“I know you guys have some crazy questions sometimes,” Shavo Odadjian chuckles anxiously, when he joins Metal Hammer’s video call to answer your queries. You can understand his nerves. As a founding member of System Of A Down, Shavo has seen both success and controversy, his band’s outspoken stances over war, politics, race and more always inciting passionate reactions.
It may have been two decades since the last System album, but Shavo is still out there. Not only is he filling stadiums with the Armenian-American crew, he recently launched alt-metal-via-deathcore venture Seven Hours After Violet, and has plenty of live plans for it. In the lead-up to a Seven Hours European tour, which includes a set at Download, we hit the bassist with your questions both curious and cruel.
