The Sad Truth About System of a Down 

Fear Factory

Metallica?

Disturbed

Opeth

Black Sabbath and the Anti-War music they put out. Or any bands that helped society. Rage against the Machine and the American Indian Movement, indigenous people are still being poisoned by Uranium mines. Who knows who Leonard Peltier is?

Yeah all stuff we knew anyway

We have also already told this story 🤣

@@ryansmith2844 ikr, soad forever 🔥

It's just clickbait

@@ryansmith2844 I think the name has been change but I'm not sure

At this point, I don’t even want new music from them. That last single wasn’t great, and anything following that near perfect discography will be a disappointment in one way or another. They should just play live.

Yes

Absolutely. Their discography feels complete. I don't see what's sad about it and what benefit another record would really bring. There are bands that make me crave for a new album, SOAD is not one of them.

yeah that title is intentionally provocative.

do you think they can make a world tour once more? they are going to play in a festival aren’t they?

I mean making new music is good right

@@pedrofang17 I don't think that's what they meant. I think they meant that making new music is always good, even if it isn't better than their previous stuff. I would love new SOAD music, regardless if it's better or worse than the classics we grew up with. That's just me tho. As long as they keep their message and don't sell out i'm always good with it

But there is a sadness to a band not making music because certain members are being complete fart butts. With bands like Ween, they have openly stated "We couldn't be in Ween and write new material and be sober. We just couldn't." That breaks my heart, but I get it. But Daron being like "I'm the only one in the band who can talk to the press..." etc, is just straight out of control OCD bullshit. Yes, the band should evolve and take on new ideas, but not under some sort of dictatorship from him or Serj. So, we and the future of humanity, have been potentially robbed of several albums worth of art because of farty buttholes.

I think you are wrong about Daron having his turn to be on lead vocals, they were awesome tracks! But both guys should stop putting themselves ahead of the band and accept equal blame. It should be about the music and not ego. This could have been one of the greatest groups which could have had 10+ perfect albums by now.

...such complementary voices...

If I never heard Daron's caterwauling again, it would be too soon. I don't know how anyone can listen to Daron sing and think "yeah, that's it..." In case you can't tell, I can't stand this dude's voice. If by "complimentary" you mean that Daron's nasally sound is time and time again put to shame by the vocal buttery goodness that is Serj? Sure, it's complimentary.

@@jasoncardona7342by complimentary, I think they harmonize and blend very well, but the contrast is still very distinct. Daron doesn't have the voice I would like to listen to on a lot of metal songs (he's perfect for that mid 2000s emo/screamo style), but it's a nice compliment to Serj who has a perfect voice for metal as well as just having a great overall voice that would be welcome in so many genres. As I hinted at, I think Daron's voice was perfect for the era as a leading man (Scars on Broadway being a great vehicle for him) because he fits the style fans wanted at that time and was unique enough doing a similar sound. But I listened to a lot more of the lighter side of rock and emo in those days.

@@jasoncardona7342 jesus christ what an awful opinion

Serj has a lot of good solo stuff.I have never really listened to Scars on Broadway.

@@420slayer3 serj**

@@jontraz5993 def!!!! Daron IS great!!! 🔥

Everything I've heard from their solo stuff has been really bad.

@@420slayer3 you missed out :)

The 2 albums from SOB are literally the sound of Mesmerize/Hypnotize

Daron wrote most of the lyrics for soad, makes sense.

Unpopular opinion, but I really enjoy SOB.

I think they were kind of upset, because so many people have heard their songs and maybe like half of them ever really listened. I hate when someone juat chalks up weird sounding lyrics to nonsense. It's more than that.

​@@SacredMilkOG you're more than right! I like their music, but don't ever listen to a word they say, actually. And I don't cry, when angels choose to die ....😂

i dont know if youve been following the news lately but theres literally another attempted genocide of Armenians right now as I write this, by Azerbaijan, a Russian client state, who hold common cause with turkey as well. Russia was supposed to "peacekeep" , but we all see how thats worked out. This is actually a perfect time for them to come out with another album. Check out the 2015 concert in Armenia

@@littlejerryseinfeld4168 The Nagorno-Karabakh situation is horrible and the geopolitical implications of waning Russian influence due to the cost of the war in Ukraine and growing Turkish influence on the region is frightening. Not that Russia did the Armenians any favors, quite the opposite but it was historically better than the Turks. However, none of that was my point. I don’t entirely disagree with you, if they did come out with new material I would buy it, listen to it, likely love it. What I was saying is that they have a decently sized body of work, all of it exceptional, all of it tapping into a specific time and feeling in the world and especially in America…if it were me, I would look at that and say “that’s enough”

Without the metal melodies? Yea I don’t think so.

@@erfansvideos and what is a " metal melodie " exactly ?

@@Ivyctoria all the cool riffs and drums beats that made system album. Serj’s voice without that is nothing but a great singer

@@erfansvideos Many underestimate Daron's backing vocals.

Now It's so ironic they want war

Trump.clowns

​@@ue-kun9553 they want their people protected. That's like saying the Ukrainians "want war" - factually vacant.

Cranberries can count..... then again.... Dylan will ever be the actual activists' activist.

@@ue-kun9553 No it isn't you're just unintelligent. Anti war is for the most privaleged of privaleged. You don't get to choose who attacks you and who doesn't. Only a fool would be so weak and pathetic. Be the strongest and be able to defend yourself and your people. Anti war lolol how quaint, pass away then and don't' complain when someone takes yours.

Yes, that classic crispness is perfect in Toxicity's drums

Yeah, these drums are benchmark if you are deaf.

daron is a genius vocalist and guitarist. serj is a political idealist. SOAD is one of my favorite bands of all time. Toxicity blew my mind and hypnotize/mesmerize got me through the Iraq war. steal this album was just plain fun.

