SystemOfADown

System of a Down have just announced a handful of North American tour dates to go along with their much-anticipated European jaunt. The band welcomes Gogol Bordello as its special guest in North America. The dates: May 10 - Edmonton, AL- Rexall Place May 12 - Vancouver, BC- Rogers Arena May 13 - Seattle, WA- Key Arena May 15 - Mountain View, CA- Shoreline Amphitheatre May 18 - Denver, CO - Comfor

Sure, 2010 was the year of metal dreams come true -- especially the Big Four (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) burying all their weapons to tour overseas this year -- but what we're looking forward to is that tour finally hitting the States in 2011...

All the speculation regarding the status of quirk rockers System of a Down is finally over. Despite rumors of a reportedly acrimonious hiatus that began in 2006 -- which saw singer Serj Tankian moving on to a prosperous solo career, guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan reteaming in the short-lived Scars on Broadway and bassist Shavo Odadjian working with hip-hop guru RZA and scoring

Serj Tankian, formerly of System of a Down, is quite the artisan. With all that he has accomplished in his musical career, the singer never stops seeking out news ways to do what he does best. He's fearless, actually. For his new album, 'Imperfect Harmonies,' Tankian didn't let anything get in the way of achieving his goals...

If System of a Down are ever going to put to rest their 'indefinite hiatus' it's going to be far into the future, or at least not anytime soon. Well Scars on Broadway -- which feature System's guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan -- have a new song, 'F--ing,' and it takes heavy queues from their namesake...

The status of Ozzfest may be up in the air right now, but the formerly annual tour was a breeding ground and one-stop shop for the best, brightest and oftentimes most fleeting acts in metal. The fest's alumni list reads like a 'Who's Who' of hard rock, with everyone from Black Sabbath to Queens of the Stone Age to System of a Down to Meshuggah to Hatebreed (known for inciting circle pits around

If you're waiting for the return of System of a Down, keep waiting. A few months back, rumors surfaced regarding System and a possible reunion of the long-dormant hard rockers -- rumors that have since been dispelled by former frontman Serj Tankian...

Former System of a Down vocalist and notable solo artist in his own right Serj Tankian literally forged the path to his musical career by laying the foundation in a smart way. "I can tell you that I've had a very unique musical career," Tankian told Noisecreep...

Hard rock fans are a fickle bunch. So when a singer of a beloved hard rock band -- like, say, System of a Down -- makes a musical shift to the left and steps out of the hard rock box, they don't always follow him into his solo endeavors. Former System of a Down singer Serj Tankian thinks that the "adventurous spirit" of his former band's fans will lead them to his solo efforts, including

At day two of South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, the Full Metal Texas extravaganza held at Emo's was an all-day, all-metal affair, featuring a 'surprise' second appearance -- the worst kept secret of the day -- by New Jersey's maniacal Dillinger Escape Plan...