Vocalist and (now) multi-instrumentalist Serj Tankian admits: “My influences are political. This is clearly evident with even a casual glance at their influences : The Clash, the first focused political punk band Rage Against The Machine Public Enemy. While Green Day’s political posturing rarely pervades their music, and Audioslave have taken a consciously less political form to the instrumental section’s previous incarnation, System of a Down’s music is ultimately inseparable from their politics. Hollywood rockers System of a Down, along with cohorts Green Day and Audioslave, have made as big a name for themselves through their vocal political stance as they have through top 10 albums and singles. The votes have been counted, the figures are in, and it’s official: vaguely political rock is in. The Turkish Government, though it no longer resembles the empire of old, refuses to recognise the event as genocide, instead attributing the deaths to civil war, rebellion, disease and famine, and any other manner of coincidence.įast forward 87 years, and the world is an entirely different place. Each year, on April 24th, the worldwide community of Armenians and interested parties honour the dead and continue the fight to have the event recognised by the Turkish government and to spread awareness. Armenians spread the world over, through free Europe, the Soviet Union, Asia, Israel and America. The resulting Diaspora mimics that of European Jews after the Second World War War. The “Special Organization,” an intra-governmental military company, is attributed with tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of deaths through legal and extra-legal means.Įstimates as to the total death toll are as high as 1.5 million, though most agree on a minimum of at least one million. There are unconfirmed reports of Armenians being killed by morphine injection and even reports of mass burnings and gassing. Camps were set up by the government on the borders wherein many Armenians could die in some degree of comfort. It’s believed a lot of soldiers also took part. They were led through the desert by the army, with no food and drink other than those they had brought, and no protection from looters and rapists. They had to advance to their new homes on foot. A large portion of the remaining Armenians in Anatolia, mainly women and children, as well as those who’d had enough money to avoid military service, were forcibly relocated to Syria and Mesopatamia (Modern Iraq). Many of these men were executed for resistance and desertion, while others met their end in combat. The total Armenian population was roughly two million at the time. The result was the forced conscription of the majority of Armenian men, most of whom were literally dragged from their homes. But that's no drop of bitterness but rather a reminiscence.Upon the Ottoman Empire’s entry into World War One, it reversed a centuries-old policy of tolerating Armenian conscientious objection to military service. Producer Rick Rubin again did a great job, also if one or the other sound reminds me of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. culminates from a ballad to a real killer-song, "Vicinity of obscenity" would also fit onto the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack and its protagonist, Frank, and "She's like Heroin" has Funk and a lot of Rock. Great! Like the first three songs representing the perfect satisfaction for all fans, the latter songs of "Hypnotize" are rather a view into the future of the band. The title track reveals the experimental side for the first time - like a snake, this song winds itself into your ears with some slight Oriental touches. The succeeding "Dreaming" has this typical contrary in the sound of the band and the chorus open to another masterpiece of song - followed by "Kill Rock'n'Roll" with its Hardcore attitude. The right introduction for a S.O.A.D.-album, and a track that confirms the album already in the premier league. The unmistakable mixture of heaviness and melody are always brought to the point. Two records in one year are indeed very respectable! Twelve songs can be found on "Hypnotize", and already with the first song, "Attack" the direction becomes clear. singer and frontman, Serj Tankian is a workaholic is known not only by those who regularly watch his site, to dig in a bit deeper into the world of S.O.A.D.
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