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SYSTEM OF A DOWN And KROQ-FM Present 'Souls 2005' Benefit Concert
Multi-platinum-selling group SYSTEM OF A DOWN will headline "Souls, 2005", a benefit concert presented by Los Angeles radio powerhouse, KROQ-FM, and held in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 24 at the Universal Amphitheatre. All tickets for the concert will be priced at $45.00 and will go on sale at 10:0...March 8, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Play SOULS 2005 Benefit Concert In April?
According to SOADOnline.net, SYSTEM OF A DOWN are rumored to be planning a "Souls 2005" benefit concert on April 24 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. The concert will raise awareness of the World War I-era mass murders of Armenians by Turkey's Ottoman Empire, which Turkey...March 3, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer Says Band Went Through Troubled Times Last Year
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian recently spoke to Australia's Beat magazine about the group's forthcoming album "Mesmerize/Hypnotize", which is currently being mixed at a Los Angeles studio by Andy Wallace (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, DISTURBED, SEPULTURA). Asked what prompted the idea to release a do...January 23, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist Says He Is Uncomfortable With Being Tagged A 'Political' Band
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist and chief songwriter Daron Malakian has told The Sydney Morning Herald that he is putting the finishing touches on two new studio albums — "Mesmerize", due this spring, and "Hypnotize", due this fall. He said he's not a perfectionist: "I just want it to be right, I don't n...January 13, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Spend Next Two Years On The Road
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the group's upcoming albums — "Mesmerize", due this spring, and "Hypnotize", due this fall — and their plans to spend the next couple of years on the road. Malakian told Rolling Stone that two of his favorite so...January 7, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Release Two New Albums In 2005
MTV.com is reporting that SYSTEM OF A DOWN will release two new albums in 2005. "Hypnotize" and "Mesmerize" are scheduled to hit record stores six months apart, with "Hypnotize" dropping late in the first quarter of 2005 and "Mesmerize" due in late summer or early fall. Frontman Serj Tankian explain...November 10, 2004
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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Says Musicians Are Relflecting Others' Feelings For BUSH
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that many musicians have felt the need to involve themselves in this year's presidential election campaign, and they're overwhelmingly in support of Democratic candidate John Kerry. Some people have criticized the active role of entertainers in the campaign, but AU...November 1, 2004
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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Applauds VOTE FOR CHANGE Artists
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello isn't part of the Vote For Change tour, but he's supporting the effort. Morello has been a political activist since before his days with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, and he cofounded the Axis Of Justice political organization with...October 4, 2004
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer: PRESIDENT BUSH Has Been A Disaster For U.S. And Rest Of The World
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian and PEARL JAM's Eddie Vedder are among the artists speaking out against President Bush in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. "Bush and Cheney and their whole team have been a disaster for the U.S. and the rest of the world," declares Tankian. "The U.N. has been neutra...September 23, 2004
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New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album To Be Engineered By JONNY POLONSKY
MTV.com reports: "Ten years after Rick Rubin signed Jonny Polonsky to his American Recordings label, the producer has enlisted the singer/songwriter to engineer the upcoming SYSTEM OF A DOWN album, which Rubin is producing. Polonsky, who performed with SYSTEM's Serj Tankian and others at a recent Ax...September 16, 2004
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's TANKIAN, Ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Singer Guest On SAUL WILLIAMS CD
SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian and ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman Zack de la Rocha are among the guest musicians contributing to Saul Williams' self-titled, sophomore album due September 21. "Serj approached me months ago and told me, 'Yo, I wrote a song for you on piano,'" Williams, a poet a...September 3, 2004
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Release New Album In December
MTV.com reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN are still eyeing a December release for their fourth album. "We're in the thick of it still, doing a lot of overdubs," singer Serj Tankian said. "It's going great. I'm happy with all the songs, the diversity of it." Tankian is also working on mixing a song he and .....August 30, 2004
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AUDIOSLAVE's MORELLO, SYSTEM OF A DOWN's TANKIAN To Release 'Axis Of Justice' CD/DVD
MTV.com is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian will release "Axis of Justice Concert Series Volume 1", a collection of songs recorded during last month's benefit for their Axis of Justice political action group. The CD/DVD set, due on November 2 (...August 30, 2004
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: New Album Due In The Fall
SYSTEM OF A DOWN are tentatively scheduled to release their new album in the fall, according to a teaser posted on the group's official web site. The as-yet-untitled set will be the follow-up to 2001's "Toxicity", which bowed at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 3.3 million copies in the ...August 21, 2004
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Among Judges For 2004 SHORTLIST MUSIC PRIZE
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme, SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian and former JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell among the judges for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, which spotlights lesser-known acts for their artistic merit. The panel's initial "Long List" of nominated albums will be relea...August 3, 2004
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