System Of A Down‘s Daron Malakian has opened up a few new album from the band, saying, “I’m undecided how a lot I would like that anymore”.
The legendary metallic band’s final albums have been their two 2005 full-lengths ‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’. Although there was no remaining phrase on if the band have a brand new album within the works, frontman Serj Tankian beforehand shared that a brand new System document can be a “recent begin in a model new approach”.
Now, in a brand new interview with Rick Rubin, Malakian – System Of A Down’s guitarist/vocalist/songwriter – has opened up about the opportunity of a brand new album from the quintet and the way he’s truly probably not a fan of the prospect.
Talking to Rubin, who produced the 2 albums alongside Malakian 20 years in the past, Malakian stated: “It could have been good to see the place the band would have developed if we saved placing music out. If we put out an album now, it’s simply so far-off from [‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’] it doesn’t proceed the story to me.”
He continued, including that beginning a “new story” with the band “might need been one thing I wished” previously, however now, “I’m undecided how a lot I would like that anymore – I’m positive folks gained’t be too blissful to listen to that from me. I’m not on the similar place I used to be perhaps 10 years in the past.”
Malakian’s feedback come after his bandmate, bassist Shavo Odadjian, additionally shared his views on a brand new System album.
“We all the time will speak about it right here and there, however I don’t know if it will occur or not. I imply, if it does, lovely. But when it does, it must be wonderful,” he stated whereas showing on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk (by way of Blabbermouth).
It may’t simply be us riffing. ‘Trigger we’ve received rather a lot to stay as much as, bro. It’s somewhat nerve racking, part of it. 20 years [ago], the very last thing we did, gained a Grammy. It wants to essentially be the best it might be. And I’m not saying it will probably’t be or we’re lower than it — we’re.”
Odadjian went on add: “I can’t promise. We haven’t stated something. Like I stated, man, there isn’t any strain. We stated, ‘Let’s get collectively. Let’s play these reveals, see the way it goes.’ We haven’t performed this many reveals… Actually, we’re doing extra reveals this yr than we now have the final seven years mixed. So, let’s do this first and see the place that takes us.”
Final yr, Tankian recalled his time engaged on the final two System Of A Down albums and stated that he “emotionally checked out” throughout the recording course of.
In an interview with Metallic Hammer, the frontman stated: “I had a really distinctive relationship with the previous few data as a result of I had, to a sure diploma, emotionally checked out of the band whereas making them.
“Due to the push and pull, I turned very passive. There was music I wished to usher in that I felt like I couldn’t… I used to be in a bizarre place. I contributed creatively, however I didn’t… I don’t know. I wanted oxygen – I felt like there was an excessive amount of happening.”
He continued: “I nonetheless suppose these songs are nice. However after I suppose again on it, I additionally do not forget that it was a bizarre section of my life, and that’s one thing I’ve to concentrate on as effectively.”
Nonetheless, in an interview with The Solar, Tankian stated in the event that they ever do make the leap on a brand new full-length, it won’t be a choice taken flippantly. “I’d say if System ever determined to make a document, it will be a recent begin in a model new approach, in a gorgeous new path,” he stated.
When requested about whether or not there’s a group of unreleased songs within the archive, he added: “We do have some unreleased materials from the previous that’s set. I forgot what number of songs there are, but it surely’s a handful of them that may be fascinating additionally in an archival capability as a result of I feel a few of them are some actually wonderful gems.”
Talking to NME in 2021, frontman Serj Tankian revealed that the group had begun work on a follow-up to ‘Hypnotize’ however added they couldn’t see eye to eye on “learn how to philosophically transfer ahead” so the entire thing was known as off. As an alternative, these songs featured on Tankian’s ‘Elasticity’ EP.
Elsewhere, System Of A Down not too long ago introduced their longest stretch of tour dates in years as they take over South America in April and Might, and North America in August and September. The dates – all of that are bought out – will mark the primary time since 2017 that the band are performing back-to-back reveals for an prolonged time frame, having solely performed one or two reveals a yr in latest instances.
Talking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk not too long ago per The PRP, Odadjian shared that the excursions will function a approach for the band to see if they will return to an everyday touring schedule: “We haven’t performed rather a lot collectively for some time. We’ve been doing one or two reveals a yr since 2017. So, the relationships weren’t as nice as they’re now. It’s simply everyone wasn’t on the identical web page. We’ve been speaking. Every part’s nice, knock on wooden. Everybody’s blissful. So we determined to check the waters and play some reveals. And that’s what it’s.”
Odadjian continued: “There is no such thing as a technique to it, there’s no plan to do the remainder of the world simply but. I’m not saying it’s not gonna occur; I’m not saying it’s gonna occur. We informed one another, ‘Let’s play it by ear, do these reveals, see how we really feel afterwards. If we don’t wanna do any extra, we don’t do any extra. If we wanna do extra, we’ll do extra.’ There’s no heavy accountability on anybody, as a result of I really feel like a variety of it’s simply pondering an excessive amount of, overthinking what may occur… So we determined, ‘Let’s check the waters. Let’s not simply go full blast and begin doing months. Let’s simply check the waters with three reveals.’ These three reveals turned to 6.”
In different information, Tankian not too long ago opened up concerning the time System Of A Down have been “pelted with cash” by followers who have been “elevating Nazi salutes”.
