No System Of A Down Reunion

Former System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian has warned optimistic fans the band will never reunite.

The group took a break in 2006 to focus on other projects - frontman Serj Tankian went on to pursue a solo career and Malakian formed a new band with his former drummer John Dolmayan. And Malakian insists his new band Scars On Broadway is the only project he will be working on in the foreseeable future.

He tells MTV.com, "There's no talk of System doing anything. We're not planning on doing anything. If anyone's holding their breath for a System record, they're going to turn blue and pass out. It's a long ways away, if it ever even happens. We don't even talk about it - none of us. This (Scars on Broadway) is my band right now."

Thanks for the info to Contactmusic.com.

Comments

[ralph wiggum]

shame... i really like their old stuff, toxicity was a solid album

[IC300_Toxicity]

SOAD are so good, lets hope this is bogus and they come back

goddamnn

[True_Pentagore]

I'm actually not that surprised being that most band breakups always start with someone's side project. Oh well, another band lost.

[LucasGtrGod]

True_Pentagore wrote:

I'm actually not that surprised being that most band breakups always start with someone's side project. Oh well, another band lost.

And four more gained :

[ns9977a]

Better that they went out at the top of their game. It's a shame to see a great band peter out ("In Through the Out Door" anyone?).

[Comeback Kiddd]

F**k you Daron! nooo!!

[electricinferno]

tbh serj's stuff sounds very close to SOAD so I'm happy aslong as he keeps on making music.

[rhoads4ever]

I would be very very surprised if they NEVER toured again, released new material etc. Unless they all hate each other, which I don't think is true?

[imnobedhead]

It is true that they started out as an awesome band but don't you guys think that their "double-album" kind of showed how bad their group dynamic had gotten? I loved SOAD but this is not bad news to me.

[daytripper75]

that sucks. at least i got to see them live already. that was a good show.

[inhatredofme]

i don't see a problem with this at all, sure i like a few SOAD songs but overall they just bug me.

[Punks|Not|Dead]

No! FFS no! They're in my list of 7 bands I need to see before I die! ;[


They have to re-unite. Or I can't meet my goal and die happy

[MegaRon]

Yes, I haven't heard the whole, "We'll never play again," spiel before. *Cough*Pink Floyd*Cough* *Cough*Led Zeppelin*Cough* *Cough*Rage Against the Machine*Cough* I'm sure if we get another bad president, System of a Down will return.

[Early Cuyler]

^^^ exactly MegaRon...

give it 5 years..

[pouyannassiri]

Such a shame. they were such a great band. but i have a feeling they will get back together sooner or later. but look at the bright side we still get to hear serj, daron, and john's solo stuff

[Rahab]

Doesnt hurt my feelings.....i hated that ''singers'' voice

[klaheto]

No more SOAD? Why the heck not! Dont they know that they're going to sell millions of records and sell out arenas again if they re-unite? Man this sucks.....
::stomps off::

[pyrojt07]

No more SOAD what a shame. Oh well maybe one of the members can make another great band.

[proud2bwhite70]

damn. i love these guys. another great band broken up

[Ingsoc]

So much to say here...First of all, I want to defend Daron. He seems a bit obtuse, and maybe a little self centered, but you have to see things his way. Daron wrote almost everything in SOAD. Melody, harmony, a lot of the lyrics, guitars/bass/any other non-drum instrument ever involved, was all his doing. But he very rarely got credit for it. Serj was/is credited as the soul of SOAD. However, any person with some musical tact will notice that Serj's solo career sounds like SOAD, but is nowhere near it as far as instruments go. Serj will always sound like SOAD because his voice is so prolific. But if people stop and listen to the actual music, they would realize how bland and generic the instruments sound. Daron wrote all of that stuff, all the weird, offbeat, dark sounding riffs and tunes.

To me, Serj will never be up to par, but to the public, who is 90% about the singer anyways, I guess they wont have any problem forgetting about the other 3 members of SOAD. Daron knows this and he's a little bitter because he forged so much of SOAD's sound.

Second....How can you say Daron is doing a bad job? He hasn't finished anything yet. You haven't heard any Scars on Broadway. No one has as far as I know. You can't judge his music yet....don't be foolish.

