Gadget Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has sensationally advised that the band may transfer on with out him must they ever make a selection to take action. The remark, given in an unique interview with Steel Hammer‘s Paul Brannigan of their newest factor, used to be given according to feedback from his bandmate and Gadget drummer John Dolmayan final 12 months, which claimed that Serj “hasn’t sought after to be within the band for a very long time.”
When requested about the ones feedback, Tankian responds: “John manner the arena to me, he’s my brother-in-law, I like him, and I noticed him simply the day prior to this, however there are occasions he’s were given mad and stated fucking shit. And glance, there’s instances I’ve gotten mad and stated fucking shit, too. The choice has all the time been there for the band to transport on with out me, and John is aware of that.
“Finally, to me Gadget Of A Down is past the band, it’s our dating in combination. And it manner extra to me than the band itself, and even the track itself. And that’s arduous for folks, perhaps even folks within the band, to grasp. However, as I noticed from the level at Ill New Global final 12 months, the multi-generational attraction of the track now we have made is mind-blowing, bro. Our track is extra undying than we ever imagined, and that’s the hugest praise for any artist.”
Gadget Of A Down have not launched a brand new studio album in virtually 20 years, regardless of having stayed semi-active as a traveling band in that point. The band surprise-released two new singles, Offer protection to The Land and Genocidal Humanoidz, in 2020, sparking contemporary hopes of a brand new full-length report to apply, however it is nonetheless but to materialise – and most probably by no means will.
Serj Tankian’s new memoir Down With The Gadget is out now. Learn extra from his interview in the most recent factor of Steel Hammer, additionally out now.
