Scars On Broadway Announce Debut Release, Artwork Revealed

Scars On Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, both best known for their work in the multi-Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning band System Of A Down, has signed with Interscope Records and will see their self-titled debut released on July 29.

Check out the album's cover, revealed exclusively on Ultimate-Guitar.com.

With Malakian sitting in the Scars' producer chair, he and Dolmayan entered the studio last September, recorded nearly two-dozen songs for the album, and then whittled down the final track listing to 14 songs.

Many of the Scars On Broadway songs had their genesis years ago. "I like to let my songs marinate over time, that helps determine which ones speak to me the loudest," explained Malakian. Malakian, who penned or co-penned SOAD classics such as "Aerials," "Chop Suey!," "Hypnotize," and "B.Y.O.B.", wrote the Scars songs mostly on keyboards and a drum machine. On the new scars material Malakian injects more rock than metal, citing influences from Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Neil Young.

Different from the chaotic/alt/metal sound of SOAD, the Scars tracks are more song-based and showcase Malakian's varied writing style, from the simmering rock sound of "World Long Gone" to the melodic yet desolate "Universe." On the politically-tinged "3005," Malakian proves he is still as provocative as ever with the lyric, "Let's clap our hands for the president and Jesus Christ/And don't forget Charles Manson..." And "They Say," the first track leaked to the public, is heavy, but in more of a 1970s punk fashion. Some of the other confirmed tracks include "Enemy," "Stoner Hate," "Babylon," and "Cute Machines."

Scars On Broadway has already played a handful of live shows, including Coachella 2008, where the Los Angeles Times singled them out as "one of the festival's hottest highlights." They also opened for Metallica at an L.A. benefit gig - SPIN said that their set "made it clear how little System's hiatus has dulled each man's hyperactive creativity." Scars plans to tour extensively to support the new album.

Comments

[DarkBlueIce]

this is going to freakin rock!

[Gein]

The cover looks pretty dodgy.

Looking forward to this, though.

[mikko_9119]

i hope breaking up system of a down was worth it... otherwise that was a waste

[Chuck Norriss]

if this album is not good, i am going to roundhouse kick someone

[travd92]

eh, the cover art isn't all that impressive. it just seems kinda like a silly photoshopped picture.

[Sober_god]

The cover sucks but then again who gives a F about the cover. The music should be better than serj's work

[Moggan13]

Scars On Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan

Nein. Daron wasn't frontman. Serj is/was and always will be in my eyes personally.
I'll probably buy the album anyway. Sounds good.

[George W Bush]

I am your president and i approve this cd

[ComradSputnik]

Hope they come to Europe

[belkobass]

sounds good. cant wait for the relalese.

[Martindecorum]

serj solo was a let down for me hope this can be better and worth the sacrifice of what was great, soad

[PhoenixLivesInP]

Moggan13 wrote:

Scars On Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan
It's talking about frontman of SoB... But, I think, Malakian was a frontman of SOAD too!
Nein. Daron wasn't frontman. Serj is/was and always will be in my eyes personally.
I'll probably buy the album anyway. Sounds good.

[lzrdsixsix6]

kick ass....i love "they say"

[MoshMaster101]

I'm looking forward to this, but what an awful front cover.

[Bertallica]

Any one know were to listen to "leaked" track?

[Grimmy101]

I'm not sure if I believe this is real. This cover hasn't been posted on any of their official websites, and I don't understand why it'd be revealed only through UG. I'm curious to see where this was taken from.

[trashbeast]

George W Bush wrote:

I am your president and i approve this cd

you're not my president.

[Red33]

"They say" was kind of a disappointment, so I really don't expect much from this album.

[superunknown4]

Any one know were to listen to "leaked" track?

www.myspace.com/scarsonbroadway

[VertigoViking]

Nein. Daron wasn't frontman. Serj is/was and always will be in my eyes personally.
I'll probably buy the album anyway. Sounds good.

he is the frontman in Scars on Broadway

[manutd4lyf]

When are they going to learn that them and Serj are best when they work together? This album may be OK, but nothing near as good as System's albums were.

[renegadepancake]

Jesus, that "They Say" song is awful.

