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| Background information | |
| Origin |
Los Angeles, California,
USA |
| Genres |
Alternative metal,
[1]
[2]
Alternative rock,
[3]
Progressive metal,
[4]
Experimental rock,
[3]
Hard rock,
[1]
[2]
Nu Metal,
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9] |
| Years active | 1995 – 2006 (on hiatus) |
| Labels | American, Columbia |
| Members |
Serj Tankian Daron Malakian Shavo Odadjian John Dolmayan |
| Past members | Ontronik Khachaturian |
| Website | www.systemofadown.com |
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| Background information | |
| Origin |
Umeå,
Sweden |
| Genres | Groove metal, Industrial metal, Avant-garde metal, Technical death metal [10] [11] [12] |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
| Members |
Jens Kidman Fredrik Thordendal Mårten Hagström Tomas Haake Dick Lövgren |
| Past members | Gustaf Hielm Peter Nordin Niklas Lundgren |
| Website | Official website |
James Hetfield (solo_singer) | |
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| Birth name | James Alan Hetfield |
| Website | www.metallica.com |
James Hetfield (non_vocal_instrumentalist) | |
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| Birth name | James Alan Hetfield |
| Website | www.metallica.com |
James Hetfield (PapayaWhip) | |
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| Birth name | James Alan Hetfield |
| Website | www.metallica.com |
James Hetfield (white) | |
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| Birth name | James Alan Hetfield |
| Website | www.metallica.com |
James Hetfield (khaki) | |
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| Birth name | James Alan Hetfield |
| Website | www.metallica.com |
- ^ a b http://music.aol.com/artist/system-of-a-down/302874/main
- ^ a b http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifuxqqjldfe
- ^ a b http://www.purevolume.com/systemofadown
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8957307/system_of_a_down
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"System of a Down Biography".
Rockdetector.
2007-02-15. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
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^ Will Hodgkinson (
2003-02-21).
"Songs in the key of C".
Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
Chisholm moves on to some of the nu metal she listens to at the gym, including System of a Down and Linkin Park.
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^ Maria Armoudian (
2003-02-06).
"Rock's axis of activism".
Salon.com. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
Serj Tankian, lead singer of the multiplatinum-selling nu metal band System of a Down...
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"American Recordings/Columbia Records Release Special Limited Edition of System of a Down's #1 Album 'Toxicity'".
PR Newswire.
2002-04-23. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
Toxicity... was named Album Of The Year 2001 by Spin magazine who raved Toxicity is the most ambitious record yet to emerge from the nu metal scene.
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^ Adrien Begrand (
2002-07-25).
"Various Artists: The Pledge of Allegiance Tour".
PopMatters. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
...combining aggro punk with old school metal and the off-kilter sounds of Frank Zappa... I'm not someone who's completely unfamiliar with nu-metal. When it's done well, it's extremely powerful, but few know how to pull it off properly... especially System of a Down's two albums.
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^ Chad Bowar.
"Top 10 Heavy Metal CDs Of 2005 @ About.com: Heavy Metal". Retrieved 2007-06-25.
{{ cite web}}: Check|authorlink=value ( help); External link in|authorlink= - ^ "Band page @ Metal Store". Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ Ben Mitchell. "Review of "Nothing" @ Blender". Retrieved 2007-06-28.