"I have nothing against this guy nor his band. I just hate artists being taken advantage of to whitewash Genocidal dictatorships"
"It refers to that moment, that specific unique moment"
"I don’t believe in depriving our fans who want to see us play because of the acts of their leaders and their governments"
“Fuck their art, they're not good human beings, as far as I'm concerned”
Odadjian has also announced his new joint label called 1336 Records in partnership with the Sumerian Music Group
Others listed included Slipknot and System of A Down
“Incredible injustice, humanitarian catastrophe, genocide, war crimes, is happening today"
As he releases his astonishing autobiography, the System Of A Down vocalist discusses the Armenian genocide, his band’s dramatic rise, and the musician-activists of today
Serj Tankian and Tom Morello have also gotten involved, in a bid to raise awareness
It came after Tankian told the band that he didn't want to tour anymore and wasn't going to hold them back