Third...not having much to do with Daron...SOAD did not leave the world on a "high note". SOAD's first 3 albums were all spectacular....and faced a big decline with Hypnotize/Mesmerize. It's a shame too, because people are going to remember "Lonely Day" when they should be remembering "Sugar" and "Aerials". All of their title album stuff never got the recognition it deserved, and I bet if the placement of the albums were reversed, SOAD would be extremely popular today, and might even still be together.

[reelbigfish432]

oh dear god no! ive only been into system for about 3 years but theyre my favourite band, i was really hoping to see them live, dam you! but they didnt say they wouldnt but then again im very optimistic oh well

[8455157]

It seemed to me that Darren Malakian was trying to take most of the spotlight and pushing serj aside from the thing he does best VOCALS!!! i never did like Darren ever since Mezemerize/Hypnotize. GOOD LUCK TO SERJ , HE AN IDOL OF MINE

[skate-fiend]

NOO! =[
That's bloody ghey, I ****ing love SOAD =[

[sykguitaryst]

this pisses me off so f--kin bad, all these bands are gonna suck ass cuz its not SOAD.

[Tdevil333]

I can see him getting shot in the near future...those crazy soad fans

[MAKETHEMSUFFER!]

that sucks. i'm so happy i was able to see them at ozzfest 06. all of their albums are amazing, although my least favorite would have to be steal this album.

[filthyKoRnySoaD]

LOL! daron is a stooge. of course SOAD will eventually get back together. until then, i'll continue to live in Toxicity. but if they take too long, i'm gonna staRt a mother-flippin riot. who's with me?!

[Logan_B]

Wow they need to get back together.....Serj's project was crap....dont you realise more money in SOAD is where its at@!

[Seth Shadows]

SCORE!

SOAD were awful.

[zacky.v]

nooooo that ****ing sucks

[zacky.v]

here here

filthyKoRnySoaD wrote:

LOL! daron is a stooge. of course SOAD will eventually get back together. until then, i'll continue to live in Toxicity. but if they take too long, i'm gonna staRt a mother-flippin riot. who's with me?!

[Guitar_Jester]

Too bad. But I like Serj's solo career very much and I can't wait to hear Scars on Broadway.

[zacky.v]

no there wean't man they were like the best band ever

Seth Shadows wrote:

SCORE!

SOAD were awful.

[CapnKickass]

lol I like Lonely Day, can't particularly see whats wrong with vocals. Toxicity and so forth is good to of coarse

[lefty2086]

I saw Serj Tankian open up for the Foo Fighters last night. Let's just say it wouldn't be the worst thing for him if SOAD got back together.

[thorn rich]

dang im going to miss system of a down

[TBezza]

Shit. Damn Shame.

[EvilDomo]

filthyKoRnySoaD wrote:

LOL! daron is a stooge. of course SOAD will eventually get back together. until then, i'll continue to live in Toxicity. but if they take too long, i'm gonna staRt a mother-flippin riot. who's with me?!

I'm in. I still have to see them live!

[2late2know]

On the bright side everyone can remember them as a great band. It isn't like they had quit because they weren't getting any recoginition. Hell i my opinion they were always amazing. So if there was ever a time for SOAD to quit this would be it. It seems that they were just at their prime so this will help me remember them for the amazing band they always were

[rebreh]

GuitarHero0715 wrote:

Darons always been a douchebag, if SOAD never get back together its because of Daron.

Wouldn't it be Serj. He was the guy that went solo

[Lumeister]

I see a lot of angry fans at Serj's next gig.

I also see John and Shavo very pissed off that Serj and Daron are the center of this.

[webbtje]

rebreh wrote:

GuitarHero0715 wrote:

Darons always been a douchebag, if SOAD never get back together its because of Daron.

Wouldn't it be Serj. He was the guy that went solo

He went solo after the hiatus was announced.

Daron was always an egotistical dick, and H/M were basically his solo albums anyway.

[Macabre_Turtle]

His message here wasn't really that they're broken up. It's just that they haven't made any plans yet. But, very few people go on hiatus PLANNING on when or how new stuff will take place.

[Macabre_Turtle]

webbtje wrote:

rebreh wrote:

GuitarHero0715 wrote:

Darons always been a douchebag, if SOAD never get back together its because of Daron.

Wouldn't it be Serj. He was the guy that went solo


He went solo after the hiatus was announced.

