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“Bet you didn’t know!” Glenn Close once drummed for System Of A Down, Daron Malakian ‘confirms’

Onstage at the Golden Globes, it was jokingly stated that the legendary actress once manned the stool for one of nu metal’s biggest bands

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“Daron’s the guitarist, I’m the vocalist, and yet he was using my Strat… Then somebody stole it after breaking our car window”: Serj Tankian reflects on his guitar journey with System of a Down, Tony Iommi, Buckethead and beyond

In a rare guitar interview, Serj Tankian breaks down his “fast folk” playing style and upcoming signature Gibson Les Paul, his love of shredders, and freaking out Maynard James Keenan (and being freaked out by Buckethead)

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"These shows are very special to me, because they’re rare." Why Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway

After their first show in five years, System Of A Down's Daron Malakian admits Scars On Broadway already have their third album ready and waiting

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"I don’t want to say that I have sacrificed the band or the music for The Truth, but I’ve held them both very close." Serj Tankian reflects on a life of truth, activism and System Of A Down

The System Of A Down singer acknowledges his past activism might have hurt the band, but is proud of their legacy and enduring popularity

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“Being crazy is being free, man. Completely free!”: the unhinged story of System Of A Down’s Hypnotize, the last album they might ever make

In 2005, System Of Down released their fifth, and possibly final, album Hypnotize

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“We’ve really fought. In one day something can blow up into a full-scale war. There’s been days I’ve quit the band”: how System Of A Down turned friction into genius with Toxicity

In 2001, Metal Hammer joined System Of A Down in their Hollywood HQ to talk about their brilliant second album, Toxicity

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"I could see that schism developing." Serj Tankian says he knew System Of A Down had problems as early as 1999

The System Of A Down vocalist also reveals the artists that inspired his early style before he found his own voice

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“We still haven’t come eye-to-eye on how things should be done”: The story of the new System Of A Down album that will (probably) never happen

Since reuniting in 2011, System Of A Down have headlined festivals, packed arenas and released just two songs. What’s the situation with their long-anticipated sixth album? Not promising…

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Here's what System Of A Down’s Chop Suey! would sound like if Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian swapped voices

What would it be like if System Of A Down’s two singers traded places for the band’s signature song? One YouTuber has discovered the answer.

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“Don’t expect them to get invited back to SNL anytime soon”: Watch System Of A Down play a sweary B.Y.O.B. on Saturday Night Live and really annoy NBC

Daron Malakian Brought His Own (F-)Bombs to a performance on America’s most famous comedy show, and System Of A Down never played there again

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"We never felt like we were in anybody's scene". How System Of A Down invaded nu metal, baited Slayer fans and created a classic debut album in 1998

System Of A Down were terrified by Kiss as kids, but by the time they released their self-titled debut they were trolling Slayer fans and invading nu metal

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Every song on System Of A Down‘s Toxicity ranked from worst to best

It’s one of the greatest metal albums ever, but that hasn’t stopped us from rearranging Toxicity’s tracklisting

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The 10 most viewed System Of A Down videos on YouTube

System Of A Down's videos and audio clips have been streamed 4.7 billion times on YouTube alone. But which song is responsible for a quarter of that number?

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