[fiftysteps]

I listened to one of their songs right now, I hope their whole album isn't as low par as this.

[disturbedidiot]

meh,it can never be as good as system. serj was a let down too!
though i think serj will always do much better than daron.

[Glam-Hammer]

mikko_9119 :
i hope breaking up system of a down was worth it... otherwise that was a waste

Of course, breaking up SOAD was worth it.

[asfastasdark]

They Say is awesome, I can't wait to get the album... Daron has always been one of my favorite guitarists/singers, and this is just awesome... Never as good as System though.

[themightymitch]

i cant wait to get mu sweaty palms on this motha'trucka

[zakske]

I listened to one of their songs right now, I hope their whole album isn't as low par as this.

I guess you've heard they say, but if you've heard their live songs, you'll notice that they say isn't like any other of their songs.

[Rukasu Rindu]

This is what i think.. Daron thinks Scars will be a big hit.. And if it dosen't become a big hit, he'll try to reform SOAD just for the money.. I've never liked Daron, just his way of making music, but never him as he appear as a person.. =/ Seems greedy someway. ;o That's just my opinion. =P I'm waiting for this album aswell, but i just hope it fails BIG TIME so SOAD might get another chance or something.. Lol. I'm stupid, f*ck me. ;o

[njc3190]

the reason people do solo albums is to do what they personally want - daron and john are doin this for themselves not the fans and so did serj! just because theyre from SOAD doesnt mean you have to like it and most importantly its not meant to be like soad!

[Metallicaloveu]

About bloody time we got some decent info on this! Cant wait for a tour!

[RabidBeaver]

I don't like the red int he bottom color other than that its cool. I cant wait for this

[Mikke]

Cool

[potatoguitar]

Sweet! It's Being Released On My Birthday!

Though TBH This Is The First I've Heard Of This Band :S

[TheReverend724]

i saw them live and in my opinion they were shit
scars sound like a crappy version of soad with only darons vocals (which i dont care for)
all the songs sounded the same
it may be that i already wasnt looking forward to seeing them (they opened for metallica) but i hope the cd will actually be enjoyable and not as bad as i think it will be
john was great on drums though

[tkennedy]

Metallicaloveu wrote:

About bloody time we got some decent info on this! Cant wait for a tour!

They have toured. Quite a bit.

I love SOAD and idolize Daron, but what I've heard of this is shit...

[magnum1117]

George W Bush wrote:

I am your president and i approve this cd

no you are not. i live in mexico dummy. :P

the cover looks like cheap photoshop to me, but im interested in music not in album covers.

[ChuckNorris81]

Chuck Norriss wrote:

if this album is not good, i am going to roundhouse kick someone

lol same here man, same here

[CradleofBodom89]

System is my fav band so im looking forward to this but so far its not what i expected

[benenov]

someone sent me the KROQ weenie roast where they played. and I think it's horrible, the worst of ALL SOAD by far

[|Heretic|]

Question to all of you people who dislike They Say. Do you like the old punk style. If not, thats why you don't. You shouldn't judge the album by one particular track, even if it was chosen by the band to represent the album. They may have picked it for other reasons then its musical brilliance, much like Avenged Sevenfold did with theirs. It may have been released first to express a political view held by Scars. If you are going to judge the band wait until they release their full album before deciding whether they are good or not, coz you'll make a much better and more informed judgment.

[VoodooChild15]

That lyric from 3005 is absolutely terrible. Mentioning potentially controversial topics doesn't make you a good songwriter. This is like that South Park episode with the Manatees. It's like there's a bunch of hot words like Jesus and President and names of serial killers and dictators that they just throw together haphazardly and try to pass it off as an important social/political statement. Bullshit.

[ihatemusic]

|Heretic| wrote:

Question to all of you people who dislike They Say. Do you like the old punk style. If not, thats why you don't. You shouldn't judge the album by one particular track, even if it was chosen by the band to represent the album. They may have picked it for other reasons then its musical brilliance, much like Avenged Sevenfold did with theirs. It may have been released first to express a political view held by Scars. If you are going to judge the band wait until they release their full album before deciding whether they are good or not, coz you'll make a much better and more informed judgment.

Where was the question?