Daron was always an egotistical dick, and H/M were basically his solo albums anyway.

Daron wrote more lyrics than usual on H/M, but not nearly as much as Serj, and he has always written 90% of the music, so no. They're not basically his solo albums.

[Macabre_Turtle]

LucasGtrGod wrote:

True_Pentagore wrote:

I'm actually not that surprised being that most band breakups always start with someone's side project. Oh well, another band lost.

And four more gained :

Serj solo... Scars On Broadway... Achozen (who I am in no way looking forward to).... fourth?

[-[NiL]-]

I saw this coming, by a long shot. I want those guys to do what makes them happy. If they don't want to be in SOAD, I won't cry over it. Can't really say that I like any of these side projects/solo records I've heard thus far.

[sinterpol]

ha ha ha ha

[afrothunder666]

Seth Shadows wrote:

SCORE!

SOAD were awful.

I agree.

[Altered_Life]

Lol.. This is either true, or its like KISS. "We're gonna stop" then 4 years later "We're gonna do one reunion tour" and 2 years after that "This will be our last tour" and then 2 years later "Nope we'll tour just this last time" then "We're done" then 2 years later "Hey! Let's do one more Tour" Lol...

[Behzad93]

Oh no...

[noahray]

good, their last two albums were a disgrace to their name.

their side projects are turning out to be just as bad . i admit that "toxicity" is one of the best nu metal albums of all time, though.

[JordanRiding]

They will get back together. Daron is just so into what he's currently doing, that he's gone and said something thats a bit too over the top, all artists do it.

They will be back, it may take years, but they will do what they want to do and then all come together. I'm intruiged as to what Daron has up his sleeve.

[z4twenny]

i'm quite pleased to have seen SOAD at metallica summer sanitarium years ago, i got to see 'chop suey' before the album even came out. it was pretty sweet.

[dumbassclan]

why the hell do all the good bands go..... its a shame to see soad gone. but hopefully serj tankian can come out with some killer albums lol atleast elect the dead was good. but soad was my favorite band for the longest time. owell hope this is all a misunderstanding

[soadrocker301]

GuitarHero0715 wrote:

Darons always been a douchebag, if SOAD never get back together its because of Daron.

exactly, its always the one dumbass, just like phil from pantera. great singer, broke up pantera though

Checked/De-Spammed/Warned.

[Krimson_Magnus]

Macabre_Turtle wrote:

webbtje wrote:

rebreh wrote:

GuitarHero0715 wrote:

Darons always been a douchebag, if SOAD never get back together its because of Daron.

Wouldn't it be Serj. He was the guy that went solo


He went solo after the hiatus was announced.

Daron was always an egotistical dick, and H/M were basically his solo albums anyway.


Daron wrote more lyrics than usual on H/M, but not nearly as much as Serj, and he has always written 90% of the music, so no. They're not basically his solo albums.

No wonder why Mezmerize and Hypnotize weren't that great, especially Hypnotize. That was a sad excuse for an S.O.A.D. album.

I'm sure they'll get back together or play a reunion tour like Rage did.

[metallee923]

No more SOAD... *screams*

[Andras5soul]

i guess thats a shame.. I'm not a huge fan but its not great when a talented group of unique musicians split. woulda loved to see them live atleast once. thats life.

[Joey Radical]

This does not affect me in any way.

[Mud Martian]

They'll eventually get together again, but I certainly don't want them to. They should've stopped when they put out Steal This Album!. Serj Tankian can't sing anymore, Daron Malakian can't sing period, Shavo hates bass and John Dolmayan is way too good for System of a Down. I still love the bands music, it was an inspiration for me. But their last two albums, Mezmerize / Hypnotize, while very creative, mostly sucked. One or two memorable songs. Lonely Day was a ****ing joke and I swear they only did it to sell more records. I hope they all stay with their own projects... and leave System to history.

[lefthandman9876]

To be fair hypnotise was so apaullingly bad i can see why they dont want to get back together, if they made another hypnotise id be really dissapointed

maybe its for the best.

[meltfireisland]

MegaRon wrote:

Yes, I haven't heard the whole, "We'll never play again," spiel before. *Cough*Pink Floyd*Cough* *Cough*Led Zeppelin*Cough* *Cough*Rage Against the Machine*Cough* I'm sure if we get another bad president, System of a Down will return.

