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SERJ TANKIAN Covers THE BEATLES' 'Girl'; Video Available
Fan-filmed video footage of SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian performing a cover of THE BEATLES' "Girl" on October 22, 2007 at The Granada Theater in Dallas, Texas can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Live Daily, Serj was asked which covers was going to be performing on his current t...October 28, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN On Fuse TV's 'The Sauce'; Video Available
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian was a guest on Fuse TV's "The Sauce" on October 11. Watch the eight-minute segment below. Serj Tankian's first solo album, "Elect the Dead" was released this past Tuesday (October 23). Tankian says that the CD is the result of years of songwriting, during which...October 28, 2007
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NINE INCH NAILS' REZNOR Releasing Album Online
The Pulse of Radio reports: NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor is releasing the new album from hip-hop poet Saul Williams as a digital release, letting fans either download it for free or pay five dollars. Titled "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggyy Tardust", the record will be available...October 27, 2007
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ROBERT PLANT's Collaboration With ALISON KRAUSS On Track To Land At Billboard's No. 2
"Raising Sand", the collaboration between LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, is on track to sell between 80,000 and 90,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart (behind "American Idol" and Grammy Best New Artis...October 25, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN's Home Has Close Brush With California Fires
The Pulse of Radio reports: Serj Tankian is one of many artists and celebrities who has a home in the Southern California area that is currently endangered by massive fires, and told a Seattle radio station on Tuesday (October 23) that his area was under orders to evacuate. But Tankian arrived in Ca...October 25, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN Raises 'The Dead' With Arrival Of First Solo Effort
The Pulse of Radio reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist Serj Tankian steps out on his own Tuesday (October 23) with the arrival of his first solo album, "Elect The Dead". Tankian says that the CD is the result of years of songwriting, during which the singer composed everything from film music to punk...October 23, 2007
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Elect the Dead
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian is the first to break the band's self-imposed hiatus with his debut solo album, "Elect the Dead", and the most immediate and welcome thing is that the record, of course, is free of the overbearing, whiny vocals of SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian, whose apparent...October 23, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN With WYCLEF JEAN; Audio Available
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian recently teamed up with Wyclef Jean on a track called "Riot" for the ex-THE FUGEES member's forthcoming offering, "Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant", which is due December 4. "He sent me the track and said, 'Check it out, and let me know what you think and...October 19, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN Wants To Take His Sound In 'More Orchestral' Direction
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has told MTV.com that he'd like to take his sound in a more orchestral direction with his second solo album, with jazz numbers interspersed throughout. "I have some songs written and recorded for it, and I think it will be a more jazzy, orchestral record, which...October 17, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN: Entire 'Elect The Dead' Album Available For Streaming
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's solo debut, "Elect the Dead", which arrives on October 23, can now be streamed in its entirety at www.mtv.com. The special limited-edition "deluxe" version of "Elect the Dead" comes in a linen-wrapped hardbound book with four bonus tracks, a 48-page color boo...October 16, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN: 'Elect The Dead' Bonus Tracks Revealed; First Concert Footage Available
More details have been revealed about the deluxe edition of SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's upcoming solo debut, "Elect the Dead", which arrives on October 23. The special limited-edition version comes in a linen-wrapped hardbound book with four bonus tracks, a 48-page color booklet contain...October 15, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN Planning Deluxe Edition Of Solo Album
The Pulse of Radio reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist Serj Tankian will release a deluxe edition of his upcoming debut solo album, "Elect the Dead", according to FMQB.com. The expanded package will come with four bonus tracks, a 48-page booklet and a code that accesses a site featuring exclusive con...October 11, 2007
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BIGELF: 'Hex' To Receive U.S. Release
Psychedelic rock act BIGELF has set an October 30 North American release date for its cult, underground album "Hex". Recorded in 2003, "Hex" will now be available domestically for the first time ever via the Custard label. Flaunting a sound that interfuses all the best elements from the late '60s /...October 10, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN: 'Saving Us' Video Available
The third video has been released from Serj Tankian's upcoming solo album, "Elect the Dead". The "Saving Us" clip — which was directed by acclaimed rock photographer Kevin Estrada — can be viewed below. The SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist will hold a series of "theatre listening parties" around the countr...October 10, 2007
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SERJ TANKIAN: 'Elect The Dead' Videos To Be Shown On Big Screen
Serj Tankian — the visionary frontman for multi-platinum rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN — has asked a collection of video and film directors, painters, and digital artists to each create a video for one of the 12 tracks on his forthcoming solo debut album, "Elect the Dead", which will be released on Ser...October 8, 2007