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System of a Down sees itself as being an integral part of a new musical revolution of heavy music. On the surface, the band's manifesto seems tangential to Rage Against the Machine's; but musically SOAD is a groove-metal machine, with a sound that incorporates a punk ethic, Panteraesque riffs, and a schizophrenic vocal approach reminiscent of Mike Patton.
Like a dose of chicken soup for a disconnected moshing youth, SYSTEM OF A DOWN is unrelenting. "Sugar" segues from neo-jazz verses into pounding thrash-core choruses. "Spiders" shows more depth, dynamics, and even poetic, melodic vocals. The production of the album is raw and very close to that of a live album, surely a deliberate stroke by producer Rick Rubin (who has put many metal bands on the map under his guidance). On "Soil," vocalist Serj Tankian questions the ideology of democracy. With possibly more conspiracy theories than an episode of THE X-FILES, System of a Down explores the concept of mass influence through technology in "War?" The essence of SYSTEM OF A DOWN can be found in "P.L.U.C.K"; the song's title says it all, an acronym for "politically lying, unholy, cowardly killers."
Principally recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California.
Personnel: Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards, sampler); Daron Malakian (guitar, background vocals); Rick Rubin (piano); John Dolmayan (drums).
Audio Mixer: Dave Sardy.
Recording information: Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research,; Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA.
Photographer: Anthony Artiaga.
System Of A Down: Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards, samples); Daron Malakian (guitar, background vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass); John Dolmayan (drums).
Additional personnel: Rick Rubin (piano).
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Q (10/01, p.152) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This remains an excellent starting point for this most curious and underrated of bands..."
System Of A Down Songs
| 1 | Suite-Pee | 2:32 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Know | 2:57 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Sugar | 2:34 | $1.29 | |
| 4 | Suggestions | 2:44 | $0.99 | |
| 5 | Spiders | 3:35 | $1.29 | |
| 6 | Ddevil | 1:43 | $0.99 | |
| 7 | Soil | 3:25 | $0.99 | |
| 8 | War? | 2:40 | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Mind | 6:16 | $0.99 | |
| 10 | Peephole | 4:04 | $0.99 | |
| 11 | Cubert | 1:49 | $0.99 | |
| 12 | Darts | 2:43 | $0.99 | |
| 13 | P.L.U.C.K. | 3:37 | $0.99 | |
System Of A Down Music Review
Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All 63 Reviews SOAD's first album
This is a great first album and having heard it AFTER listening to Toxcity, it is evident where System of a Down came from musically. It's a lot heavier and more angry than the follow up albums but doesn't show the band's muscianship. Still, it is alot better than the current radio friendly "sound like every other "alternative"" band album that is now getting airplay.
Submitted by sbw123 (Chicago) 
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 good but not their best
I think "steal this album is better" and of course "toxicity" is even better. Its not a bad purchase though, so I think you should buy it.
Submitted by a reviewer (Iwakuni,Japan)
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 Welcome to Art Core (1)!
Ok... they made it! SOAD made a lesson of originality in a 'metal crossover' ambient too much suffocated by Korn clones. They learned the lesson of hard core masters and put it into practice with a winning mix of instruments and (absolutely personal) voice.
Submitted by a reviewer (Trieste, Italy)
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SOAD
Good, but Toxicity is better.
Submitted by toby31 (Queens, NY, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Best System of a Down Album. True Heavy Metal.
Don't listen to the other reviews that claim Toxicity is better than this. It just aint as good or as heavy. This is thier true sound and they should have kept it. It's one of the most Underrated metal albums ever. The best songs on this album and really the best songs by them of all time are Suite-pee, Know, Sugar, Suggestions, Spiders, and War?. Truely raw and hardcore sound. Great to headbang and mosh to this album. It is worth your money to buy it.
Submitted by Clint (Aurora, NE, USA)
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