[benenov]

ihatemusic wrote:

|Heretic| wrote:

Question to all of you people who dislike They Say. Do you like the old punk style. If not, thats why you don't. You shouldn't judge the album by one particular track, even if it was chosen by the band to represent the album. They may have picked it for other reasons then its musical brilliance, much like Avenged Sevenfold did with theirs. It may have been released first to express a political view held by Scars. If you are going to judge the band wait until they release their full album before deciding whether they are good or not, coz you'll make a much better and more informed judgment.

Where was the question?

lol?

[megatallica666]

cool i would like to get this.

[LegsOnEarth]

lame artwork if you ask me..

[Jehuty]

George W Bush wrote:

I am your president and i approve this cd

UG is based in Russia.

Think again.

[Shread_6009]

George W Bush wrote:

I am your president and i approve this cd

to be a president you need to be elected

[Shread_6009]

Shread_6009 :
George W Bush wrote:

I am your president and i approve this cd


to be a president you need to be elected

to be president you need to be elected legally

[SchitzoJoe]

Not too impressed with the album art. Looks like something I could whip up in 5 minutes with a couple Photoshop filters and a Text layer.

Still should be a pretty awesome album. Been waiting for this for a while.

[InTheFlesh!]

Influenced by Neil Young and Iggy Pop? Ew.

[jdwilson223]

i saw them in tucson....i had high expectations, but they kinda sucked

[SG Man Forever]

I love SOAD, but "They Say" is total shit.

"Malakian proves he is still as provocative as ever with the lyric, "Let's clap our hands for the president and Jesus Christ/And don't forget Charles Manson..."" That is not a provocative lyric. IT's like calling them a nazi, but not backing it up. Daron's lyrics have never been deep, and he is a less than mediocre singer.

As far as his chops go, he's not terrible, but not anything to get excited about. His melodies in System were what I liked about him, but "They Say" is entirely without them. I'll probably still check it out, but my hopes are not high.

[Heat-13]

woooo! frickin awesome daron and john are legends

[SG Man Forever]

njc3190 wrote:

the reason people do solo albums is to do what they personally want - daron and john are doin this for themselves not the fans and so did serj! just because theyre from SOAD doesnt mean you have to like it and most importantly its not meant to be like soad!

That's all well and good, but to quote Amadeus "If the public doesn't like one's work, one muct accept the fact gracefully."

[Jordmo]

looks s**t

[j-walk]

Is it me or does every album suck? According to all these reviews I read anyway.

[qwerty_555]

Gein wrote:

The cover looks pretty dodgy.

Yeah, it looks like a dude walking out of a TV...or a microwave :S

LOL still looking forward to it though.

[pucci6d6]

George W Bush wrote:

I am your president and i approve this cd

Then I reallllly don't want to listen to it.
Idk how this will turn out since daron's singing, but who knows?

[Systemofacdc09]

SG Man Forever wrote:

njc3190 wrote:

the reason people do solo albums is to do what they personally want - daron and john are doin this for themselves not the fans and so did serj! just because theyre from SOAD doesnt mean you have to like it and most importantly its not meant to be like soad!


That's all well and good, but to quote Amadeus "If the public doesn't like one's work, one muct accept the fact gracefully."

I love you simply because you quoted Amadeus.
Best movie ever.

[SlayerofReality]

Fucking sweet man

[mibe]

this is article is written like a ****ing advertisement.

[ChicNStu0017]

can't wait till this comes out. I have to admit though, I'm disappointed with the cover art.

[0h The Horror]

It's too bad that Serj and Daron are nothing without eachother.

[DP_SF_DTX_RATM]

Moggan13 wrote:

Scars On Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan

Nein. Daron wasn't frontman. Serj is/was and always will be in my eyes personally.
I'll probably buy the album anyway. Sounds good.

eh they both played important parts, but Serj's voic is what established the band, his voice physically and mentally, he wrote all the original lyrics before Daron got all attention *****-ish and wrote a bunch of songs and starting singing too much..

SOB are ok I guess, they're basically Punk

[JRowe3388]

Moggan13 wrote:

Scars On Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan

Nein. Daron wasn't frontman. Serj is/was and always will be in my eyes personally.
I'll probably buy the album anyway. Sounds good.