+1

[dirtymexican863]

Mud Martian wrote:

They'll eventually get together again, but I certainly don't want them to. They should've stopped when they put out Steal This Album!. Serj Tankian can't sing anymore, Daron Malakian can't sing period, Shavo hates bass and John Dolmayan is way too good for System of a Down. I still love the bands music, it was an inspiration for me. But their last two albums, Mezmerize / Hypnotize, while very creative, mostly sucked. One or two memorable songs. Lonely Day was a ****ing joke and I swear they only did it to sell more records. I hope they all stay with their own projects... and leave System to history.

IDK, I still think Serj can sing, but I do agree about the albums. Their first 3 were great, their last two (sides a handful of songs) were pretty terrible.

[adslam3]

not bad news in my book...now if we can get serj to stop..hmmm

[Klayy]

electricinferno wrote:

tbh serj's stuff sounds very close to SOAD so I'm happy aslong as he keeps on making music.

same here

[ComradSputnik]

Meh, when they'll feel the need for big money they will reunite.

[Thienskater]

ohwell their new stuff wwasn't as good as their older stuff.

[carlsbad]

Serj Tankian>System of a Down>Scars on broadway
End of discussion

[ComradSputnik]

carlsbad wrote:

Serj Tankian>System of a Down>Scars on broadway
End of discussion

WTF you haven't heard sob yet

[sadSTATUE]

:-(

[Epic_Name]

They should've stopped right after Toxicity.

[JMXW]

i saw serj last night opening for foo fighters in philly, and he wasnt anything special. his new stuff sounds just like SOAD, but a few of the songs are pretty solid.

[dirtymexican863]

ComradSputnik wrote:

carlsbad wrote:

Serj Tankian>System of a Down>Scars on broadway
End of discussion WTF you haven't heard sob yet

While that's true, Daron's gonna be singing, so it can't be good.

[Whiskky]

Mud Martian wrote:

They'll eventually get together again, but I certainly don't want them to. They should've stopped when they put out Steal This Album!. Serj Tankian can't sing anymore, Daron Malakian can't sing period, Shavo hates bass and John Dolmayan is way too good for System of a Down. I still love the bands music, it was an inspiration for me. But their last two albums, Mezmerize / Hypnotize, while very creative, mostly sucked. One or two memorable songs. Lonely Day was a ****ing joke and I swear they only did it to sell more records. I hope they all stay with their own projects... and leave System to history.

Get out of my mind! +1 to all that.

[rebofthetemple]

WTF you haven't heard sob yet

Assuming its Daron singing, i agree with the arrangement.
God i hope SOAD gets back together in the near future, I wanna see them live at least once in my life

[Heat-13]

NOOOOO!!!!!

(falls on knees and clries to the skies... turns blue from lack of oxygen... and falls over...)


seriously this sucks...

but on a positive note.. scars on broadway mite be good

[Shaned]

yeah dude i gotta see these guys live atleast once

by 2015 they should hopefully reunite

[travislausch]

imnobedhead wrote:

It is true that they started out as an awesome band but don't you guys think that their "double-album" kind of showed how bad their group dynamic had gotten?

Just because Serj gave up the mic to Daron more? :P

I dunno, I think they were better as a group on the last couple albums.

[sugarrr]

NONONO! FUCK! Scars better be good.

[mosh_rocker2006]

I won't believe it's totally over until all the members of SOAD prove to me it is by each of them saying "SOAD is no more" but until then...i still will cling onto that glimmer of hope.

[strat0blaster]

I'd rather listen to Serj's stuff than System of a Daron. His ego is out of control, and though I liked SOAD, what Daron did with Hypnotize/Mezmerize was awful, and telling everyone in the band what to play and how to play it is like a dictatorship. Fine by me - I'm happily a Serj Tankian fan.

[seekmetal]

No System Of A Down Reunion... thank **** for that!

[distortion4116]

when they're wallets start getting thin they'll probably do a reunion tour or whatever lol

[riggdaddy2k5]

that makes me a sad panda. so long for a hiatus. maybe they'll do a reunion tour 15-20 years from now.

[DustyDude!]

NO! !! :'( system cant be gone forever!!!! ill just not be a happy person anymore....(not saying that i am anywayas) but.....FUCK YOU BARON >

[otherkid]

No! This can't happen, g*d damnit. Tosicity is agrubably one of the best solid rock albums ever. They need to do something else

[imjq87]

If Daron's solo stuff is like Lonely Day then I don't think I'll care.

