SystemOfADown

Coheed and Cambria drummer Chris Pennie (ex-Dillinger Escape Plan) has been playing twice as hard this winter. In addition to working on the new album by Coheed and Cambria, 'Year of the Black Rainbow' (out April 13), Pennie has been writing and recording with his other group, Return to Earth...

It should come as no surprise that Cypress Hill's new album 'Rise Up,' which is out April 6, will feature guest appearances by System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda...

It's nearly impossible to scan metal news regularly these days without reading about another band breaking up. That's why you have to give a group like Stygian a lot of respect. The Langhorne, Pa. hard rockers are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, and while that on its own is commendable, the fact they've done it without the power of a label behind them puts the feat on a whole new le

Uncross those fingers. System of a Down will not be reuniting, according to frontman and solo artist Serj Tankian, who recently dispelled the rumors in an interview. "We always have offers to play, from festivals and stuff, but we have not decided to do anything as of yet," Tankian says...

First, Chris Cornell breaks the news that Soundgarden, out of commission for 12 years, would finally be returning in 2010 to melt faces nationwide with a tour and maybe even new music. As if that wasn't shocking enough, now it's looking like System of a Down could be joining them, making this month a very good one for lovers of the hard rock ...

Over a year has passed since Deftones bassist Chi Cheng was severely injured in a serious automobile accident, and, sadly he remains in a semi-conscious state. According to his family, he is "slowly making progress," but is in need of financial assistance to help pay medical bills his insurance won't cover...

Ah, with December comes those year-end, top 10 lists. Decibel Magazine isn't just offering it's top 10 of '09. The magazine staff compiled its top 100 of the '00s! Seems like just yesterday we were all fearing the Y2K problem! Time flies, doesn't it...

Montreal-based Priestess have been quiet this summer, working away at their sophomore record, 'Prior to the Fire.' Having just signed to New York City's Tee Pee Records, the band is expecting to release the new LP in February, and have been working with Los Angeles producer David Schiffman, whose track record includes System of a Down, Mars Volta and Nine Inch Nails...

Three years. It's been three long years since System of a Down first went on hiatus. Three years. System of a Down bowed out on a high note, at the height of their fame, allowing frontman Serj Tankian to strike out on his own with a solo album while drummer John Dolmayan and guitarist Daron Malakian formed their own side project, the ill-received Scars on Broadway...

Who would win in a fight: Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair or All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte? We only ask because, over the weekend in Baltimore, the two New England metallers nearly threw down ... nearly. Instead, they aired their dirty laundry on Twitter, for all to see...