Serj Tankian says a brand new System Of A Down album could be “a recent begin in a model new method”
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has speculated a brand new album from the band could be “a recent begin in a model new method”.
The band’s final LPs ‘Hypnotize’ and ‘Mezmerize’ have been launched in 2005. The next yr they introduced a hiatus which lasted till 2011, after they reunited for a string of European competition dates. Although they’ve toured intermittently since then, when it comes to new music they’ve solely launched two singles: 2020’s ‘Shield the Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’.
Nonetheless, in a brand new interview with The Sun, Tankian has stated in the event that they ever do make the leap on a brand new full-length, it won’t be a call taken evenly. “I’d say if System ever determined to make a report, it could be a recent begin in a model new method, in a phenomenal new path,” he stated.
When requested about whether or not there’s a group of unreleased songs within the archive, he added: “We do have some unreleased materials from the previous that’s set. I forgot what number of songs there are, nevertheless it’s a handful of them that might be fascinating additionally in an archival capability as a result of I feel a few of them are some actually superb gems.”
Chatting with NME in 2021, frontman Serj Tankian revealed that the group had begun work on a follow-up to ‘Hypnotize’ however added they couldn’t see eye to eye on “ philosophically transfer ahead” so the entire thing was known as off. As a substitute, these songs featured on Tankian’s ‘Elasticity’ EP.
Then, earlier this yr, Tankian stated he’d be open to the band persevering with with a brand new lead singer, and that he’s “not thrilled about doing lengthy excursions”. The identical month, an excerpt of his new memoir, Down With The System: A Memoir (Of Kinds), was shared by Rolling Stone, and revealed System Of A Down auditioned a brand new singer in 2018 after he provided to stop the band.
The earlier yr, drummer John Dolmayan stated the band ought to have changed Tankian again in 2006, claiming that “Serj hasn’t actually wished to be within the band for a very long time.”
Dolmayan has beforehand stated it’s an “insult” that the band hasn’t launched extra music, whereas he and Tankian have publicly clashed quite a few occasions over their political views.
Final month, the band’s Shavo Odadjian stated he could be open to recording new materials with the band, stating his “door is all the time open”.
He went on to say that “it’s a fucking disgrace that” that new music from the band is “not taking place, as a result of we are able to accomplish that a lot. Look, we went in, we did two songs 4 years in the past. How they sound, man. I imply, that may very well be an album of that shit. And we are able to even write crazier songs. That was fast. Daron introduced a couple of of these in — growth, growth, growth — and the music was completed; it was, like, two days.
“Think about if it was getting in and writing precise music and caring in regards to the album. ‘Trigger we compose albums. We’re not, like, songwriters. We’re songwriters that make albums. It’s all in regards to the composition of the album.”
He additionally acknowledged that the band are nonetheless “cool with one another”, saying: “We stroll on stage. We love one another. So there’s all the time gonna be that. I wanna all the time play exhibits with them. And also you by no means know, bro. I’m all the time gonna depart that door open. It shouldn’t be shut.”