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Serj Tankian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 21, 1967 to Armenian parents Khachadour and Alice Tankian. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He traces his ancestry to the cities of Dörtyol , Kayseri , Tokat , and Urfa , all of which are in modern-day Turkey. [ 8 ]
The album features some lyrics referencing the 2021 documentary film Truth to Power, which chronicles Tankian's efforts to gain international recognition for the Armenian Genocide. [9] The title track "Elasticity" was released as an advance single and features a music video directed by Vlad Kaptur. [10]
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.
Serj Tankian was just 7 when he crouched inside his trembling bedroom walls, protectively hugging his little brother Sevag, as bombs exploded outside. And while the Beirut-born Armenian escaped to ...
Nearly a year later, that collection is finally on its way. Titled Elasticity, the EP arrives on March 19 via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. Tankian shared a video for the title track, which you can see ...
Serj Tankian has released a 24-minute modern classical composition titled Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto on his own label, Serjical Strike Records. The piece comes accompanied by a self ...
A music video for "Goodbye - Gate 21" was released on February 28, 2011. [2] It features Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, the FCC, and an unidentified girl. Scenes of the band playing are interspersed with shots of the girl in various states of emotion. The video ends with the girl carrying a suitcase down a corridor.
The music video begins with Tankian playing a white piano in the middle of the street. After establishing the main piano melody, he gets up, walks down the street, and picks up a chalkboard eraser. With the eraser he begins literally "erasing" the sky out with erratic swipes over the wordless chorus, then throws the eraser far away and walks to ...