• Tom Morello, Serj Tankian Pay Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Randy Rhoads with 'Crazy Train' Cover [LISTEN]

    Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and System of a Down's Serj Tankian joined forces to pay tribute to deceased Ozzy Osbourne axeman Randy Rhoads. The pair decided to lay down "Crazy Train," the anthemic single from Osbourne's debut solo effort "Blizzard of Ozz." The cover will be included on the new compilation "Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute" and features Rudy Sarzo, another Rhoads bandmate, and Vinny Appice, "Rolling Stone" notes.

  • System of a Down May Be Working on a New Album: Serj Tankian Talks Solo Work and Upcoming Tour

    It has been 10 years since System of a Down dropped "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize." The group went on hiatus in 2006, but it got back together five years later, much to the delight of fans. Now, in an interview with "Rolling Stone," frontman Serj Tankian is giving System followers some hope of a new album.The group is gearing up for their international Wake Up the Souls tour. Once that wraps in April, the boys might be hitting the studio."There has been talk, and we are going to play this tour, come back and we're going to see where we are. If we have songs that work for System, if I have them and [guitarist] Daron [Malakian] has them. The openness is there to work together, but we haven't made any particular plans that we can announce," Tankian said.As per usual, the band is hitting the road to spread awareness of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide that occurred in 1915. Every member of the group comes from survivors of the genocide, and they will play Armenia for the first time to close out April. It turns out Tankian's solo efforts also involve the massacre.

  • System of a Down US Show: Group Announces First American Gig of 2015

    When System of a Down released their Wake Up the Souls Tour schedule this fall, it was monumental given their first-ever Armenian show — on the 100th anniversary of the country's most horrific event, no less. There was one issue with the landmark tour, though: It did not include any U.S. dates.Now, Serj Tankian and Co. are rectifying the omission with a newly scheduled show for April 6 at the Los Angeles Forum that will kick off the stretch of international gigs."We said we should celebrate the fact that we're here on stage, on the radio telling you about [the Armenian genocide]," bassist Shavo Odadjian told KROQ, via radio.com. "We got to that level. Let's not mourn 100 years what has already happened. By educating, you raise awareness. By raising awareness, you grow people's minds."

  • System of a Down Announce International Tour, Armenian Show [SCHEDULE]

    System of a Down will honor the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with their Wake Up the Souls Tour. The seven-show run will come to a close with the group's first Armenian performance when SOAD plays a free show in Yerevan's Republic Square, via Gigwise."For years we have commemorated it by doing a solo show, so we've decided to call this tour the Wake Up the Souls Tour," singer Serj Tankian said in a video preview — see below. "We're playing in Armenia for the first time, the day before the commemoration of 100th anniversary."The important thing is also justice. If someone killed my family, and burned my house down, and I'm running after them for 100 years for them to turn around and say, 'Sorry,' what does that mean? I think you have to have incrimination. I think you have to have justice."Tankian is Armenian and explained his background to KCET a couple years ago.

  • Avicii Teases Cover Art For New EP 'The Days / Night' On Instagram

    Avicii may not be touring on the road anymore due to persistent health problems, but that does not mean he has stopped working. His manager took to instagram and posted a picture that is presumably the cover art for his next EP, The Days / Night (via "Dancing Astronaut"). Both songs have already been unveiled to the public for some time, with "The Days" getting an official release on October 3 on all portals. "Night" was already previewed as part of the FIFA, the soccer video game '15 soundtrack.

  • Peter Gabriel, Serj Tankian Contribute Songs to Gaza Benefit Album '2 Unite All'

    Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian have never shied away from political statements in their music, so it should come as no surprise that both artists have contributed songes to a new benefit compilation album titled "2 Unite All," which goes toward funding humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. According to radio.com, the album was produced by Project Peace on Earth and is currently available for purchase."Helping to rebuild the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is a necessary and noble worldwide humanitarian prerogative that we must not shy away from," Tankian says about the album in a statement. "It's the least we can do for a people that have suffered under an occupation, embargo, and invasion."For the album, Tankian contributed a song titled "Spinning Mysteries at the Sacred Groove," which features Police drummer Stewart Copeland.

  • The Best-Selling Labor Day Albums: Beyonce, Jay Z and More

    Labor Day has been the first Monday of September since its founding in 1894. More recently, the music industry has traditionally begun releasing new albums on Tuesdays. Music Times has done its research to celebrate the holiday, and found the five biggest-selling albums from the last 20 years that were released the day after Labor Day.
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