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je kunt hun nieuwe single (hypnotize) al horen op: www.systemofadown.com
het album komt uit op 22 november in dubbel cd (met achter de schermen beeldmateriaal) en de gewone cd

1. ATTACK – The perfect album opener. Fast and frantic in the ‘Prison Song’ mould, Serj’s barked refrain of ‘We shall attack!’ will spark mosh-pit carnage when unleashed live.
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2. DREAMING – Boasting some impressive harmonising between Serj and Daron, this is a slow-burning protest song with strikingly bleak lines like, ‘We will take the body parts and put them on the wall’.

3. KILL ROCK’N’ROLL – Weird tempo changes and a hysterical refrain of ‘I felt like the biggest asshole!’ make this a great example of what Daron likes to call System’s “quacky” songs (also see bounce and BYOB

4. HYPNOTISE – A dark, moody anti-war anthem, boasting slogans like ‘Propaganda leaves us blinded’

5. STEALING SOCIETY – A wickedly snaking riff introduces a full pelt lunatic tale of ‘crack pipes, needles, PCP and fast cars.’ Fucking awesome

6. TENTATIVE - Systems most desolate song ever, as Serj writes from the point of view of a bombing victim: ‘DO you hear us?/We are rotting/ No-ones gonna save us’. An epic lament.

7. HOLY MOUNTAINS – Unveiled on Systems last UK tour, this is a dark, ‘Aerials’- style track. Probably the least immediate thing on the album.

8. U-FIG – A classic, portentous intro riff recalls ‘Chop Suey!’
Before the whole thing explodes into a dizzying, uptempo indictment of ‘pathetic flag-waving ignorant geeks’.

9. VINCITY OF OBSCENITY – this albums ‘Cigaro’. It starts off like a cartoon soundtrack before the launching into an insane tounge-twister chourus (‘Banana terracotta terracotta pie!’) and a bridge that sounds like George Michael at his poppiest. No, honestly. Inspired lunacy.

10. SHE’S LIKE HEROIN – A deceptively light-hearted refrain of ‘selling ass for heroin’ frames this otherwise downbeat exploration of cross-dressing and prostitution

11. LONELY DAY - Featuring a delicate acoustic intro and a Led Zep style lead guitar break, this could almost be a Daron solo song. Fantastic stuff.

12. SOLDIER SIDE – Another startlingly bleak track about death and war. ‘God is wearing black, he’s never coming back’, moans Serj, bringing the album to a sombre and haunting conclusion. This track interlocks this album with the first in the set as it completes ‘Soldier Side Intro’ which appears as the opening track on ‘Mezmerize’.

Hypnotise – the verdict:
Another work of genius. Darker and heavier than Mezmerize’, theres nothing here as poppy or radio friendly as ‘BYOB’ – this is a ‘classic’ System all the way: staccato riffs, epic breakdowns, and inspired, authority baiting choruses. Serj and co have done it again. Roll on November 22nd…
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