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System of a Down - Mezmerize = May 17th

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Eminem

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN ANNOUNCES CONFIRMED RELEASE DATE FOR NEW ALBUM
First Track Set to Go To Radio This Month, SOAD Website Relaunches

System of a Down has confirmed that Disc One ("Mezmerize") from the band's 2-disc set, "Mezmerize/Hypnotize," will be released on May 17, 2005. Disc Two ("Hypnotize") is expected to see a late fall release.

The first single from "Mezmerize/Hypnotize" will be the track "B.Y.O.B." [Bring Your Own Bombs] which will hit the airwaves this month. The song, which questions a president's involvement in the business of war, balances a near-R&B groove - "Everybody's going to the party have a real good time/Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine" - with the song's recurring demand, "Why don't presidents fight the war?/Why do they always send the poor?/Why do they always send the poor?"

System of a Down have relaunched their website - www.systemofadown.com. The revamped site will offer intriguing glimpses of the artwork for "Mezmerize/Hypnotize," much of which was designed and painted by Vartan Malakian, guitarist/producer Daron Malakian's father.

System of a Down wrote some thirty tracks for "Mezmerize/Hypnotize" and recorded them at producer Rick Rubin's Laurel Canyon studio between June and November of 2004. The album was produced by Rubin and Daron Malakian and mixed by Andy Wallace, who also mixed "Toxicity" and "Steal This Album!" The new songs are more complex, more progressive, more unorthodox, and more experimental than ever, while retaining the idiosyncratic, ironic and schizophrenic qualities that make System of a Down so distinctive. Topics include relationships, the evils of television and corporate mind control, the mysteries of life and death, and a surreal experience at a celebrity baseball game. Some of the song titles are "Radio Video," "Old School Hollywood," "Cigaro," "Lost in Hollywood," "Question," "Vicinity of Obscenity" and "Revenga." The decision to release the two discs six months apart was made simply to give fans time to get into and really live with the music from Disc One before plunging into Disc Two.

"Mezmerize /Hypnotize" will be the follow-up to the nearly six-million-selling "Toxicity" which was released in September 2001 and debuted in the Number One position on the Billboard/Soundscan charts. Of that album, Rolling Stone wrote, "'Toxicity' resembles nothing else in contemporary hard rock," and the New York Times commented, "System of a Down is light years removed from the going trend in metal." "Toxicity" generated four Top 10 singles, including the #1 smash "Aerials," and was named "2001's Best Album of the Year" by SPIN Magazine. Entertainment Weekly named "Mezmerize/Hypnotize" the #1 (of 25) Most Anticipated Albums.
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Awesome.
 
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AlphaSnake

...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
It smells like sea water...oh wait, that's just me busting one out. I can't wait for this. :)
 
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AlphaSnake

...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
I like to rub one out when I get good news regarding music. If you guys only knew the things I did when I got news of the new Queens of the Stone Age album. And oh man...you don't wanna' know what I did when I got the release date for Audioslave's second.

:\
 
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Lil' Dice

Banned
Can't wait, and i'll also be picking up Qeens of the Stone Age tomorrow.
At least i won't have to give oral pleasure like Alpha to get my copy.
 
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AlphaSnake

...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Lil' Dice said:
Can't wait, and i'll also be picking up Qeens of the Stone Age tomorrow.
At least i won't have to give oral pleasure like Alpha to get my copy.
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I don't mind it, really.
 
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SlickWilly223

Time ta STEP IT UP
This new SOAD information is making my mouth water, hotdamn. Do these guys ever do tours and concerts? Damn, I don't think I've even seen live performances by them other than their "Pledge of Alleigance Tour" in 2001.

I'm going to see QOTSA in concert in a few weeks, can't wait for their new one.
 
Amakusa

Amakusa

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I was talking this Crazy person who just watched TV all night, flicking from like.. 6 channels at 3am to like 6 am. She was Mezmerized by the TV it seemed and I watched her sit there still as a leaf for afew seconds, then she'd jump alittle abit and sit still again. She was also stoned and drunk... but it was scary. I bring her food about once a day because she don't eat much. I feel bad for people like that.... and this country is falling apart. Thank your System of a down for opening my eyes.
 
Amakusa

Amakusa

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....eh... did I just kill the Thread?

