System Of A Down‘s Daron Malakian has opened up a couple of new album from the band, saying, “I’m undecided how a lot I need that anymore”.
The legendary steel band’s final albums have been their two 2005 full-lengths ‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’. Although there was no closing phrase on if the band have a brand new album within the works, frontman Serj Tankian beforehand shared that a brand new System file could be a “contemporary begin in a model new method”.
Now, in a brand new interview with Rick Rubin, Malakian – System Of A Down’s guitarist/vocalist/songwriter – has opened up about the potential of a brand new album from the quintet and the way he’s truly probably not a fan of the prospect.
Talking to Rubin, who produced the 2 albums alongside Malakian 20 years in the past, Malakian stated: “It will have been good to see the place the band would have advanced if we saved 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 blissful 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 discuss it right here and there, however I don’t know if this can occur or not. I imply, if it does, stunning. But when it does, it must be superb,” he stated whereas showing on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk (by way of Blabbermouth).
It could’t simply be us riffing. ‘Trigger we’ve received rather a lot to reside as much as, bro. It’s slightly 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 might be. And I’m not saying it might’t be or we’re less than it — we’re.”
Odadjian went on add: “I can’t promise. We haven’t stated something. Like I stated, man, there isn’t a stress. We stated, ‘Let’s get collectively. Let’s play these exhibits, see the way it goes.’ We haven’t finished this many exhibits… Actually, we’re doing extra exhibits this yr than now we have the final seven years mixed. So, let’s try 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 stated that he “emotionally checked out” through the recording course of.
In an interview with Steel Hammer, the frontman stated: “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 turned 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 assume these songs are nice. However once I assume again on it, I additionally do not forget that it was a bizarre section of my life, and that’s one thing I’ve to pay attention to as nicely.”
Nonetheless, in an interview with The Solar, Tankian stated in the event that they ever do make the leap on a brand new full-length, it won’t be a choice taken calmly. “I might say if System ever determined to make a file, it will be a contemporary begin in a model new method, in a stupendous new route,” he stated.
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, but it surely’s a handful of them that will be fascinating additionally in an archival capability as a result of I believe a few of them are some actually superb gems.”
Talking to 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 “methods to philosophically transfer ahead” so the entire thing was referred to 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 Might, and North America in August and September. The dates – all of that are offered out – will mark the primary time since 2017 that the band are performing back-to-back exhibits for an prolonged time period, having solely performed one or two exhibits a yr in current instances.
Talking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk lately per The PRP, Odadjian shared that the excursions will function a method for the band to see if they’ll return to an everyday touring schedule: “We haven’t performed rather a lot 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 all people wasn’t on the identical web page. We’ve been speaking. Every thing’s nice, knock on wooden. Everybody’s blissful. So we determined to check the waters and play some exhibits. And that’s what it’s.”
Odadjian continued: “There isn’t 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 instructed 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 may occur… So we determined, ‘Let’s take a look at the waters. Let’s not simply go full blast and begin doing months. Let’s simply take a look at 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”.