Elect The Dead was good-ish, though sometimes it was funny when it wasn't supposed to be.

At least I got to seem SOAD twice.

[Vanhanen]

To bad...

[imjq87]

*see

[fts666]

lol blink 182 number 2

[OutrightChamp]

This is the result of Daron being so egotistical. His ego got in the way of their last two albums and now it is forcing the break-up of the band.

[stratupyourass]

i think he wants to be shot on stage like dimebag.

[sebbsmith]

Seth Shadows wrote:

SCORE!

SOAD were awful.

Finally, someone who doesn't kiss this band's ass.

[_A.D.I.D.A.S._]

God Dammit! I was just learning some soad songs too!!!

[radioplay]

fts666 wrote:

lol blink 182 number 2

only SOAD was way,way better

dont get me wrong i like most of blink's music....but this news just ruined my day...maybe my week

i love SOAD

[Jastul]

bummer, I really like their work

[FiveStarMotel]

Well thank god I got to see them live but still i hope they get back together even itf it takes two orthree years or whatver....this sucks SOAD is one fo the greatest bands ever.

[RockAddict311]

Dude, All of their stuff was solid...I've never heard a SOAD I didn't like. I recently had gotten into their music alot more than I had before and now their coming to an end.

[metalgirl0]

This band will always live anyways, they made great work.

[Drewski09]

NO!!!! *passes out from holding breathe for a system reunion*

[dimebagsmygod]

Oh no, what a shame.

[geawf]

thank god

[Wratheh]

OutrightChamp wrote:

This is the result of Daron being so egotistical. His ego got in the way of their last two albums and now it is forcing the break-up of the band.

Yeah probably, although something is nagging at the back of my head saying that, knowing Daron, it likely means a reunion is imminent. Have you heard Daron at interviews? He never takes them seriously/gives straight answers.

And to the flamers, how would you like it if one of your favourite bands split up permanently? Grow up and appreciate music, SOAD may musically just be powerchords but they use them well and Serj/Daron have great voices for the style. Now gtfo if you still hate SOAD.

[Fatally Jon]

If you read the liner notes for all of their albums, Serj wrote most of "System of a Down", about half of "Toxicity", and just one song each off of "Hypnotize/Mezmerize".
So to me, it seems that Daron was just writing himself more and more into the spotlight of the band.
Maybe I'm being unfair, but a lot of the turmoil with the hiatus seemed to stem from Daron, not from Serj.

[Rockford_rocks]

NOOOOO!

*cries*

[Mr.Garreth]

electricinferno wrote:

tbh serj's stuff sounds very close to SOAD so I'm happy aslong as he keeps on making music.

+1

[humpacow6]

this ruined my day...SOAD must reunite! jesus commands it

[uberphreak]

Fuck.

Never saw them live.... they'd better at least do a farewell tour or something.

[Jackolas]

Another one bites the dust.. bhm bhm bhm!

[restless_thrash]

Klayy wrote:

adslam3 wrote:

not bad news in my book...now if we can get serj to stop..hmmm


you shut the **** up m8
he's one good musician
what have YOU done for music, eh?

That's a terrible argument. We are the consumer, it's US who buys the albums, and that's what we've done for music. Our opinions are what buy their records.

[restless_thrash]

^ also i don't like the music, but that didn't interfere with my decision.

Checked.

[DreamTheater09]

serjs album was good
darons album better be the shit, or im gonna be one of the passed out blue fans...

[SOAD_RuLez4E]

****! My big dream was see they playing his songs but well, my dream ends here..
wathever, they were the best ****ing band ever!!!
I wish they a LOT OF LUCKY!!
_____
SOAD will rocks forever!!
(their songs and they)

[linkrevolver]

ralph wiggum wrote:

shame... i really like their old stuff, toxicity was a solid album

yea, fisrt 3 albums was great
H/M was so dissapointing

im glad they wont b together again
and everyone who is getin into their music shold listen to the 3 fisrt abums, cuz real old fans hate H/M

[Lewisbeech]

Fuck YOU daron. Do NOT abandon your fans that have taken you to where you are now. Stupid...

