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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 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.
System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed by vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan in the mid-1990s. They have released five studio albums , nineteen singles (including promotional releases), and thirteen music videos .
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] The song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the band's only top 40 hit.
"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. [3] [4] As of June 2024, “Aerials” has over 514 million streams on Spotify making it System of a Down’s 5th most streamed song.
It is System of a Down's highest-charting single in Australia. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 76, making it the band's lowest peaking song on the Billboard Hot 100 due to the fact it was taken off the radio for its political lyrics. On the Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Chop Suey!" peaked at No. 7, becoming the band's first top ten ...
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"Lonely Day" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released in 2006 as the second single from their fifth album Hypnotize (2005), and written by guitarist Daron Malakian, who also provides lead vocals on this track. The song received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. [2]