Tankian wrote that he was leaving out other details – “like agreeing on the ‘sound’ of a new record, which we couldn’t do” – and a bit about sending notes to Malakian on many of the songs on Dictator that he felt didn’t fit the mold of system.
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And finally, he wanted the band to collaborate on a concept or theme for the record so it would be “a full experience.” “I did this because in the past, I’d bring in a song that would be morphed into an undesirable version that I myself would withdraw from consideration,” he wrote. Third, he wanted each member to have final approval on the songs he brought to the table. ” Second, he wanted the band to split the songwriting royalties equally. “So I said let’s each bring in six songs that all band members approve fully and work on them along with songs or riffs from Shavo. “By this time I had released five of my own records and was a better songwriter musically and Daron was getting better as a lyricist,” he wrote. So about two years ago he proposed a four-tiered approach for them to move forward.įirst, he wanted equal creative input. “At times there would be emotionally tinged outbursts by one band member or another mostly blaming me for the band’s inactivity,” he wrote. He agreed to do a tour with the band and eventually the subject of a new record would come up. He was in a different place artistically when the band reconvened in 2010, and since the 2006 hiatus, he has put out records in a variety of genres, from rock to classical music, and found a new career as a film composer. Why? For numerous reasons.” These include feeling like the music the band was making was sounding redundant and repetitive, the wish for an equal cut of the money (“Daron controlling both the creative process and making the lion’s share of publishing not to mention wanting to be the only one to do press”) and the fact that he didn’t feel connected to the music on the Mezermize and Hypnotize LPs. “Everyone else wanted to continue at the same pace to tour and make records.
“It is true that I and only I was responsible for the hiatus SOAD took in 2006,” he wrote. Tankian replied Thursday night with an exhaustive explanation of his feelings on the matter on Facebook. To be honest with you, Serj didn’t even want to make Mezmerize and Hypnotize.” So I feel like the whole experience of becoming the lead singer in a hugely successful band was different for him than my experience was for me. I’m the kid that grew up with Slayer and Kiss on my walls … Serj didn’t grow up feeling that way. “I don’t know if he has the same love for this kind of music as I do. “Serj was never really a heavy metal or a rock guy,” Malakian said. He’s since accepted that the group won’t be making an LP anytime soon so he’s releasing the songs. Malakian, in an interview with Kerrang! (via Revolver), said he didn’t want to finger Tankian but that the singer is “totally set in his way of thinking.” The new Scars on Broadway LP, Dictator – out July 20th – contains songs Malakian had been shelving since 2012, a couple of years after System of a Down reactivated after a hiatus following its last two albums.
Now the vocalist has posted a lengthy Facebook message that lifts the veil on what has stopped them. First, guitarist Daron Malakian – who is promoting an upcoming album by his side project Scars on Broadway – said in an interview that the group had to “beg” frontman Serj Tankian to make those two records since the singer felt like he was “out” at that time.
There's lots and lots to look through, including those exclusive tracks captured as a result of deals with the to-be-playable rock stars Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne and more.The members of System of a Down are finally detailing why they haven’t issued any new music since 2005’s Mezmerize and Hypnotize albums after more than a decade of speculation. We love Sting really, and he's among those we knew about, although rather a lot of that leaked old track list turned out to be wide of the mark.īon Jovi will be there though with "Livin' On A Prayer", which we may or may not have on our iPod, as will Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". So hopefully they'll stop sending us 15 press releases a week. Activision has finally concreted the list of 86 songs to be available on the Guitar Hero: World Tour disc that launches in October.
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