I'll get the official word tonight from an inside guy

[Shread_6009]

This isn't exactly news. this article says that
a. it might be awhile if they get together
b. they might not get back together.

this is all stuff that came up 2 years ago when they went on hiatus. plus, i belive in SOAD, there all great, they didn't have some bloody feuds or break-up, there just dealing with there own shit right now. plus, why do they call Daron the "former" SOAD guitarist? there only on hiatus, not a break-up

[sowhat360]

MegaRon wrote:

Yes, I haven't heard the whole, "We'll never play again," spiel before. *Cough*Pink Floyd*Cough* *Cough*Led Zeppelin*Cough* *Cough*Rage Against the Machine*Cough* I'm sure if we get another bad president, System of a Down will return.

once all their solo projects die down and they need more money, they'll reunite.....that daron guy seems like a major ego case

[BackSeatSuicide]

Good, they sux since their first album anyways. and Serj's solo project is lame too. Just my opinion tho.

[AnimatedHand]

damn it

[earl_j13]

[NoiseBox]

Rather depressing... They had some good material and they were killer live. I won't hold my breath, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're playing together on a limited status within the next couple years.

[Dead_End]

MegaRon wrote:

Yes, I haven't heard the whole, "We'll never play again," spiel before. *Cough*Pink Floyd*Cough* *Cough*Led Zeppelin*Cough* *Cough*Rage Against the Machine*Cough* I'm sure if we get another bad president, System of a Down will return.

+1, i really hope they get together again sometime =/

[Marley167]

filthyKoRnySoaD wrote:

LOL! daron is a stooge. of course SOAD will eventually get back together. until then, i'll continue to live in Toxicity. but if they take too long, i'm gonna staRt a mother-flippin riot. who's with me?!

ME!
Toxicity was an amazing album and every song on it was great!

[Guitar_Poet]

good band, but it doesnt bother me that theyre not going to be writing anything else. i dont see why people cant just let a band go... geez.

i didnt like m/h that much either, but there were a couple decent songs. the first three albums were far superior, mezmerise was just okay, and hypnotize was really lacking. however, considering they wrote three solid albums before that, im not going to concentrate on their last efforts.

it was great while it lasted, but they couldnt do it forever...

[Styx]

They're only good album was toxicity!!! And Daron sounded like a total jackass in those comments.

[TDAJGuitarist]

Seth Shadows wrote:

SCORE!

SOAD were awful.

HAHA!
I agree!

[Dog454]

Bah, after Toxicity I started losing interest in SOAD. I mean, Mezmerize was alright, but I just couldn't get into Hypnotize at all. Then they went and said "Fuck heavy metal" at Ozzfest 06' and said the only bands we needed to listen to were them and a few other bands. That was the point at which I just said "**** em"

[sk8rMeTaLhEaD27]

yay! they suck anyway!

[.6.bullets.]

couldn't have said it better myself

So much to say here...First of all, I want to defend Daron. He seems a bit obtuse, and maybe a little self centered, but you have to see things his way. Daron wrote almost everything in SOAD. Melody, harmony, a lot of the lyrics, guitars/bass/any other non-drum instrument ever involved, was all his doing. But he very rarely got credit for it. Serj was/is credited as the soul of SOAD. However, any person with some musical tact will notice that Serj's solo career sounds like SOAD, but is nowhere near it as far as instruments go. Serj will always sound like SOAD because his voice is so prolific. But if people stop and listen to the actual music, they would realize how bland and generic the instruments sound. Daron wrote all of that stuff, all the weird, offbeat, dark sounding riffs and tunes.

To me, Serj will never be up to par, but to the public, who is 90% about the singer anyways, I guess they wont have any problem forgetting about the other 3 members of SOAD. Daron knows this and he's a little bitter because he forged so much of SOAD's sound.

Second....How can you say Daron is doing a bad job? He hasn't finished anything yet. You haven't heard any Scars on Broadway. No one has as far as I know. You can't judge his music yet....don't be foolish.

Third...not having much to do with Daron...SOAD did not leave the world on a "high note". SOAD's first 3 albums were all spectacular....and faced a big decline with Hypnotize/Mesmerize. It's a shame too, because people are going to remember "Lonely Day" when they should be remembering "Sugar" and "Aerials". All of their title album stuff never got the recognition it deserved, and I bet if the placement of the albums were reversed, SOAD would be extremely popular today, and might even still be together.

