System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is an American rock band from Southern California, formed in 1994 and currently consists of four Armenian-Americans:[1] Daron Malakian (vocals, guitar), Serj Tankian (lead vocals, occasional keyboards and rhythm guitar), Shavo Odadjian (bass, background vocals) and John Dolmayan (drums).
The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, of which three debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. System of a Down has beenThe band's influences include Middle Eastern music,[50] Ozzy Osbourne,[45][50] Dead Kennedys,[51] Frank Zappa,[52] Slayer,[50] and Van Halen.[51] One reviewer claimed that their music encompasses different sounds, from sounding like "Fugazi playing Rush" to sometimes "tread[ing] close to Frank Zappa territory."[42] Malakian has stated that "I'm a fan of music. I'm not necessarily a fan of any one band."[53] Dolmayan stated "I don't think we sound like anybody else. I consider us System of a Down."[54]
Odadjian stated "You can compare us to whoever you want. I don't care.
Comparisons and labels have no effect on this band. Fact is fact: We are
who we are and they are who they are."[54] nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song "B.Y.O.B." won the Best Hard Rock Performance
of 2006. The group went on hiatus in August 2006 and reunited in
November 2010, embarking on a tour for the following three years.
In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, System of a Down. They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles "Sugar" and "Spiders"
became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were
frequently aired on MTV. After the release of the album, the band toured
extensively, opening for Slayer and Metallica before making their way to the second stage of Ozzfest. Following Ozzfest, they toured with Fear Factory and Incubus before headlining the Sno-Core Tour with Puya, Mr. Bungle, The Cat and Incubus providing support.
In November 1998, System of a Down appeared on South Park's Chef Aid
album, providing the music for the song "Will They Die 4 You?" Near the
end of the song Tankian can be heard saying, "Why must we kill our own
kind?" a line that would later be used in the song "Boom!" Although
System of a Down is credited on the album, South Park character Chef does not introduce them as he does for all other artist featured on the record.
System of a Down's former drummer, Ontronik Khachaturian, briefly reunited with the band at a show at The Troubadour in 1999, filling in on vocals for an ill Tankian.[3] In 2000, the band contributed their cover of the Black Sabbath song "Snowblind" to the Black Sabbath tribute album Nativity in Black 2.
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