Scars on Broadway
System of a Down Guitarist Says In-Fighting Is Preventing New Music
System of a Down has been super busy of late, dropping “Genocidal Humanoidz” and “Protect The Land,” the band’s first new songs in 15 years. The politically motivated tunes were inspired by the conflict between Artsakh and Azerbaijan, and they raised nearly $600,000 to aid those in SOAD’s Armenian homeland. But there’s another conflict at play: the band”s guitarist Daron Malakian, also of Scars on Broadway, appeared with host Matt Everitt on BBC6 on Nov. 12 to discuss the tunes and their message. But he also spoke about the dynamics within SOAD and the possibility [note: slim] of a new full record. Making new music is, “not that simple, I guess. I wish it was,” Malakian told Everitt. “It should be; it should be. But it gets ...