Serj's solo stuff is fine, but Daron's work in SOAD is way beyond Elect the Dead, imo.
Not anything wrong with Serj though, he's got a good voice.

[horandago]

system of a down is my favourite band and daron was my favourite member, but now i think he's a CUNT.
He's probaby the only 1 that wanted to quit and i am pissed off at him! >

[Metal_deth_90]

its cool because the solo projects rock.....i love serj's new cd it rules.....and Scars on Broadway is amazing

[Reages]

Royal_Guitarist wrote:

lol that's great new. Piece of shit band.

i couldnt agree more ;D

[KingCheesehead]

...until their side projects get washed out after a single or two and they realize they need money. That's how I see it.

[rock3rath3art]

Well, this ****in blows.

[AdamOnDrums]

arh man this sucks!

[The_Seventh_Sin]

lol man, iwas just wonderin 2day if their makin another album..damn this sucks

[LeviW]

uberphreak wrote:

Fuck.

Never saw them live.... they'd better at least do a farewell tour or something.

They did a farewell tour, it was called ozzfest 2006. I used to love SOAD but their last show ever, in West Palm sucked some ballsack.

[SOADwannabe]

OMFG I'm gonna an hero!!!11!

seriously guys, we all knew they weren't getting back togeter

[LewisMasonx]

MegaRon wrote:

Yes, I haven't heard the whole, "We'll never play again," spiel before. *Cough*Pink Floyd*Cough* *Cough*Led Zeppelin*Cough* *Cough*Rage Against the Machine*Cough* I'm sure if we get another bad president, System of a Down will return.

LOL! True that +1

[stratupyourass]

without serj...daron is nothing

[ZAxel]

damn. they were one of my favorites. luckily, i got to see them on their mezmerize tour. i had front row side, right near shavo. it was awesome. i bet it was daron that was the biggest cause behind the breakup. ever since he started singing regularly, i didn't like him

[metalhead_pyro]

Early Cuyler wrote:

^^^ exactly MegaRon...

give it 5 years..

i give them until the next election

[GoAway333]

Best news all year, so far.

[Metal_Militia15]

What the ****? This didn't say anything. He just said whats always been said. We know there wont be anything for a really long time. He didn't say that there is 'no system of down reunion', like this article is titled. This is a load of crap, sorry UG, but you've sunken down to the levels of gossip and trash.

[master_ofmetal]

yyyyyeeeeesssss Im tired of hearng about these soad fans saying that there one of the heaviest bands

[Mikke]

I hope they do get back togheter

[redsoxmb545]

SOAD is NOT definitely over. Both Daron and Serj have said while the hiatus is indefinite, a reunion is more than possible, it is probable. This article is twisting Daron's words. He's focusing on SOB now, but a SOAD reunion is possible, just not in the immediate future.

[blaze2thekings]

ill believe they wont get together again....when im on my death bed 50+ years from now and still havent seem them live again. like RATM, Van Halen, Zeppelin, all it takes is time.

[Phoenix_24Leas]

MegaRon wrote:

Yes, I haven't heard the whole, "We'll never play again," spiel before. *Cough*Pink Floyd*Cough* *Cough*Led Zeppelin*Cough* *Cough*Rage Against the Machine*Cough* I'm sure if we get another bad president, System of a Down will return.

Cough drop?

[masterohumans]

klaheto wrote:

No more SOAD? Why the heck not! Dont they know that they're going to sell millions of records and sell out arenas again if they re-unite? Man this sucks.....
::stomps off::

its not always about money

[reelbigfish432]

Cough drop?

lol

[Mikke]

Doesn't the texkt say that they dont have anything planned right now? Doesn't that mean that they still could be giving out more albums but they will come back later after finishing up the solo albums?

[stumaster18]

System of a Down would have been alright if Darren didn't turn into a huge egotistical whiny baby..he just HAD to start singing in almost every song. bring back old SOAD.

[Shredder Guitar]

hes always been such a pessimist.

[Year Zero]

Bull-shit this is just Darron being a stubborn ass as usual. Everyones doing there own thing right now and Darron's just bitter. All it'll take is a simple phone call from Serj (the reasonable one) and they'll be back.

[Cied Shredder]

in my honest opinion, good riddance. i've always hated the band.