I"M A THREAD KILLER! NOOOOO! *runs off*

Ok then, forget about that last post, I'm also looking forward to the New SOAD cd. I'll be getting it on opening day. When does the other one come out?
 
Amakusa

Amakusa

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Nice, I've been waiting since I heard about them last year.
I also heard that the song Cigaro won't be on any of the new CDs, is that true? *holds the mic infront of your mouth*
 
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The_Sorrow

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Here is the first single off the CD:

BYOB- http://members.aol.com/ramo41886/byobradio.zip

The song is Ok. And I'm a huge system fan. I've heard four tracks off there new CD, Holy Mountain, Kill Rock N Roll, Cigaro and now this. Holy Mountain and Kill Rock N Roll are amazing songs. Cigaro is an awesome song as well. BYOB is pretty weak compared to the others. But hey I absolutely cannot wait. :D
 
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Dead

well not really...yet
The_Sorrow said:
Here is the first single off the CD:

BYOB- http://members.aol.com/ramo41886/byobradio.zip

The song is Ok. And I'm a huge system fan. I've heard four tracks off there new CD, Holy Mountain, Kill Rock N Roll, Cigaro and now this. Holy Mountain and Kill Rock N Roll are amazing songs. Cigaro is an awesome song as well. BYOB is pretty weak compared to the others. But hey I absolutely cannot wait. :D
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Oh man this is better than anything off of Toxicity
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
The_Sorrow said:
Here is the first single off the CD:

BYOB- http://members.aol.com/ramo41886/byobradio.zip

The song is Ok. And I'm a huge system fan. I've heard four tracks off there new CD, Holy Mountain, Kill Rock N Roll, Cigaro and now this. Holy Mountain and Kill Rock N Roll are amazing songs. Cigaro is an awesome song as well. BYOB is pretty weak compared to the others. But hey I absolutely cannot wait. :D
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holy fuck these songs are awesome. can't wait till studio versions of all of these.

Holy Mountain and Kill Rock N Roll are fucking great. I LOVE the alternating in singing...."I feel like the biggest asshole...(Am I the biggest asshole)...."

fucking rock.
 
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The Autumn Wind
Christ, May 17th is the new holiday season. So far, on that day, we've got:

SOAD - Mezmerize
Audioslave - TBD
Scrubs Season 1
Seinfeld Season 4

Make it stop!
 
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psycho_snake

I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
This is going to be kick ass. SOAD are great, even better than QOTSA.

Alpha...You sicken me:p
 
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Property of Jumpship

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"Why don't presidents fight the war?/Why do they always send the poor?/Why do they always send the poor?"



Nobody has anything original or interesting to say anymore. Is it that hard to write lyrics?
 
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wobedraggled

Banned
Property of Microsoft said:
"Why don't presidents fight the war?/Why do they always send the poor?/Why do they always send the poor?"



Nobody has anything original or interesting to say anymore. Is it that hard to write lyrics?
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Maybe because it's the same shit that has happened throughout history?
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
Property of Microsoft said:
Nobody has anything original or interesting to say anymore. Is it that hard to write lyrics?
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well, i dunno. you could try writing your own, see how they turn out.
 
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AlphaSnake

...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
BYOB is fucking awesome! Holy shit...the throwback to the early 80s thrash/punk scene is frigin sweet. Daron is a God among men, he knows his shit. And that bridge verse: "everybody is going to the party..." is beautiful; so heartfelt. God I love System.
 
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Star Power

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AlphaSnake said:
. And that bridge verse: "everybody is going to the party..." is beautiful; so heartfelt. G
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Isn't that more of a pre-chorus? [/muso]

Anywho, this song is really fucked up, structurally speaking. Daren writes all this shit, right? He's awesome. Anywho, I like. They're my guilty pleasure.
 
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SlickWilly223

Time ta STEP IT UP
This song dominates, I'm glad they haven't lost their touch like so many other bands have. This shit is constantly changing, I can't help myself but love it.

Also, did you guys see the interview with them in Revolver? I'm surprised that Serj no longer looks like Fidel Castro.
 
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The_Sorrow

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Badabing said:
This song dominates, I'm glad they haven't lost their touch like so many other bands have. This shit is constantly changing, I can't help myself but love it.

Also, did you guys see the interview with them in Revolver? I'm surprised that Serj no longer looks like Fidel Castro.
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I think the song is OK, I just think System made a mistake in picking this as there first single.
 
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