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"These shows are very special to me, because they’re rare." Why Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway

After their first show in five years, System Of A Down's Daron Malakian admits Scars On Broadway already have their third album ready and waiting

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“It was ridiculous!” Why Rick Rubin couldn’t stop laughing the first time he saw System Of A Down live

Rubin, who co-produced every System Of A Down album from 1998 to 2005, explains why the band split his sides for an entire set

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Serj Tankian believes new System Of A Down album would be a 'fresh start'

Serj Tankian is convinced System Of A Down could make a new album in the future because it would give the band a "fresh start".

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Serj Tankian suggests what a new System Of A Down album would sound like: “It would be a fresh start in a brand new way”

The singer also says System Of A Down have some unreleased “amazing gems” in their vault

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“We’ve really fought. In one day something can blow up into a full-scale war. There’s been days I’ve quit the band”: how System Of A Down turned friction into genius with Toxicity

In 2001, Metal Hammer joined System Of A Down in their Hollywood HQ to talk about their brilliant second album, Toxicity

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Serj Tankian on whether System Of A Down could ever continue with a new singer: "The option has always been there for the band to move on without me"

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has claimed that it's entirely possible that the band could continue without him, should they choose to do so

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“He’d call me at four in the morning and leave a 15-minute guitar solo on my voicemail”: Serj Tankian on his collaborations with the enigmatic Buckethead – and the time they played a high school battle of the bands together

From taxidermy-inspired music videos to playing a high school battle of the bands as fully grown adults, the System of a Down frontman recalls his artistic camaraderie with Buckethead

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"I could see that schism developing." Serj Tankian says he knew System Of A Down had problems as early as 1999

The System Of A Down vocalist also reveals the artists that inspired his early style before he found his own voice

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“Dystopian in mood, it’s a reflection of the angst and anti-authoritarian attitude I had to conformity.” Listen to Serj Tankian's 'new' single A.F. Day, originally written for System Of A Down

Listen to the first song from System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian's solo EP Foundations

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"They came to my house, we jammed together in my studio, they even played with my dog." How System Of A Down's Serj Tankian almost signed a young Muse to his own label - but was "screwed over"

In an exclusive extract from his new book Down With The System Serj Tankian reveals the strange story of how he almost signed British rock giants Muse

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"It's called Foundations because it's the founding of my musical life." Serj Tankian's forthcoming Foundations EP will include an early unreleased System Of A Down song

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“We still haven’t come eye-to-eye on how things should be done”: The story of the new System Of A Down album that will (probably) never happen

Since reuniting in 2011, System Of A Down have headlined festivals, packed arenas and released just two songs. What’s the situation with their long-anticipated sixth album? Not promising…

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“We were auditioning for bass players, but most of the guys who came in were too good. One day I just said, ‘What if I play bass?’” Shavo Odadjian on why he switched from guitar to the bass

Shavo Odadjian holds down the low-end in System of a Down, America’s most uncategorisable band

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“Don’t expect them to get invited back to SNL anytime soon”: Watch System Of A Down play a sweary B.Y.O.B. on Saturday Night Live and really annoy NBC

Daron Malakian Brought His Own (F-)Bombs to a performance on America’s most famous comedy show, and System Of A Down never played there again

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Texas A&M Interim President Mark Welsh will get nod to keep permanent position

A&M System Chancellor John Sharp will recommend Welsh, a retired Air Force general, as the sole finalist for the job at a Board of Regents meeting later this week. Welsh has held the position in the interim since July.

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Surgical care in India is a neglected part of public health | Explained

At 7, I broke my nose in an accident. My family took me to the hospital where my mother worked as a surgeon. My father, an anaesthesiologist, distracted me from the pain during the procedure. India's Health Management Information System classifies this as a 'minor surgery'. In 2015, the Lancet…

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“We have got to get that monkey out of the office before he kills us all.” How metal (mostly) united against George W. Bush in the 2000s

Years before Trump dragged US politics into the gutter, George W. Bush's Presidency caused outrage amongst many prominent metal bands

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“We inadvertently started an LA riot, and we didn’t even do anything." System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian on fleeing civil war in Lebanon, causing mayhem in Hollywood and becoming an unlikely metal icon

From hearing bombs drop around his childhood home to fronting one of metal's biggest ever bands, this is Serj Tankians unbelievable life story

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"My dad listened to nu metal a lot." We spent two days in Las Vegas at the world's biggest nu metal festival, and it was an eye-opener

With headliners System Of A Down alongside new bands Turnstile, Spiritbox and Loathe, Sick New World was supposed to be the ultimate nu metal celebration. But could it live up to hype?

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"We never felt like we were in anybody's scene". How System Of A Down invaded nu metal, baited Slayer fans and created a classic debut album in 1998

System Of A Down were terrified by Kiss as kids, but by the time they released their self-titled debut they were trolling Slayer fans and invading nu metal

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“The drama's gonna be there, always": Serj Tankian on the turmoil that makes System Of A Down tick

Serj Tankian once opened up on the conflict at the heart of metal giants System Of A Down

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People are losing their minds over Lil Uzi Vert's bizarre cover of System Of A Down's Chop Suey

Featuring collaborations with Babymetal and Bring Me The Horizon, rapper Lil Uzi Vert's new album is indulging their love of rock music - but their cover of Chop Suey is something else

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Every song on System Of A Down‘s Toxicity ranked from worst to best

It’s one of the greatest metal albums ever, but that hasn’t stopped us from rearranging Toxicity’s tracklisting

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's 80s music scene, lost nightclubs and the legends who performed there

"Find something you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life."

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Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System

Regents said they chose the UT System because of its access to the Permanent University Fund, which consists of oil and gas assets.

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