[NNoodleNose]

I am thoroughly upset. = /

[Metal_Rich]

Haha, they'll be back. In 10 year or so :V.

[herbouvian]

doesn't bother me

[guitargirl_15]

Man i really hope they get back together, they are an awesome band!!! each member is great but all together thay rock.

[richgray5]

soad has ran its course. Who really wants to hear Serj's ridiculous vocals? I didnt even know they broke up....but after the last album(s) who can blame them. Some of the worst songs I have ever heard. Serj solo? Please give my ears a break. Maybe bc i live next to Glendale, and most every Armenian I know either grew up with Daron, or is related to Serj....haha

...and belive it or not, they could not sell out arenas anymore if they wanted to. They dont have that kind of drawing power anymore. Thats what happens when you start writing crappy music.

[Warchest]

Thank god

[Xbloody_rosesX]

this saddens me,
i never got a chance to see them. x[

[Wayward Sean]

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who love SOAD, and those who hate them. I love them and hope they someday get back together. I am glad, however, that they are giving themselves time to take their own creative paths.

[tavi620]

well if any of you want to see any of their concerts it goes something like this.....

"Hey everyone, I hate the government and you should too! Here's why.....blah blah.....the government is an evil organization, they kill babies blah.....Now we're going to play War Pigs....I mean BYOB! (Cus it's the same f***** song!!!! Literally, look at the lyrics and just compare. Too bad War Pigs is a good song and BYOB is utter shit instrumentally)"

I really liked these guys a LOT when Toxicity came out. Then Steal This Album came out...it was still pretty good, but a bit of a dropoff. I think there was something after that and their most recent one, but I can't remember. But the M/H album came out and it was basically them talking out their asses about anything they saw on the news or in general and sucked sooooo hard at Ozzfest '06. I don't think the music industry would mourn a loss if they never got back together

[piff665]

They'll get back together im sure. Just give the band members time to get their own material out there. I'm sure after that there may be a reunion.

[Joel Uber Pwner]

This is truly a sad day in music. In my opinion. Long Live SOAD

[guth]

THAT BLOWS system was amazing god damn that just ruined my day

[August_Burns]

ns9977a wrote:

Better that they went out at the top of their game. It's a shame to see a great band peter out ("In Through the Out Door" anyone?).

Dude, I don't know what the **** you're smoking, but mezmorize and hypnotize were complete shit compared to their old stuff.

[roarinflames]

LeviW wrote:

uberphreak wrote:

Fuck.

Never saw them live.... they'd better at least do a farewell tour or something.

They did a farewell tour, it was called ozzfest 2006. I used to love SOAD but their last show ever, in West Palm sucked some ballsack.

actually it was in auburn i believe

that was where daron walked off stage

[TheDisturbed78]

Daron is one ugly mother ****er

[Psycho4SOAD]

Arrggghhh!

No SoaD?



*commits suicide*

[Arkenzel]

um so bad.. i love soad :S well another band to hear ..

[murdoc66]

i hate them now

[Shredder666]

It's too bad, but at least they left us with two amazing albums. I think if they released any more material it won't be as good as Mezmerize or Hypnotize.

[drainyou_sweden]

nohooo =( why darren? why?

[DP_SF_DTX_RATM]

Man, I'm gunna miss them....I wanted them to go out with something better than Hypnotise.

[stonersandwich]

Damn, that sucks. Everything they ever did was great. Hopefully Scars On Broadway will be as good as Serj's stuff. I have no hope for Achozen or what ever Shavo's project is called.

Real shame.

[Vinnie9]

Damn.

['Leviathan']

I never really liked SOAD, but this is a shame. They were a solid band.

[Illigx]

Good thing I got to see them live about a dozen times before they broke up. Went to go see Serj at a private showing by invite only last week in NYC, probably about 300 people there in a smaller venue, very cool show, and it was nice sitting down with him and the musicians afterwards and talking about the direction he's going with his music. Its a blessing in a way for the musical world that their not together. They made the right decision, they made a huge mark on modern music, and are one of few bands that have come out recently that are not like every other band out there. They did their thing, did it well, and now all the rest of them are off doing there own thing, and each doing theirs just as well. It is an important step in the evolution of music, and definitely refreshing.

[bass_master23]

too bad i really was starting to like them <