Serj Tankian, courtesy, Like thumbing through the pages of an old photo album, Serj Tankian looked to create a musical archive with his new EP, Foundations. The singer, songwriter and System of a Down frontman saw how his memoir, “Down With the System: A Memoir (of Sorts),” resonated with…

System of a Down performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Aug. 17, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the many legendary hard rock acts with a connection with the City by the Bay, it’s not a typical tour stop on the hard rock and…

System of a Down, courtesy. There’s an interconnectedness to the each of the branches that grow from the creative organism of System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian. Whether it’s gigging with the band he’s played with for nearly three decades, launching new band Seven Hours After Violet, cheering…

Attendees at Outside Lands in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park watch an artist performing on the Polo Field on Oct. 30, 2021. Courtesy. Another Planet Entertainment on Tuesday announced its long-rumored Golden Gate Park event that will follow Outside Lands: A day-long concert featuring System Of A Down, Deftones,…

Serj Tankian, “Perplex Cities.” System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian returns with his first collection of new solo material on Perplex Cities, the follow-up EP to 2021’s Elasticity. The five-song set shows off the vocalist’s dynamic musical range with a subdued musical subtlety that explores far beyond the hard rock…

System of a Down performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Oct. 18, 2021. Derek Tobias/STAFF. OAKLAND — Los Angeles hard rockers System of a Down powered through the Bay Area for the first time in over 10 years on Monday, bringing Korn along for the ride after Faith No…

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…

When a hardcore band claims influence from System of a Down and Slipknot, it’s hard not to fear for the worst. But the nu-metalcore hybrid of Orthodox works, which explains the band’s fast growth in the underground scene. For its latest LP, the Nashville quartet focuses on sharpening its edges and…