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System of a Down's John Dolmayan: 'We Are Going to Make a New Album at a Certain Point'

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:49:40 +0000

It's been a long, long time since System of a Down have released an album … about seven-and-a-half years to be exact. Now that the band has been playing live shows again over the past couple of years, fans have been drooling for some new material, and according to drummer John Dolmayan, System of a Down "are going to make a new album at a certain point."

System of a Down To Play Only 2013 U.S. Show at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:40:06 +0000

System of a Down have just announced that their only U.S. performance in 2013 will take place at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on July 29, so if you’re a hardcore fan, you may want to set the date, no matter where you happen to live in the States. System began teasing a mystery announcement last [...]

Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, System of a Down + More to Play 2013 Reading + Leeds Festivals

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:18:08 +0000

The legendary 2013 Reading and Leeds festivals have just announced their headlining acts. Being held simultaneously from August 23-25, bands confirmed for the fests include Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, System of a Down, Deftones and more.

Alice in Chains, Limp Bizkit, Burn Halo, Nonpoint, Cavo, System of a Down – Vote for Your Favorite Band to be Featured on 'The Sixer at Six'

Chaz — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:15 +0000

As you’re grabbing that sixer to kickstart your weekend, we’re serving up a sixer of our own. The Sixer at 6 features 6 songs in a row from the band of your choice every Friday afternoon at 6pm. Here’s how it works. Each week we’ll give you 6 bands to choose from. Pick your favorite [...]

System of a Down Unveil First Tour Dates of 2013

Chad Childers — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:05:12 +0000

System of a Down fans have been patient in recent years, with the group spending a lot of time on hiatus pursuing other musical avenues. Though the band has reunited for a series of shows over the past two years, there has been no talk about future albums or dates … until now. System have revealed their first two performances of 2013, set to take place in August.

Tom Morello, Serj Tankian + Tim McIlrath Release Pro-'Occupy' Song 'We Are the 99 Percent'

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:25:00 +0000

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, System of a Down singer Serj Tankian and Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath have joined forces to create an unofficial anthem for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Morello recently performed a free show to mark the one-year anniversary of Occupy and to help "re-energize" the political faction.

Drummer John Dolmayan Offers Timetable for New System of a Down Album

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:08:34 +0000

More than a year-and-a-half after the celebrated return of System of a Down, it’s possible that we may now have a timetable for when the Armenian-American quartet will be releasing a new album. System of a Down have been gigging for about a year now, having hit many parts of the world since their return. [...]

Serj Tankian Talks System of a Down's Return and Summer Tour With Deftones

Spencer Kaufman — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:41:05 +0000

System of a Down kicked off a brief North American summer tour with Deftones last night (Aug. 2) in Camden, N.J. We recently caught up with System singer Serj Tankian to discuss his new solo album ‘Harakiri,’ but we were also able to squeeze in a few questions about System of a Down. Check out our quick Q&A with Tankian concerning the latest on System of a Down below:

System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian: 'We'll Never Break Up'

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:13:03 +0000

System of a Down announced their hiatus in 2006, eventually returning once again as a cohesive unit in late 2010. However, bassist Shavo Odadjian recently revealed that he never considered System of a Down to have been broken up, despite what many fans perceived about the band’s five-year halt. Furthermore, Shavo has gone even further to reassure fans, stating that he believes the band will “never break up.”

Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell + System of a Down's Serj Tankian Appear in 'Funny or Die' Clip

Jeff Giles — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:00:28 +0000

If you’ve watched the growing proliferation of reality singing competitions on TV and wondered how the networks could possibly add one more “unique twist” to the format, the folks at ‘Funny or Die’ are right there with you — and they’ve parodied the genre with a fake commercial for ‘U B Da Judge,’ a show where celebrities compete to be the next judge on a reality singing competition.

Daily Reload: Pantera, System of a Down + More

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:05:03 +0000

TGIF, Loudwire readers. Here’s your Daily Reload. Today in rock and metal news, former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul says that if Pantera reunited, the only guitarist who could fill in for his later brother Dimebag is Zakk Wylde; Jack Black says that “rock sort of ended” after the death of Kurt Cobain; and System of a Down, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson + more are confirmed for Canada’s ‘Heavy’ festivals.

System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine in Tight March Metal Madness Battle

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:09:55 +0000

March Metal Madness has been heating up all week long with some close match-ups and a ton of voting from metalheads worldwide. Yesterday we wrote about the Megadeth vs. Dio battle having an only 13 vote difference at one point, but today the most captivating duel is between System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine.