System of a Down

About this episode

The episode explores the history and musical origins of System of a Down, featuring discussions on their performances and cultural impact.

Wake up! This LA by way of Armenia heavy metal/death metal/middle eastern/jazz fusion four-piece stunned mainstream culture at every turn. It's SYSTEM OF A DOWN week! We recap the rich and tragic familial history and musical origins of Serj Tankian and co. before jumping into 3 tv performances across the span of 3 years for SOAD's classic self-titled debut. That includes a pretty ridiculous Fred Durst sidebar and our triumphant return to the short-lived TV home of late 90s nu-metal, Farmclub....

People in this episode

Host: Tonight's Musical Guest, Today

Topics covered

• heavy metal
• music history
• TV performances
• nu-metal
• band origins

Keywords

• System of a Down
• Serj Tankian
• Fred Durst
• nu-metal
• TV performances
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: System of a Down, Farmclub

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