Toxicity by System of a Down

Pros: Ferocious mix of crazy, epic, and political
Cons: Repetition

Sometimes, just when you think popular music is in a state of stale predictablity, along comes a band that's way too weird for the mainstream yet somehow makes it big.  A perfect example is System of a Down's 2001 sophomore album ...

Pros: VERY unusual. But VERY fresh. Insightful. Unique.
Cons: Repetition.

Admittedly, Armenian-American metalheads System of a Down are.... one of a kind. The nu-metal movement--- that parade of banal 1990-redux whiners--- has, like the alt-rock boom a decade ago, been given a stupid name--- "grunge," in last decade's case--- ...

Pros: political, powerful and poignant
Cons: constant repeated lyrics, and that's it

Back in 1999, an upstart hard rock/metal quartet took radio by storm on the strength of a single called Sugar. It was one of those songs you either loved or hated from the get-go. I was in the camp of the latter. I hated that song with a furious...

Pros: Every song is "the one you skip to."
Cons: It works poorly as an entire album, and Dolmayan goes quiet.

Following the underground mole-people insanity emanated from the brilliance that was System of a Down, the likewise-named band follows up their self-titled debut with a metallic masterpiece that will forever place them on the metal map, known by ...

Pros: Some sheer brilliance.
Cons: Some sheer PATHETIC, TEENY-BOPPING SH*T.

Dear System of a Down, Your first self-titled album, I must admit, kicked a lot of @$$. It had powerful, emotional riffs, very little mixing (we all know how much I like that), and an unproduced, heartfelt, we-love-our-music sound. Then, people heard ...

Pros: awesome musicianship; strong vocals; a rock-your-socks-off approach
Cons: Repetition may be a negligible issue.

Back in 1998, politically oriented Armenian System of a Down released a truly unique and original set of rock songs in a self-titled debut. This album spawned a bit of attention with two singles, but never reached any high level of popularity with a ...

Pros: It will annoy your parents
Cons: It will probably annoy you, too.

I've been meaning to write a review of this for quite a while now (hence the title). The reason being that even when I first got this album at somewhere around age 14, even then I couldn't figure out what the big deal was about this band, or why so many ...

Pros: Hard-hitting, political and extremely creative
Cons: A few crapped up songs, repetition

Firstly I was introduced to System by their song called “Spiders.” This song had appeared in their debut self titled album and after picking that album up I just couldn’t let go. Extremely melodious vocals from front man Serj Tankian had got ...

Pros: Unique Lyrics. Good songs. Some funny parts. Creative.
Cons: Gets boring after a while.

Around 1999, I was upstairs in my brothers room when he turned on his CD player and turned on the Sugar. That was when I first heard these guys. I did get into this song, and for some reason I liked the bands name. I then listened to their first CD, and...

Pros: Weird music that's a nice touch from the normal.
Cons: Practically not a thing.

It was only a few years ago that my friend told me to watch out for a song on the radio titled "Sugar". It seems a new band hit town, and was taking storm quickly. Having never listened to the song before, to me, I had no idea what to expect. That was...

Pros: a nice swerve from current hard rock, nice and fast, Tankian's very talented voice
Cons: tends to sound the same

Have you been stricken with the modern music blues? Have bands like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit got you down? Fear not, for System of a Down has the cure for what ales you, in the form of Toxicity.. The boys from Armenia's sophomore...

Pros: Pretty much everything
Cons: The stupid hidden track thing at the end of "Aerials". Nothing else, though.

This was my first album by System Of A Down and it definetly won't be my last (just as soon as I get Steal This Album and whenever they come out with a new one).Once I heard their 3 hit songs, Chop Suey, Toxicity and ...

Pros: Mature, focused effort.
Cons: Couple of clunkers

Back in 1998 I saw a new video on MTV for a little-known band called "System Of A Down", that video was "Sugar". It was a pretty good track. Vaugely political while at the same time having a fun, campy atmosphere to it. The lead singer looking like a...

Pros: A solid follow-up, very enjoyable.
Cons: Not as original as it could've been.

System of a Down made a huge splash with their slow-burning self-titled debut album two years ago, and their following has been chomping at the bit ever since to see what this zany heavy rock band would come out with next. The new album, ...

Pros: great tracks.brilliant lyrics. political engagement.
Cons: a bit short.the cover

System of a Down formed in 1996 in Los Angeles. It is the complex, explosive and subtle mix of four Armenian guys: Serj Tankian (vocals), Daron Malakian (guitars), Shavo Odadjian (bass) and John Dolmayan (drums). In 1998, SOAD published their first...