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Daron Preps New Band!? |
Posted by markimsoad on Friday, June 09, 2006 - 12:03 AM
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 System
Of A Down's post-Ozzfest life will include a new band for guitarist Daron
Malakian. The artist is in the process of forming and writing songs for Scars On
Broadway, which will start operating in earnest once Ozzfest wraps in
mid-August. The band is shooting to have its debut album out in the summer of
2007.
"I'm still kind of getting the whole band together at this point," reports
Malakian, "After I get back home from Ozzfest
that's pretty much what I'll be focusing on.
"I think a System fan will be able to relate to the music, but there's a few
different directions I want to take, whether it be a little bit more ethnic or
sometimes electronic," he adds. "There's just a few artistic directions I want
to take with Scars that I haven't taken with System yet."
Malakian says that so far he's brought in a drummer/percussionist to be part of
the band and says that SOAD bassist Shavo Odadjian will likely join as well.
Odadjian is also working on an album collaboration with the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA [click
here for more details]
The new band does not mean SOAD will be splitting up. But after 10-plus years of
constant work -- including last year's pair of chart-topping albums, "Mezmerize"
and "Hypnotize" -- Malakian says the group does plan to take a lengthy break.
"People are just gonna assume that we're breaking up, but we're not calling it
that," he explains. "We just want to go off and do a few other things. If we
were breaking up we wouldn't be able to get on stage together for this tour."
SOAD is about to begin rehearsals for Ozzfest, which kicks off June 29 in
Seattle [Check the Tour dates]. The quartet will be
headlining most of the shows in place of Ozzy Osbourne, who will only play on 10
dates this summer. Malakian says his band is feeling the weight of that role.
"There's something about having history along with the music," he notes, "and
Ozzy and Black Sabbath have been around over 30 years with people growing up
listening to them. There's a history and a connection with people. System isn't
a brand new band but we're not 30 years old, either. So it brings a lot of
pressure to come through and bring something to the table that hopefully will
keep up with that."
-from
billboard
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Comments
ArrJayFoShiz
09.06.06, 02:12
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Oh my god if I don't end up going to Ozzfest I'm going to freakin' cry. I mean, I've seen System of a Down before but I want to see them before they take a break. A LONG break.
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twstedlgc
09.06.06, 02:25
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:-( Me too.
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I-luv-shavo
09.06.06, 02:55
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me three ='(
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Vicinity.of.Obscurity
09.06.06, 02:55
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Well, good for them. I'm glad they're not breaking up, it's good that they're taking some time to do their own thing. But, I wonder what John and Serj will do...hmm...
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~*[claire]*~
09.06.06, 02:56
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i hope Daron does well with it, I'll be interested in it, i just hope he remembers to rest
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pwned
09.06.06, 03:20
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Serj has Serjical Strike and Axis Of Justice and I am guessing that John will be getting high...alot!
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psycho_ndn
09.06.06, 04:00
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Cant wait to hear the music to come. And i have to go to Ozzfest this summer or i would go psycho and maybe cry since its their last tour before System's break, im to excited.
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gypsyseika
09.06.06, 04:36
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I am so waiting to hear what Daron's new music project will produce... should be very interesting... and cool.. glad to hear Shavo may do a stint on the new stuff too... looking forward to it...
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sommechik!!!!!
09.06.06, 04:52
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i am gonna cry to if i dont go to ozz fest but oh well daron and hopefully shoavo are gonna be in the same band woohoo (but it just wouldnt be the same oh well)
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S*Misunderstood*Rose
09.06.06, 05:52
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Again thank goodness i already bought my Ozzfest ticket the day they went on sale! Whoo! Anyway even though i was sad at first i'm actually glad they are gonna take a break,it will do them good.And i'm looking forward to what Daron is gonna put out =)
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Lune
09.06.06, 06:15
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I say, bring it on!
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Jippee
09.06.06, 10:32
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Oh my god!! System of a down takes a BREAK!?!?!? Say to me that it´s not true!
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Aida1
09.06.06, 11:21
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It's true...
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Skit
09.06.06, 14:01
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Poor ol' John, whats he gonna do with himself? :P
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siamalakian
09.06.06, 14:07
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what the hell am i supose to do here!if they are taking a break,how is it going to take untill they get their asses to greece...HELP!(this sucks man!)any ideas anyone...
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darongirl15
09.06.06, 14:26
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Thats cool:Dwe won´t get bored:D Daron My Beutifool boy:D
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ZAk
09.06.06, 14:29
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cool and everything but personally, I dont like the sound of this.. hiatus, break, forming new band and so on, all sound like break up intros to me.. I might be wrong anyway
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Eskimoes
09.06.06, 14:46
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Awesomeness
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