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Needles (System Of A Down Song)
''Toxicity'' is the second studio album by Armenian-American heavy metal music, heavy metal band System of a Down, released on September 4, 2001, through American Recordings (record label), American Recordings and Columbia Records. Expanding on their System of a Down (album), 1998 eponymous debut, it incorporated more melody, harmonies, and singing than the band's first album. Categorized primarily as alternative metal and nu metal, ''Toxicity'' features elements of multiple genres, including folk music, folk, progressive rock, jazz, and Music of Armenia, Armenian and Music of Greece, Greek music, including prominent use of instruments like the sitar, banjo, keyboard instrument, keyboards, and piano. It contains a wide array of political and non-political themes, such as mass incarceration, the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, the environment, police brutality, drug addiction, Reductionism, scientific reductionism, and groupies. ''Toxicity'' was recorded at Cello Studios in Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
System Of A Down
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals); Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals); and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song " B.Y.O.B." won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reunited in 2010. Other than two new songs in 2020 (" Protect the Land" and " Genocidal Humanoidz"), System of a Down has not released a full-length record since the '' Mezmerize'' and '' Hypnotize'' albums in 2005. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, while two of their singles, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
