Hace dos meses, el bajista de System Of A Down, Shavo Odadjian, contrajo matrimonio. Al evento acudieron todos sus compañeros de grupo y la conversación sobre el futuro de la banda era casi inevitable. Ahora, pasado un tiempo, empezamos a conocer algunas conclusiones que cada miembro sacó de esa reunión. Por ejemplo, el vocalista Serj Tankian ha dicho recientemente en una entrevista lo siguiente: Seguimos siendo amigos, nada ha cambiado entre nosotros. Tenemos ofertas para hacer conciertos, giras, lo que sea, y hablamos sobre eso muy de vez en cuando. [...]
Like Porcupine Tree's clip for "Bonnie the Cat," Serj Tankian's new video, for the song "Left of Center," is clearly inspired by Tool's classic "Sober" video, and as was the case with said Porcupine Tree clip, I'm totally fine with that. 'Cause the director (I'm not sure who that is, unfortunately) has put enough of [...]
Serj Tankian to offer free download on Amazon / Pre-orders launched 2010 European, UK and North American tour dates Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and political activist Serj Tankian has postponed the street date of his new solo album, entitled Imperfect Harmonies , in order to package the recording in the same tree-free paper he has used for his previous release, Elect the Dead . The eco-friendly paper was not available to create the packaging for Imperfect Harmonies in time [...]
I hate to sound like Bob Lefsetz, but you can't manufacture fan endorsements. A fan endorsement - a.k.a. "word of mouth" - is probably the best advertising your product can get. The fastest way anyone will ever check out a band is when their friend comes them and says, "Yo, have you heard the new [...]
Here we had this entire week devoted to hair metal, and I feel like we only scratched the surface. Let's do this again real soon, okay? Here's some of the fun we had this week, be it hair-metal related or not: Cynic's Paul Masvidal taught us to be mind-less, Antagonist's Carlos Garcia taught us about the song [...]
Going into my chat with Serj Tankian I already had a high opinion of the man as a singer, a musician, and as a member of System of a Down, a band whose body of work I hold in high regard. But through the course of the interview, the picture of the man behind the [...]
:: This is not a good year for founding members of Big Star . Original bassist Andy Hummel has passed away at 59 . :: For a Mormon, Brandon Flowers is presenting his upcoming solo tour dates in an awfully garish fashion on his website. (Slot machines... blasphemy!) But hey, at least his tour dates aren't wearing shoulder pads with feathers glued to them and a neon pink codpiece. :: That's one interesting way to stay cool during a music festival. :: Former System of [...]
Now I'm not somebody to be tellin' tall tales but the video up top speaks for itself. System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan was recently playing at a poker tournament and, during an interview, said that System would probably tour in 2011. Dolmayan points out that System is still "on hiatus" but then reveals that the band are "probably gonna be touring next year." He goes on to say that none of the band members have sat down and discussed it with one another but, he adds, "it's looking like it's gonna happen." [...]
I had completely forgotten about Vince's love of Bob Ross until his post yesterday. It would have been awesome if Bob had done an all-metal edition of his show, in which he discussed the joy of Ed Repka and Paul Romano. Learning about your craft is so metal! Thanks for reminding me, Vince, about what [...]
Il poliedrico musicista ed artista libanese Serj Tankian , famoso in tutto il mondo per essere stato il cantante dei rimpianti System of a Down , pur essendo ancora nel bel mezzo di un tour orchestrale legato all'album "Elect the Dead Symphony" , ha recentemente snocciolato alcune importantissime novità riguardanti il suo prossimo disco. Intervistato da alcuni giornalisti californiani, Serj ha infatti annunciato che il suo nuovo album, dal titolo "Imperfect Harmonies" , verrà commercializzato il 7 settembre e sarà un lavoro inclassificabile ed unico, il frutto della commistione tra generi apparentemente [...]
... well, if you know anything about Serj Tankian I'll bet you can closely guess what Serj Tankian thinks of the random lines that separate our countries. But he tells you anyway in his brand new song "Borders Are," for which the lyric video can be streamed below: Is it coincidence that the last border to [...]
Apparently the last two weeks were when every mainstream rock band decided to put out a single. To help sort them all out, here I am with a new round of First Impressions. Shinedown - Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) [ iTunes ] When I first saw the title my brain jumped to "Shinedown covering Deftones...cool". The actual result is far less cool. Shinedown's new track is the first single from the upcoming Sylvester Stallone film The Expendables , and has [...]
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When Scars On Broadway was originally released in 2008, I was surprisingly apathetic towards it. My feelings towards the project surprised me a bit, especially considering that I had thoroughly enjoyed the last three System of a Down releases so much. I mean, I played the hell out of Toxicity and Mesmerize/Hypnotize gave me a greater appreciation for the band. The social commentary was borderline crass, and the political statements were laced with the kind of venom that would make the most radical activist blush. Then of course, there was the Serj [...]
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Back in January, System of a Down bassist Shavo Odajian caused quite a stir when he seemed to suggested that metal's most famous Armenian American band was finally reuniting after a hiatus of what seemed like for-ever. Then, the next day, he basically sent out another tweet taking it back, and vocalist Serj Tankian finally stated that [...]
Blabbermouth recoge algunos datos y declaraciones sobre el próximo disco en solitario de Serj Tankian , vocalista de System of a Down . Llevará el título de Imperfect Harmonies y aparecerá a finales de verano bajo el sello Serjical Strike/Reprise Records. Elect the Dead [sus primer disco en solitario] es una obra de rock con elementos melódico-progresivos. Imperfect Harmonies se podría clasificar simplemente como rock por su garra, tiene muchos altos y bajos, pero la instrumentación es algo distinta. Aunque hay [...]
L'istrionico e dotato Serj Tankian , ex cantante dei System Of A Down (che, per il momento, si sono presi una lunghissima pausa di riflessione) ora impegnato nel suo ottimo progetto solista, sta finalmente rilasciando alcune dichiarazioni sul suo prossimo solo-album. Imperfect Harmonies (questo il titolo del lavoro) raccoglierà tutto quello che Serj ha imparato nel corso di questi anni, compresa l'ottima performance che il cantante ha realizzato insieme alla Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra esattamente un anno fa (e da cui è nato il CD/DVD Elect the Dead Symphony ). [...]
Filed under: Video , Exclusive Hip-hop legends Cypress Hill have long incorporated rock riffs into their rap songs. But on the rabble-rousing title track to their upcoming album 'Rise Up,' the old-school trio team up with equally iconic Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello , who also co-wrote and co-produced the cut. "We did the bulk of [the album], but after we got halfway, we said, 'Let's try some different things,' B-Real tells Spinner. "We thought we should try [...]
So this is the second part of my update. Basically it takes in Aberdeen and then The Unwinding Hours gig. I don't have much time tonight so a summary of the Aberdeen trip is as follows:- Being stoned in a busy car park Dead seagulls A lot of walking Morrisons sandwiches Listening to Limp Bizkit on the journey up to Aberdeen (just for nostalgia) Shitty North Sound Radio on the way back down Ghost stories Morgans Spiced Rum Getting ID'd for cigarettes ( "Do i look [...]
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