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5 days ago
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Hear Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway's New Song, ‘Killing Spree'
Daron Malakian has strong opinions about what's missing in heavy music today: danger and risk. 'I think you have a generation of fans who are very easily offended,' he tells Rolling Stone. 'Offensiveness and shock should not be taken away from rock music in general.' Those qualities are inherent in 'Killing Spree,' the bloodthirsty first single off Addicted to the Violence, the new album from Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway, due out July 18. 'Insanity/Controlling me,' he sings in the song's chorus, 'Society/The kids are on a killing spree.' Built on manic, strobing guitars and undulating waves of distortion, the music feels both cutting and brutalizing. 'It's gonna feel like a Jesus comin' back,' he sings, stretching the last word heavenward with giddy, helium-like aplomb. 'It's gonna feel like the devil's on the attack.' More from Rolling Stone Watch Julien Baker Join Jasmine.4.t to Cover System of a Down's 'Toxicity' System of a Down Jokingly Confirm Glenn Close Was a Bandmate Following Golden Globes Shout-Out Serj Tankian Asks If Imagine Dragons Would Play Nazi Germany Amid Azerbaijan Concert 'I think the song 'Killing Spree' is a subject that I don't think a lot of people want to touch,' Malakian, 49, says via email. 'I don't care, I'll touch it because it exists. It's not to be shocking or offensive, but it exists, and that's what I'll write about if I want to. I'm not going to edit myself if someone is going to be offended. I think that's missing in heavy metal music.' He's reluctant to explain the song — 'Your kids are on a killing spree, so your kids have something to do with it,' he says vaguely — partially because he doesn't see anything controversial about the subject matter of killing sprees. 'We live in a world, and things happen in this world, and killing sprees are one of those things that I've seen happen kind of often in the last 15 years or so — but I actually wrote the song way before that,' he says. Moreover, he looks at the song as commentary more than a transgressive statement. 'It's not for or against anything,' he says. 'It just is.' These days, Malakian says he just writes songs for the sake of it. As guitarist-singer for System of a Down, he's been keeping busy touring with them. Since that band has reached a creative stalemate, at least when it comes to making a new album (they did record a couple of songs a few years ago), he has been slowly working on a follow-up to the last Scars on Broadway album, Dictator, which came out in 2018. That album contained songs he had once hoped to record with System of a Down; Addicted to the Violence, he says, is more general. 'At this point in my life, I don't write any songs for System or for Scars,' he says. 'I just write songs. I think if System was making an album, some of those songs would probably end up on a System album, but System does not make albums these days, so they go to Scars.' Malakian had recorded Dictator as a distraction from 'some personal things going on with my family and my life,' so he recorded a bunch of songs in the space of two weeks, doing everything himself, from the vocals and guitars to the drums. Addicted to the Violence has been a more considered affair that found him collaborating on songwriting with his friend, multi-instrumentalist Orbel Babayan, drummer Roman Lomtadze, and saxophonist Matthew 'Narducci' Silberman. 'This album probably took me longer than any album I've ever made to decide it was done,' Malakian says. 'On this one, I did more home demos, recorded some stuff at home, picked the songs in my rolodex of songs that were like, 'Let's record this one, see how it goes.'' Scars on Broadway first recorded the songs at Malakian's home, but it didn't sound right, so they went to a studio, recutting everything but the vocals. He estimates it took close to two years to get everything the way he wanted it. 'I was in no rush,' he says. 'I'm never in any rush. I'm sure people who like what I do realize I don't put out an album every year. … That's just my process.' So will people be able to hear these songs in a concert setting? 'I have plans to play live, but I don't have any tours scheduled or anything like that,' he says. 'But I definitely have plans to play live.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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5 days ago
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Daron Malakian's Scars on Broadway Announce New Album, Unleash Single 'Killing Spree': Stream
