They last played this side of the Atlantic in 2017
"The odds of this happening were so slim... Probably had a better chance of getting struck by lightning"
They first covered the Black Sabbath track nearly 25 years ago for 'The Osbournes' soundtrack
The record consists of pre-existing archival recordings, and sees him collaborate with Deadmau5, Bic Runga and Lucas Vidal
"If one of us four isn't doing System of a Down, I don't really wanna do System of a Down"
He also shared that he would like to “block off six months” and begin writing “with no rules”
Malakian tells NME about his approach to politics, thoughts on the Kneecap situation, the chemistry within SOAD now and 'Addicted To The Violence’
The album is primarily written, produced and composed by Malakian but also has contributions from longtime bandmates Orbel Babayan (guitar) and Roman Lomtadze (drums)
“This is not a war zone, this is not a riot, this is a System Of A Down style Rock & Roll concert in Brazil!”
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