System of a Down’s second album Toxicity is a bona fide classic. Released in 2001, it took the wild, manic energy of their self-titled 1998 debut and busted it wide open, making everything sound bigger, grander and more cinematic. This unique mix of groove metal, scattershot punk rock, Armenian folk and political polemic was a massive hit, selling over 12 million copies worldwide and reaching the top of the US album chart. It’s an absolute landmark metal album, but how do the individual tracks stand up? This is every song on Toxicity ranked from worst to best.
