Malakian started the eatURmusic imprint and Tankian a label called Serjical Strike Tankian also collaborated with Armenian avant-garde folk musician Arto Tuncboyaciyan in a project called Serart. System's second effort was another heavy music triumph, shaming the majority of their nu-metal competition and running away with multi-platinum honors. System eventually went gold, and set up the September 2001 release of the even more ambitious Toxicity. American/Columbia released the group's eponymous debut album in the summer of 1998, securing the band opening spots on the Slayer and Ozzfest tours. A three-song demo began circulating through metal collectors, and their fan base soon spread throughout not only America, but Europe and New Zealand.īy the end of 1997, the group had signed to American, then distributed by Columbia Records. They quickly earned a strong following in Los Angeles, largely based on strong word of mouth. Vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan formed System of a Down in Southern California in the mid-'90s. Their dark, neo-gothic alternative metal earned a cult following in the wake of the popularity of such likeminded bands as Korn and the Deftones.
Like many late-'90s metal bands, System of a Down struck a balance between '80s underground thrash metal and metallic early-'90s alternative rockers like Jane's Addiction. Their dark, neo-gothic alternative metal earned a
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