Blog: New Music Nation

Note: This is the debut album from the band fronted by Daron Malakian (System of A Down guitarist/vocalist/songwriter) . SOAD drummer John Dolmayan joins him on drums. Sound: They bounce between slick, arena-ready metal; stomping, more aggressive punk; reserved, mid-tempo rock; and power ballads. The bizarre, theatrical, progressive tendencies and political/social/environmental commentaries of System of a Down are still present, but Scars on Broadway is more melodic and less frenetic...