


The producer, Rick Rubin, had tried to sign up the band several times before they agreed. They made another demo tape, and this was the one that got them put on the record label. In 1996, another demo tape was released with the songs: Soil, and two songs that were not on the first album, "Honey" and "Temper". In 1995, they made their first demo tape, and had the songs: "Suite-Pee", "Sugar", "Dam", and "P.L.U.C.K.(Politically Lying Unholy Cowardly Killers)". Serj, Daron, and Shavo, went to the same school, Alex Pilibos School for Armenian Americans in Los Angeles, when they were young. He left the band and the drummer from the band, "Friik", John Dolmayan, joined the band. Often described as very angry, Khachaturian was unhappy about his place as drummer, and wanted to lead the band. The band became successful with popular songs like "Sugar", "Spiders", "Chop Suey!", "Toxicity", "Aerials", "B.Y.O.B.", "Question!", "Hypnotize", and "Lonely Day".Īfter the release of MEZMERIZE/ Hypnotize, System of a Down went on a break, but they say they have not broken up. They started in 1995 in Los Angeles, California with four members of Armenian descent, Serj Tankian (lead singer, born August 21, 1967), Daron Malakian (lead guitar, singer, born July 18, 1975), Shavo Odadjian ( bass, background singer, born April 22, 1974) and drummer Andy Khachaturian (but was replaced with John Dolmayan). System of a Down is an American metal band.

System of a Down performing in England in 2005Īlternative metal, nu metal, heavy metal, hard rock
