The dudes in System of a Down could also be “testing the waters” with regards to the elevated variety of tour dates they’ve obtained on the docket this 12 months, however for guitarist Daron Malakian, this may increasingly not imply a brand new album is on the horizon. In reality, he’s undecided if that’s even within the playing cards in any respect so far as he’s involved.
In a current look on Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin (as transcribed by ThePRP), Malakian and the legendary producer that helped put System of a Down on the map had been discussing the 2005 releases of Mezmerize and Hypnotize and whether or not there was a chance of a comply with up all these years later. And whereas most of that dialog when his bandmates had been involved typically resulted in “possibly” and “it will be good,” Malakian was extra to the purpose.
“I’m happy with the data. I don’t stay with any remorse of something like that. However it will have been good to see the place the band would have developed if we saved placing music out. If we put out an album now, it’s simply so far-off from [Hypnotize/Mezmerize], it doesn’t proceed the story to me.”
When pressed by Rubin about possibly “beginning a brand new story” then, Malakian countered by saying he wasn’t totally certain he wished to discover that chance.
“There was a time that that may have been one thing I wished. I’m undecided how a lot I need that anymore — I’m certain folks received’t be too joyful to listen to that from me. I’m not on the similar place I used to be possibly 10 years in the past.”
That being mentioned, Malakian mentioned a brand new Scars on Broadway report was been within the can for a couple of years now and that it needs to be popping out later this 12 months. He additionally revealed that he’s been holding onto musical concepts that he wished to make use of for System of a Down, however that he’s now planning to make use of for Scars on Broadway.
Regardless of all of the confusion and can they/received’t they a few new report, the band nonetheless have plans to tour an entire lot this 12 months. You could find the complete listing of dates beneath.
System Of A Down tour dates
4/24 Bogota, Columbia Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campin [Tickets]
4/27 Lima, Peru Estadio Nacional [Tickets]
4/30 Santigo, Chile Parque Estadio Nacional [Tickets]
5/3 Buenos Aires, Argentina Estadio Velez Sarsfield [Tickets]
5/6 Curitiba, Brazila Estadio Couto Pereira [Tickets]
5/8 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Estadio Nilton Santos [Tickets]
5/10 São Paulo, Brazil Allianz Parque [Tickets]
5/10 São Paulo, Brazil Allianz Parque [Tickets]
8/27 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (System Of A Down, Korn, Polyphia & Wisp) [Tickets]
8/28 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (System Of A Down, Korn, Polyphia & Wisp) [Tickets]
8/31 Soldier Area Chicago, IL (System Of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia & Wisp) [Tickets]
9/1 Soldier Area Chicago, IL (System Of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold, Polyphia & Wisp) [Tickets]
9/3 Rogers Stadium Toronto, ON (System Of A Down, Deftones, Polyphia & Wisp) [Tickets]
9/5 Rogers Stadium Toronto, ON (System Of A Down, Deftones, Polyphia & Wisp) [Tickets]
