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"Chop Suey!" is a song by the American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released on August 13, 2001, as the first single from their second album, Toxicity (2001). The single earned the band its first Grammy nomination in 2002 for Best Metal Performance at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards .
"Toxicity," an important song for System of a Down, was initially brought to the band by bassist Shavo Odadjian, who introduced the composition under the title "Version 7.0." [5] Odadjian conceived this title in reference to the then-popular AOL software, stating, "When this song comes out, it'll be on Version 7.0, and we'd be telling the future."
System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994.Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); along with John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian in 1997.
Toxicity is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on September 4, 2001, by American Recordings and Columbia Records.Expanding on their 1998 eponymous debut album, Toxicity incorporates more melody, harmonies, and singing than the band's first album.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. 2005 single by System of a Down "Question!" Single by System of a Down from the album Mezmerize Released July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12) Studio The Mansion and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research (Los Angeles) Length 3: 21 Label American Columbia Songwriter(s) Serj Tankian ...
"Aerials" is widely considered one of the band's best songs. Loudwire and Kerrang both ranked the song number three on their lists of the greatest System of a Down songs. [4] [5] As of June 2024, “Aerials” has over 514 million streams on Spotify making it System of a Down’s 5th most streamed song.
System of a Down received acclaim from music critics. [15] Q called it "an excellent starting point for this most curious band". [13] The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [16] Loudwire included the album in its list of The Best Metal Debut Albums, at number 22. [17]
"B.Y.O.B." ("Bring Your Own Bombs") is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from their fourth album Mezmerize . Like their earlier song Boom! , it was written in protest against the Iraq War . [ 1 ]