![]() Tankian courted more controversy by posting an essay on System Of A Down’s website two days after the attacks calling out U.S. The album’s first single, “Chop Suey!,” was pulled from many radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks, out of concern over inappropriate lyrics, especially the line: “I don't think you trust in my self-righteous suicide.” It was at the top of the charts the week of Septemand went on to sell millions of copies. The Armenian American metal band formed in the mid-90s, but didn’t become international superstars until the release of their second album, Toxicity. Winner of Best Alternative act, System Of A Down poses backstage at the MTV European Music Awards at the Atlantico Pavillion in Lisbon on Nov. He attended Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School in Little Armenia, as did two of his System Of A Down bandmates, Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian. with his parents at age 7, after the Lebanese Civil War broke out. ![]() Tankian, 52, was born in Beirut but moved to L.A. He usually splits time between there and L.A. Tankian called from his home in New Zealand, where he’s been since the Coronavirus lockdown began. It just happened in a small country of 3 million people, in an area influenced by overt corruption, and this can happen anywhere.” “In times like this, where so many of us feel unable to make real change where we live, it’s a film that actually gives hope,” Tankian told me by phone. theatrical release is delayed at least until September 2020. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, but its L.A. The protest movement, known by most as the "Velvet Revolution," is the subject of a new documentary film called “I Am Not Alone,” executive-produced and scored by Tankian. Serj Tankian stands beside protest leader Nikol Pashinyan, who became Armenia’s Prime Minister after the 2018 Velvet Revolution. We’re not talking about garden-variety celebrity advocacy in 2018, the long-goateed vocalist behind headbanger anthems like “Aerials” and “B.Y.O.B” was a major player in a popular uprising that removed Armenia’s Prime Minister from power. ![]() The Armenian American rock star is a household name in his ancestral homeland, for his music and for his political activism there. Heavy metal band System Of A Down hasn’t released an album in 15 years, but frontman Serj Tankian’s popularity in Armenia is higher than ever. ![]()
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