Serj Tankian, lead singer and lyricist for the Grammy Award-winning rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN, has launched his new unmarried and video “A.F. Day” by the use of Gibson Information
The observe, which may also seem on Serj‘s imminent EP titled “Foundations” — due within the fall — suits proper into the singer-songwriter’s canon and his talent to dive immediately into longstanding cultural problems and ideas that experience smoldered to the highest of our day by day truth hard to be stated.
Talking in regards to the new observe, Serj Tankian unearths: “This can be a music I wrote within the early days of SYSTEM OF A DOWN that I by no means launched. Nearly all of the instrumentation and vocals are recordings from that point. Dystopian in temper, it’s a mirrored image of the angst and anti-authoritarian angle I needed to conformity.”
The brand new unmarried and imminent EP kick off a large 12 months for Tankian, which has already observed him unencumber his exhilarating, considerate, and fantastically written debut memoir “Down With The Machine” by the use of Hachette Books, with final e-book occasions in Los Angeles at Barnes and Noble-The Grove Might 21 and at Guide Soup on Might 24.
The 56-year-old Lebanese-born Armenian-American musician and songwriter informed Steel Hammer mag about “Foundations”: “It’s 5 songs. We simply shot 5 movies for it remaining week with individuals of the FCC, my back-up band, which was once in point of fact amusing, and we’re going to place it out in September.”
He added: “The explanation I’m striking it out is that archival nature of writing a e-book made me glance into songs from other classes of time. So one of the crucial songs is from early SYSTEM days, as an example, that I’ve by no means put out, that I’d by no means labored with SYSTEM on. A few the songs are from my early 2007-2008 solo file duration, however didn’t have compatibility the file [‘Elect The Dead’, released in October 2007].
“It’s a captivating retrospective of rock track that I’ve by no means launched from other instances, and it’s known as ‘Foundations’ mainly as it’s the founding of my musical existence,” Serj added. “They’re very attention-grabbing songs, very other from each and every different: one is in point of fact heavy, one is like, in point of fact revolutionary, there’s simply other components to each and every of them. However I feel they paintings in tandem.”
Serj Tankian: A Multifaceted Rockstar and Activist
Past his iconic function as frontman for the Grammy-winning rock band Machine of a Down (SOAD), Serj Tankian is an enchanting pressure on the earth of track, activism, and artwork. Since his 1993 debut at the rock scene, Tankian has enthralled tens of millions of lovers, promoting over 42 million albums international.
Extra Than Only a Rockstar:
Tankian‘s affect extends some distance past the level. This proud Armenian-American is a devoted activist. Along Tom Morello, he co-founded Axis Of Justice, a non-profit that unites musicians, lovers, and grassroots organizations within the battle for social justice.
A Ingenious Powerhouse:
Tankian‘s inventive skills are multifaceted. He composes rankings for movie and tv, showcases his artwork in galleries international, and has even revealed two poetry collections. He’s additionally a filmmaker, serving as government manufacturer on documentaries like “I Am Now not On my own,” which chronicles Armenia’s 2018 revolution and garnered awards at prestigious movie fairs.
Circle of relatives Lifestyles and SOAD:
Tankian stocks his existence along with his spouse and son, dwelling between Los Angeles and New Zealand.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN, although intermittently traveling since their 2011 hiatus, has targeted their recording efforts on humanitarian reasons. Their 2020 singles, “Offer protection to The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz,” receive advantages Armenia within the wake of the Artsakh war, elevating over $600,000 with fan toughen.
Upcoming Presentations:
Catch SYSTEM OF A DOWN co-headlining a one-night-only live performance along DEFTONES at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on August seventeenth.