I'm sure they meant that in terms of this project.

[Bunyip]

Chuck Norriss wrote:

if this album is not good, i am going to roundhouse kick someone

haha

I heard chuck norris impregnates women simply by starring at their chest

[ticklemeemo]

Bunyip wrote:

Chuck Norriss wrote:

if this album is not good, i am going to roundhouse kick someone

haha

I heard chuck norris impregnates women simply by starring at their chest

Sucks to be Chuck Norris then.

Is the art a dude in a club with a gas mask on? Wow.

[Poppa Ducky]

I'm sure by the time someone gets down here they won't wanna read my comments but i'm gonna write them anyways.

From my understanding Serj and Daron worked together to front SOAD. I love "They say" and I think it will be awesome if they got 5 star reviews from all their concerts this far.

Oh and as much as it pains me to say this, it was a good thing they went on hiatus. I look at it like this... Breakups suck but makeup sex.... ohhhhh makeup sex.

[Slipyes]

Moggan13 wrote:

Scars On Broadway, the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan

Nein. Daron wasn't frontman. Serj is/was and always will be in my eyes personally.
I'll probably buy the album anyway. Sounds good.

I might be a bit late on this, but they were talking about Scars, not System. So Daron is the frontman. And by the way, I definitely look forward to this album

checked.

[victomofdaron]

i hope this sob album is better than serjs elect the dead crap..

[schecter_r0cker]

Martindecorum wrote:

serj solo was a let down for me hope this can be better and worth the sacrifice of what was great, soad

Personaly, I loved Serj's stuff reminded me of old system, but when I heard the song S.o.B. Release I think its called they say or sumthing, I was unimpressed

[xXChimairaXx]

OPENED FOR METALLICA!

bull. i went to the KROQ Weenie Roast and they were just on the lineup. Metallica was the final band of the night, but its not a tour. It's just one show, and plus, Metallica would never let a weak band like SOB open for them. Go back to SOAD and do us all a favor.

[One Inch Man]

Oh man, i am looking forward to the album. hope i can see them live!!!

[sebbsmith]

'They Say' reminds me of a Sean Paul song.

[S.D.M.F.]

Should be, hoping it wil be, good! Serj's stuff is a bit weird.. maybe this will makeup for Systems absence.

[Unrulyguitarist]

I was hoping when system brokeup, that the whiney guitar player would disappear. I can't win.

[-Madmax-]

hey i thought "they say" was kinda lame at first but it really grows on you, i bet this album will be pretty awesome, although i agree the cover is a bit mediocre in a wayy...

[BillyThrow]

Scars is going to be great.
But they can`t beat Serj´s record.
It was so different to SOAD and yet it felt so familiar.
But it didn`t rock so much =)
SOB definitely will.

[Pony_Rocker]

dubleyoooo tee eff? there is no fricken way "they say" can be related to punk from the 1970's. to slow. to pussy. to well sung and well played. all nice happy intervals, no dissonance or anything. disgraceful UG

[Glam-Hammer]

if this man is on vocals...then expect a lot of shrieking bull crap.

[ravenouscabbage]

the cover's cool!
scars freakin rock!

[CDoris]

The old punk style definitely isn't my favorite, but i'm still looking forward to hearing the album. I hope the tour comes to my area. I liked Serj's album, and i'm sure this will be good too. It's nice to see what they're like on their own, but that doesn't mean i'm not still wishing for a new SOAD album.

[Eruption_Rocker]

They Say was a little disappointing for me. The song was just a little too repetitive for my taste. I just hope the album offers more. But more than that, I'd prefer the whole project canned or failed and System to return. They're like the Beatles as far as musicians go: THEY NEED EACH OTHER! SERJ, DARON, SHAVO, AND JOHN, REUNITE!

I want to see at least one System show in my life. I just hope it's not too late....*puts hands together in prayer*

[aussie oi!]

i know theyre not supposed to sound like system but none of them have the effect on people like system had as a band, or the meaning that they brought to what is now the ****ed up music industry. the anger that came through systems music was f*cking quality... we want one more album!!!!!