The post Daron Malakian's Scars on Broadway Announce New Album, Unleash Single 'Killing Spree': Stream appeared first on Consequence. Scars on Broadway, the outfit fronted by System of a Down guitarist-singer Daron Malakian, have announced a new album titled Addicted to the Violence, their first studio LP in seven years. Ahead of its July 18th release, the band has unleashed the single 'Killing Spree.' Malakian composed, produced, and performed all the songs on the album, with contributions from Scars on Broadway bandmates Orbel Babayan (guitar) and Roman Lomtadze (drums). Get System of a Down Tickets Here Regarding the song 'Killing Spree,' Malakian said, 'It's a taboo topic people might be afraid to talk about. Kids have rebelled forever. Mental disorders have always been there too. In the last 15 years, we've seen a generation that will walk into school and kill other students. I'm not glamorizing or advocating it. I'm just saying, 'The kids are on a fucking killing spree.' It's what I see in front of me.' He added, 'I'm not just talking about killings either. You'll see a lady who's getting beaten up on the subway and people around her aren't even helping; they're fucking recording on their iPhones. We had automatic weapons fifty years ago, and nobody was doing this. I blame the mindset. We now have a generation that is so detached and desensitized. They're totally unemotional and unempathetic. There's no respect for life.' The July 18th release date for Addicted to the Violence happens to be Malakian's 50th birthday. The musician has been out on the road with System of a Down playing a series of South American shows. This summer, SOAD will perform two-night stands at stadiums in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Chicago, and Toronto, where they'll be joined by Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, and Deftones, respectively (pick up tickets here). 'I'm just as proud of Scars as I am of SOAD,' stated Malakian in a press release. 'This is another musical outlet for me. I think it's some of the best stuff I have to offer. I'm blessed that I can still do this and write songs every day.' Watch the video for Scars on Broadway's 'Killing Spree' and see the artwork (designed by Daron's father Vartan Malakian) and tracklist for Addicted to the Violence below. Pre-order the album at this location. Artwork: Tracklist: 01. Killing Spree 02. Satan Hussein 03. Done Me Wrong 04. The Shame Game 05. Destroy The Power 06. Your Lives Burn 07. Imposter 08. You Destroy You 09. Watch That Girl 10. Addicted To The Violence Popular Posts Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Single "Manchild" King of the Hill Revival Gets Hulu Release Date, New Opening Sequence Jack White Celebrates Trump and Elon Musk's Breakup: "More Popcorn Gruppenfuehrer!" Jonathan Joss, Voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill, Shot and Killed by Neighbor T-Pain Announces 20th Anniversary US Tour King of the Hill Voice Actor Jonathan Joss Was Victim of Hate Crime, Husband Says Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
Scottish Sun
01-05-2025
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- Scottish Sun
HUGE rock album mysteriously disappears from Spotify – and fans are furious
A HUGE rock album has mysteriously disappeared from Spotify, leaving fans furious. This heavy metal band shot to fame in the mid-nineties and are often known for their politically motivated songs. 5 Fans logging onto Spotify have been left wondering why a famous rock album has disappeared Credit: Getty 5 One of System of the Down's albums has disappeared from the streaming site Credit: Getty 5 The heavy metal group's album Toxicity is no longer available to stream Credit: Getty Fans have been left fuming after they found that System of the Down's 2001 album Toxicity is no longer on Spotify. It has completely disappeared from the music streaming site, and no reason has been given, leaving their followers scratching their heads. The album's top three songs - Chop Suey!, Toxicity, and Aerials, - are still available, but the Toxicity album artwork is not displaying next to them. Instead the trio of hits are showing under the compilation album Rock Classico. The rest of the songs from the famous album aren't on Spotify at all. Taking to Reddit to discuss, one fan said: "Yeah I don't know what's happening but it's weird!" While another added: "Where is the album gone? I need it back!" This one added: "I can't live without it! It's like oxygen for me!" ROCKING ON System of the Down were formed in California in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), and Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals). Ozzy Osbourne announces final Black Sabbath gig as band reunite for 'greatest heavy metal show ever' with HUGE line up John Dolmayan is on drums, after replacing the original drummer Andy Khachaturian. Over the years the band have had a huge amount of success. They have released five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. System of a Down has also been nominated for four Grammy Awards. 5 Fans are furious they can't stream the album on Spotify Credit: Getty Their song B.Y.O.B. won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on a hiatus in 2006 but, much to their fans' delight, they reunited in 2010 Musing over the band's ongoing appeal, lead singer Tankian told The Sun last year: "I think it's a combination of our songwriting. "I think it's a combination of the fact that no matter how dead serious we might be in one song, the next song could be a hilarious, funny song, or even within the same song. "There's many moments of jest and we're laughing at ourselves because life is too short. "I think it makes us very unique and different in how we present our music and who we are. People relate to it, I guess. I don't know. You've got to ask them."
The Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
HUGE rock album mysteriously disappears from Spotify – and fans are furious
A HUGE rock album has mysteriously disappeared from Spotify, leaving fans furious. This heavy metal band shot to fame in the mid-nineties and are often known for their politically motivated songs. 5 5 Fans have been left fuming after they found that System of the Down 's 2001 album Toxicity is no longer on Spotify. It has completely disappeared from the music streaming site, and no reason has been given, leaving their followers scratching their heads. The album's top three songs - Chop Suey!, Toxicity, and Aerials, - are still available, but the Toxicity album artwork is not displaying next to them. Instead the trio of hits are showing under the compilation album Rock Classico. The rest of the songs from the famous album aren't on Spotify at all. Taking to Reddit to discuss, one fan said: "Yeah I don't know what's happening but it's weird!" ROCKING ON System of the Down were formed in California in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), and Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals). Ozzy Osbourne announces final Black Sabbath gig as band reunite for 'greatest heavy metal show ever' with HUGE line up John Dolmayan is on drums, after replacing the original drummer Andy Khachaturian. Over the years the band have had a huge amount of success. They have released five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. System of a Down has also been nominated for four Grammy Awards. 5 Their song B.Y.O.B. won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on a hiatus in 2006 but, much to their fans' delight, they reunited in 2010 Musing over the band's ongoing appeal, lead singer Tankian told The Sun last year: "I think it's a combination of our songwriting. "I think it's a combination of the fact that no matter how dead serious we might be in one song, the next song could be a hilarious, funny song, or even within the same song. "There's many moments of jest and we're laughing at ourselves because life is too short. "I think it makes us very unique and different in how we present our music and who we are. People relate to it, I guess. I don't know. You've got to ask them." 5
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
HUGE rock album mysteriously disappears from Spotify – and fans are furious
A HUGE rock album has mysteriously disappeared from Spotify, leaving fans furious. This heavy metal band shot to fame in the mid-nineties and are often known for their politically motivated songs. 5 Fans logging onto Spotify have been left wondering why a famous rock album has disappeared Credit: Getty 5 One of System of the Down's albums has disappeared from the streaming site Credit: Getty 5 The heavy metal group's album Toxicity is no longer available to stream Credit: Getty Fans have been left fuming after they found that It has completely disappeared from the music streaming site, and no reason has been given, leaving their followers scratching their heads. The album's top three songs - Chop Suey!, Toxicity, and Aerials, - are still available, but the Toxicity album artwork is not displaying next to them. Instead the trio of hits are showing under the compilation album Rock Classico. Read more on rock bands The rest of the songs from the famous album aren't on Spotify at all. Taking to Reddit to discuss, one fan said: "Yeah I don't know what's happening but it's weird!" While another added: "Where is the album gone? I need it back!" This one added: "I can't live without it! It's like oxygen for me!" Most read in Showbiz ROCKING ON System of the Down were formed in California in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), and Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals). Ozzy Osbourne announces final Black Sabbath gig as band reunite for 'greatest heavy metal show ever' with HUGE line up John Dolmayan is on drums, after replacing the original drummer Andy Khachaturian. Over the years the band have had a huge amount of success. They have released five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. System of a Down has also been nominated for four Grammy Awards. 5 Fans are furious they can't stream the album on Spotify Credit: Getty Their song B.Y.O.B. won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006. The band went on a hiatus in 2006 but, much to their fans' delight, they reunited in 2010 Musing over the band's ongoing appeal, "I think it's a combination of the fact that no matter how dead serious we might be in one song, the next song could be a hilarious, funny song, or even within the same song. "There's many moments of jest and we're laughing at ourselves because life is too short. "I think it makes us very unique and different in how we present our music and who we are. People relate to it, I guess. I don't know. You've got to ask them." 5 The iconic band have got a huge fan following Credit: Getty