@@gunsup0331honestly serj and daron need eachother. Scars on Broadway is horribly cringey

@@TomasBridal, they both have good "solo" songs, but their harmonies together are unmatched. Also, I've put solo in quotes, cuz if the rumors are true John worked with both of them on their projects.

The guitarist wrote most of the songs….

Daron wrote most of the songs 😂

Seems that way with the best bands with the most potential. But the best of the best, become what could have been before leaving

Don’t be. What we have now is better than them making a bunch of terrible albums.

Rob from SOULFLY was telling stories about those early days where Static X played to 50 people and then it just took off. I've veen watching Selputura or SoulFly. Rob and his brother look like they are having fun.

Static X is the band that inspired the “your favorite band sucks” T-shirt.

Forreal. The beetles have 6.2 Billion views on their music world wide with numerous albums, SOAD has 5.5 Billion views on just 5. They could've been the biggest band the world has ever seen. There are famous rappers who have been at for over a decade and barely breaks over 1 or 2 billion views. Makes me sad 😢

Right, I feel like there's a reason bands like this rise and fall so quickly. Carrying such a passionately charged message must be incredibly burdensome, to the point that they feel burnt out after a while. I think continuing would just water down their message

They just need to ditch John. There are other good drummers out there that are also Leftist.

John just needs to leave. Period.

I think they should stop writing about political bs and start making songs on other topics

@@YukiiSahashi john is just serj's excuse to stay as a solo artist John doesn't write their music and has had no issues playing before

@@bllwrwd8142 Well, the Leftists in the band clearly don't get along with the one Trump voter in the band. Hmm...I wonder why...

did you steal it?

its fake tho

@@cabiys You mean your few months old troll account? Yeah, obviously...

@@vonFisch Armenia was taunted by rusia and Europe countries and they raided Ottoman Empire, wich ended up forcing them to leave the Ottoman Empire. And then they died wich is not a suprisw

Well said Bro!

Yeah I'm 60

Yeah, Tony said they had to fire Ozzy because he would not sing any praise of God. Tony said "It left the band no choice but to fire him." Im 52 abd im an Ozzy fan, so i can't be objective. Is that the story?

@@rowstone3019 ummm.... NO.

They didnt split up because of politics. In a recent interview John said politics had nothing to do with it. It was creative musical differences

Its not darons FAULT.. 🙄

@@dimitrakapa4887 yes it is he wanted full control of the band and the most money. Serj wanted everything split equally.

Very true. Serj voice is one of the main things that set them apart. Daron should have just been happy being backup vocals wtf

Daron has a great voice and his voice fit that era of rock very well. Scars of Broadway is a fantastic vehicle for him to share that. He really fit that emo era and I get that Scars is more metal than contemporary emo bands, his voice definitely bridges the two very well. I really wish he would have pursued both ventures and not started a power struggle for System. He and Serj really complimented each other well, but Serj had the defining sound. Daron easily could have been part of two successful projects and split time.

Scars is bad music for unintelligent people @@riffbw

But Daron is the ego of system

@@backpackerway8533 As I like to say, Hypnotize/Mezmerize were System Of A Daron... Almost all songs written by him alone, which is sad, cause only when I listened to his Scars On Broadway stuff I realized how boring and uninspired he really is as a songwriter. It's always the same structures, zero surprises. He lacks Serj's harmonic ingenuity and John's rhythmic creativity, that made their old albums so great to me. Of course they had some good songs on it too, but they were nowhere close to the diversity of Toxicity, Aerials, Spiders, Peephole, DDevil, A.D.D, Mr. Jack or Streamline.

​@@backpackerway8533 The more I dig, the more I feel like Daron did a ton of the songwriting for System and the band cannot replace him without a noticeable drop in quality. I love Serj's solo stuff, but something is lacking. They make me think of Queen vs Freddie solo. Freddie may have been a musical genius and an idea guy, but the band polished it all up to give us the iconic sound. Daron is good enough to go on his own, but he'll never be bigger than System. It's crazy that a band that good can put out five albums and each one feels better than the previous one and I will say Steal This Album steps up from Toxicity.

@@riffbw yes agree with you , its like the Beatles or others, separatly they are all big guyz , full of creativity Buuut haaa ! When you hear them on solo its not the same ! There is a little magie missing.. That s the tragedy of big band, at one point the years passed the suscess has been made and every one in the band evolve musically and there it start the difference and the insatisfaction of some members to stay agree between them about the direction of the band/album and so on .. The first album of system is my best but yeah steal this album is just perfect ! Serj career arrrf iam not in ! And the way he started to sing from mezmerise I never liked it, ! Kind of opera voice, but why not ! When daron him was taking the mic more and more (he s right his voice is great ) , i think their troubles started there probably , serj was kind of put in the back, a second position .. .buuuut yeah with scars on broadway there is a part missing and for sure we can figure out that this spicy stuff was coming from Serj !

It was my second cd ever, my parents got it for my for easter.... I was like idk...born in 1991

Sneaker Pimps did the same thing when they axed Kelli as the lead singer, then they started sucking as well. Some people have talent but no ear for what makes a good hit sound. 6 Underground ended up being like the theme song for the 90s, listen to the one who wrote the song sing it sometime, it just doesn't have that pop that type of song needs.

Ego brain 👌

I would be happy to see them in any format, be it live performance or a new album , it’s a shame that they are so much talented and some personal ambitions are becoming an obstacle on the way of incredible music.

Finally someone speaks about Marmalade. Thanks

BYOB as well

As weird as it sounds, Steal This Album was better than Toxicity with more memorable songs. It's hard to top an album as great and beloved as Toxicity, but they did. Fans just can't let go of how important the former album was to the rock world.

skill issue tbh