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Jan 9 2015
Serj Tankian offers an update on new System of a Down album
by Michelle Geslani
Towards the tail end of last year, System of a Down announced plans to
reunite for a special European tour this April. Dubbed the "Wake Up
the Souls" tour, the jaunt coincides with the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. Now, according to a new interview with frontman
Serj Tankian, it looks as though the SoCal rockers will not only hit
the road this year, but may also hit the studio to begin working on
their long-awaited follow-up to 2005's Mezmerize/Hypnotize double
album.
In the interview, Tankian revealed that "there has been talk" in
regards to a new album and that he has written new songs potentially
for System of the Down. "I have a few that could apply, but I'm not
sure until the time comes where I can actually play them for the guys
and see if it's something that vibes off them," he told Rolling Stone.
That time may come sooner than later, as the band regroups in just a
few months for "Wake Up the Souls". Following the seven-day outing,
Tankian says they'll decide whether they have any new material worth
recording. "And we are going to play this tour, come back and we're
going to see where we are. If we have songs that work for System, if I
have them and Daron [Malakian, guitar] has them. The openness is there
to work together, but we haven't made any particular plans that we can
announce."
Below, revisit System of a Down's full performance at KROQ's Almost
Acoustic Christmas festival in December.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/01/serj-tankian-offers-an-update-on-new-system-of-a-down-album/
Jan 9 2015
Serj Tankian offers an update on new System of a Down album
by Michelle Geslani
Towards the tail end of last year, System of a Down announced plans to
reunite for a special European tour this April. Dubbed the "Wake Up
the Souls" tour, the jaunt coincides with the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. Now, according to a new interview with frontman
Serj Tankian, it looks as though the SoCal rockers will not only hit
the road this year, but may also hit the studio to begin working on
their long-awaited follow-up to 2005's Mezmerize/Hypnotize double
album.
In the interview, Tankian revealed that "there has been talk" in
regards to a new album and that he has written new songs potentially
for System of the Down. "I have a few that could apply, but I'm not
sure until the time comes where I can actually play them for the guys
and see if it's something that vibes off them," he told Rolling Stone.
That time may come sooner than later, as the band regroups in just a
few months for "Wake Up the Souls". Following the seven-day outing,
Tankian says they'll decide whether they have any new material worth
recording. "And we are going to play this tour, come back and we're
going to see where we are. If we have songs that work for System, if I
have them and Daron [Malakian, guitar] has them. The openness is there
to work together, but we haven't made any particular plans that we can
announce."
Below, revisit System of a Down's full performance at KROQ's Almost
Acoustic Christmas festival in December.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/01/serj-tankian-offers-an-update-on-new-system-of-a-down-album/