlin Alderslade Published

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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System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian slams Donald Trump: “He’s only interested in himself, his own ego, his own everything.”

By Matt Mills Last updated

System Of A Down’s frontman weighs in on the state of US politics in 2024, shares a snippet of previously unreleased SOAD song A.F. Day

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Serj Tankian onstage
Serj Tankian's forthcoming Foundations EP to include unreleased System Of A Down song

By Paul Brannigan Published

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Serj Tankian in 2022
“It’s a beautiful song!” Hear System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian sing lead vocals on a new track by The Walking Dead/Godzilla composer Bear McCreary

By Matt Mills Published

The song, called Incinerator, is a single from McCreary’s upcoming symphonic metal album The Singularity, which also features Corey Taylor, Slash and more

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Frank Zappa and Serj Tankian
“The fact that he managed to mix the political with the comical and the absurd, without comprising his output, is a big influence”: Frank Zappa is Serj Tankian’s prog hero

By Ben Myers Published

System Of A Down vocalist hails the Mothers Of Invention leader for more than just his ambitious approach to making music

Interviews
Corey Taylor, Slash and Serj Tankian performing onstage
“I am honoured to be joined by dozens of my favourite artists”: Slash, Corey Taylor, Serj Tankian and more will appear on a new album by composer extraordinaire Bear McCreary

By Matt Mills Published

Members of Anthrax, Meshuggah and Soundgarden will also join the Walking Dead/Godzilla/God Of War composer’s all-star lineup

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Serj Tankian
“We inadvertently started an LA riot, and we didn’t even do anything." System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian on fleeing civil war in Lebanon, causing mayhem in Hollywood and becoming an unlikely metal icon

By Dave Everley Published

From hearing bombs drop around his childhood home to fronting one of metal's biggest ever bands, this is Serj Tankians unbelievable life story

Interviews
Metallica/The Hu/Nervosa/Burning Witches/Shepherd's Reign
The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

By Rich Hobson Published

Metallica, The Hu and After The Burial are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Ichika Nito and Serj Tankian
You may as well abandon your guitar lessons now: this wild acoustic cover of System Of A Down's Toxicity will leave you dumbstruck

By Liz Scarlett Published

Ichika Nito has created a compact acoustic cover of System Of A Down's Toxicity, with far more notes than the original, for a mind-bogglingly impressive improvisation

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