System of a Down

Album · Released 30 June 1998

System of a Down

System of a Down

System of a Down's debut has an unusual sense of humor for such a threatening record. Serj Tankian can sound mocking, theatrical and completely serious within the same song. The band follows those changes closely, making sudden silences and ridiculous little turns feel like parts of a coherent musical language. Sugar is a compact demonstration. A spare bass figure and an oddly conversational vocal create room for the heavy sections to arrive with…

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