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Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Studios, New York City.Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Hollywood, California & Hollywood Sound, California.Vocals and additional recordings at Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Hollywood, California.Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California.Management: Velvet Hammer Management, David Benveniste.Art direction: Frank Harkins & System of a Down.Second assistant mixdown engineer: Bryan Davis.Assistant mixdown engineers: James Saez, Greg Gordon, Andy Haller.Assistant engineers: Sam Storey, Nick Raskulinecz.Additional recording/finishing Touches: D.Engineer/assistant engineer: Greg Fidelman.Produced by Rick Rubin with System of a Down.Serj Tankian – vocals, keyboards, samples.The re-recorded versions of these songs have yet to surface anywhere. The songs "Honey" and "Temper" from Demo Tape 2 were also recorded for this album but ultimately did not make the cut. All music written by Daron Malakian, except where noted.Īn early version of "X" from Toxicity was originally recorded for this album. Track listing Original release Īll lyrics written by Serj Tankian, except where noted. Loudwire included the album in its list of The Best Metal Debut Albums, at number 22. The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Q called it "an excellent starting point for this most curious band". System of a Down received acclaim from music critics.
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Reception Professional ratings Review scores Later, it is written in bold letters: "Open your eyes, open your mouths, close your hands and make a fist" (used later by Serj Tankian in the song "Uneducated Democracy"). The text on the original poster is: "A hand has 5 fingers! With these 5 grab the enemy!" This slogan inspired part of the text contained on the back of the album: "The hand has five fingers, capable and powerful, with the ability to destroy as well as create". The cover artwork is from a 1928 anti-fascist poster designed by visual artist John Heartfield for the Communist Party of Germany. "P.L.U.C.K." is a song dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide, and is meant to be a criticism and denouncing of the Turkish Government. "Mind" talks about government mind control, specifically mentioning CIA brainwashing in the album's liner notes. "Soil" is, according to guitarist Daron Malakian at a Lowlands show, "about death, and friends that die, and life that dies". "Suite-Pee" is a criticism cults and their crazy followers. Lyrical themes throughout the album vary, with many songs following a theme of being anti-war, but also has topics of genocide, religion, and brainwashing. The album is generally considered Groove metal. JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "System of a Down" album – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification.
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