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SYSTEM OF A DOWN TALK ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, POSSIBILITY OF NEW ALBUM + IRON MAIDEN
Loud Wire
April 10 2015
by Chad Childers April 10
Much like Forrest Gump opening a box of chocolates, artists taking
part in a Reddit AMA session are never quite sure what they're going
to get. System of a Down's Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan were the
latest to take part in the online question-and-answer session and
fielded questions both serious and silly along the way.
Given that the band were taking part in the session to promote their
"Souls" world tour shining a spotlight on their campaign to have the
Armenian Genocide recognized on its 100th anniversary, there were
quite a few questions dealing with that topic.
When one fan from Turkey spoke of the idea of his country not
recognizing the genocide for fear of reparations made and asked what
would bring justice to the tragedy, drummer John Dolmayan stated,
"More likeminded people like you who seek out the truth and embrace
it regardless of fear of consequence." Tankian added, "I think you've
nailed it on the head with the government of Turkey being afraid of
reparations or restitutions so I guess when the cost of disinformation
and diplomacy becomes larger than that of estimated reparations, we
may see some movement. There is also the issue of how does the gov't
explain away to the people of Turkey that they have been lied to all
these years? That is also an impediment in Genocide Recognition."
Another poster asked at what point does the pursuit of having the
genocide recognized become an impediment that holds back the Armenian
people. Tankian responded, "The Genocide and our quest for justice has
now been engrained into the DNA of Armenian culture and has become the
most prevalent characteristic and bond among our people. No culture
wants to be victimized forever. But does that have to take over our
cultural treasures? Isn't what we're doing with System Of A Down the
perfect marriage of that? To present our cultural assets while fighting
for justice. One without the other is an irreversible loss I think."
As for the inevitable question about when the band might release
new music, Tankian humorously responded, "When you're not looking,"
which led to fans asking everyone to look away. But on a more serious
note, he later added, "We will be getting together to look at what
inspires us today. If that leads to an album, then great, if not,
then that's fine too."
The guys also discussed some of their side projects as well. Dolmayan
revealed that there could be a These Grey Men album this year and
he's working on it as time allows. Meanwhile, Tankian discussed the
possibility of bringing Prometheus Bound to Broadway and staging
other productions around the world.
And finally, when one fan asked what it was like to be in the greatest
band on earth, Dolmayan responded, "I don't know. Ask Iron Maiden."
Visit System of a Down's website to see where the "Souls" tour is
stopping and learn more about how you can help bring awareness to
the #wakeupthesouls campaign here.
http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-armenian-genocide-possibility-of-new-album-iron-maiden/
Loud Wire
April 10 2015
by Chad Childers April 10
Much like Forrest Gump opening a box of chocolates, artists taking
part in a Reddit AMA session are never quite sure what they're going
to get. System of a Down's Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan were the
latest to take part in the online question-and-answer session and
fielded questions both serious and silly along the way.
Given that the band were taking part in the session to promote their
"Souls" world tour shining a spotlight on their campaign to have the
Armenian Genocide recognized on its 100th anniversary, there were
quite a few questions dealing with that topic.
When one fan from Turkey spoke of the idea of his country not
recognizing the genocide for fear of reparations made and asked what
would bring justice to the tragedy, drummer John Dolmayan stated,
"More likeminded people like you who seek out the truth and embrace
it regardless of fear of consequence." Tankian added, "I think you've
nailed it on the head with the government of Turkey being afraid of
reparations or restitutions so I guess when the cost of disinformation
and diplomacy becomes larger than that of estimated reparations, we
may see some movement. There is also the issue of how does the gov't
explain away to the people of Turkey that they have been lied to all
these years? That is also an impediment in Genocide Recognition."
Another poster asked at what point does the pursuit of having the
genocide recognized become an impediment that holds back the Armenian
people. Tankian responded, "The Genocide and our quest for justice has
now been engrained into the DNA of Armenian culture and has become the
most prevalent characteristic and bond among our people. No culture
wants to be victimized forever. But does that have to take over our
cultural treasures? Isn't what we're doing with System Of A Down the
perfect marriage of that? To present our cultural assets while fighting
for justice. One without the other is an irreversible loss I think."
As for the inevitable question about when the band might release
new music, Tankian humorously responded, "When you're not looking,"
which led to fans asking everyone to look away. But on a more serious
note, he later added, "We will be getting together to look at what
inspires us today. If that leads to an album, then great, if not,
then that's fine too."
The guys also discussed some of their side projects as well. Dolmayan
revealed that there could be a These Grey Men album this year and
he's working on it as time allows. Meanwhile, Tankian discussed the
possibility of bringing Prometheus Bound to Broadway and staging
other productions around the world.
And finally, when one fan asked what it was like to be in the greatest
band on earth, Dolmayan responded, "I don't know. Ask Iron Maiden."
Visit System of a Down's website to see where the "Souls" tour is
stopping and learn more about how you can help bring awareness to
the #wakeupthesouls campaign here.
http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-armenian-genocide-possibility-of-new-album-iron-maiden/