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 need 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 could 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 potential for a brand new album from the quintet and the way he’s really probably not a fan of the prospect.
Chatting with Rubin, who produced the 2 albums alongside Malakian 20 years in the past, Malakian mentioned: “It might have been good to see the place the band would have advanced if we stored 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 needed” up to now, however now, “I’m undecided how a lot I need that anymore – I’m certain folks received’t be too glad 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 at all times will speak about it right here and there, however I don’t know if this may occur or not. I imply, if it does, stunning. But when it does, it must be superb,” he mentioned whereas showing on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk (through Blabbermouth).
It could actually’t simply be us riffing. ‘Trigger we’ve received loads to dwell as much as, bro. It’s just a little nerve racking, part of it. 20 years [ago], the very last thing we did, received a Grammy. It wants to essentially be the best it could possibly be. And I’m not saying it will possibly’t be or we’re lower than it — we’re.”
Odadjian went on add: “I can’t promise. We haven’t mentioned something. Like I mentioned, man, there isn’t a strain. We mentioned, ‘Let’s get collectively. Let’s play these exhibits, see the way it goes.’ We haven’t executed this many exhibits… Actually, we’re doing extra exhibits 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 mentioned that he “emotionally checked out” through the recording course of.
In an interview with Steel Hammer, the frontman mentioned: “I had a really distinctive relationship with the previous couple of information 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 grew to become very passive. There was music I needed to herald 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 occurring.”
He continued: “I nonetheless suppose these songs are nice. However after I suppose again on it, I additionally keep in mind that it was a bizarre part of my life, and that’s one thing I’ve to pay attention to as effectively.”
Nevertheless, in an interview with The Solar, Tankian mentioned in the event that they ever do make the leap on a brand new full-length, it is not going to be a choice taken calmly. “I’d say if System ever determined to make a document, it could be a recent begin in a model new approach, in a phenomenal new route,” he mentioned.
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, however it’s a handful of them that may be fascinating additionally in an archival capability as a result of I believe a few of them are some actually superb gems.”
Chatting with 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 a substitute, these songs featured on Tankian’s ‘Elasticity’ EP.
Elsewhere, System Of A Down lately introduced their longest stretch of tour dates in years as they take over South America in April and Could, 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 exhibits for an prolonged time frame, having solely performed one or two exhibits a yr in current occasions.
Chatting with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk lately per The PRP, Odadjian shared that the excursions will function a approach for the band to see if they’ll return to a daily touring schedule: “We haven’t performed loads collectively for some time. We’ve been doing one or two exhibits 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 little thing’s nice, knock on wooden. Everybody’s glad. So we determined to check the waters and play some exhibits. 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 advised one another, ‘Let’s play it by ear, do these exhibits, 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 duty on anybody, as a result of I really feel like lots of it’s simply pondering an excessive amount of, overthinking what might 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 exhibits.’ These three exhibits turned to 6.”
In different information, Tankian lately opened up concerning the time System Of A Down have been “pelted with cash” by followers who have been “elevating Nazi salutes”.