Shavo Odadjian has been waiting nearly 20 years to release an album. More specifically, he’s been waiting nearly 20 years to release a System Of A Down album. But, with his main band in a state of creative exile – although they still play shows on a semi-regular basis – Shavo finally decided enough was enough and assembled his own project: Seven Hours After Violet.
“It just felt so good to make heavy music again,” he admits, speaking to Hammer from his home in LA. “I like waking up every day and knowing I’ve got a place to create music again. People are like, ‘Why don’t you just get together with System?’ If I had it my way, I’d just get together with the guys. But the band isn’t working right now, so do you want me to just sit around on my own and just wait?”
