INSERT FOOT on the Armenian Genocide, which happened. All (well, maybe not all, but we in the media exaggerate, sometimes) the music sites have headlines this Saturday afternoon referring to System of a Down singer Serj Tankian. Great, I thought. New music? Outrageous quote? He’s switching gender and running…

System of a Down. Clockwise from top left: Daron Malakian, John Dolmayan, Shavo Odadjian and Serj Tankian. Courtesy. System of a Down, which recently lobbied the U.S. government to denounce attacks on Armenian people living in a disputed region in neighboring Azerbaijan, has released two new songs. It is the…

System of a Down. Courtesy. Rock band System Of A Down on Thursday issued a statement pleading for U.S. intervention in the military conflict between Azerbaijan and the independent nation of Armenia over the autonomous region Artsakh—which is a cultural homeland for the band. The statement is a direct response…