(Before joining forces, Malakian and Tankian played together in Soil, a band managed by Odadjian.) They claim that loyalty, a strong sense of community, and the importance of family and friends -in addition to their love of music -enabled the group to succeed. System of a Down -comprised of guitarist and chief songwriter Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, keyboardist Serj Tankian, and drummer John Dolmayan -formed in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, deriving their name from a poem composed by Malakian. “For a band that offbeat, is really a testament to the depth of their songs. “They have a deep musicality that ’s really powerful, ” producer Rick Rubin told Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times. The music press placed the quartet in the same league as Tool and Rage Against the Machine. System of a Down ’s unsettling yet absorbing music played regularly on radio stations nationwide, while the group ’s videos rotated daily on MTV.
Released in September of 2001, the album, containing the radio hit “Chop Suey, ” debuted in Billboard at number one, reached platinum status within a couple of months, and elevated the band to a new level of popularity among teenagers. Fusing rock, punk, metal, rap, and even ethnic folk and jazz, and tackling subjects ranging from cultural and political issues to poetry and humor, System of a Down proved themselves true contenders on the rap-metal scene with their sophomore album, Toxicity.
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