Artist

System Of A Down

Nu Metal

Glendale, California, U.S.A.
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System Of A Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide.

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System Of A Down [Album]

30 June 1998

'System Of A Down' is the debut studio album by System Of A Down. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2000. After the success of the band's following album, Toxicity (2001), it was certified platinum and has since gone double platinum.

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Toxicity [Album]

4 September 2001
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'Toxicity' is the second studio album by System Of A Down. Expanding on their 1998 eponymous debut album, Toxicity incorporates more melody, harmonies, and singing than the band's first album. Categorized primarily as alternative metal and nu metal, the album features elements of multiple genres, including folk, progressive rock, jazz, and Armenian and Greek music, including prominent use of instruments like the sitar, banjo, keyboards, and piano. It contains a wide array of political and non-political themes, such as mass incarceration, the CIA, the environment, police brutality, drug addiction, scientific reductionism, and groupies.

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Steal This Album! [Album]

26 November 2002

'Steal This Album!' is the third studio album by System Of A Down. Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, it peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200. In early 2002, medium-quality MP3s of the album were released on the internet under the name Toxicity II. The band issued a statement expressing disappointment that fans were hearing material that was unfinished, and they worked to release a completed, better quality version of the album, hence the album title.

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Mezmerize [Album]

16 May 2005

'Mezmerize' is the fourth studio album by System Of A Down. Upon its release, the album received acclaim from critics. The album sold over 450,000 copies in its first week (over 200,000 more than Toxicity (2001) did), and immediately topped the Billboard 200. At a length of just over 36 minutes, it is the band's shortest studio album.

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Hypnotize [Album]

22 November 2005

'Hypnotize; is the fifth and final studio album by System Of A Down. It was released six months after the release of its companion album Mezmerize (2005). Both albums debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.