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Daron Preps New Band!?
Posted by markimsoad on Friday, June 09, 2006 - 12:03 AM
daron ahoy 2005System 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."

 

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leilaerkani
09.06.06, 15:03

omg im not gonna be able to save enough money in time to go to ozzfest! this sucks!! i need to see them live once in my life! ): me 4

leilaerkani
09.06.06, 15:06

maybe they'll do something cool individually tho who knows they're not material-producing machines after all lol

darongirl15
09.06.06, 17:08

how come a new band i´m not getting this:/

emanuel
09.06.06, 19:07

I'll hope that this separation be only a little break they deserve it but please don't finish with the band.

Milka
09.06.06, 20:14

it is end!? pleace.. DONT!

ArrJayFoShiz
09.06.06, 22:05

Nah they're NOT breaking up. Haven't they said that like 10 times already? Serj has Axis of Justice, Serjical Strike, and Serart. I think Serj is making a Serart 2, which is awesome since Serart was so good! And Daron and Shavo are doing stuff with some bands. I wonder what John is gunna do...

Moonette
09.06.06, 23:07

That's cool. I hope he does well. ^_~

metrodamsoad
10.06.06, 03:25

damn

AnotherSako
10.06.06, 03:27

CRY!!!! I became a Fan right AFTER they were in Germany. Never saw them live :-( CRY!!!!

toxicity1990soad2001
10.06.06, 07:08

I really wish that they would take all their ideas and make them for SOAD. I'll admit, my band and i like jamming with other people, but we stick to our selves when we have ideas. Then if people like our idea, its ours, and not some sidebands.

alma
10.06.06, 09:46

Hey, I am so glad, they came to Austria last year so that I could see them at least once in my life. I am now sure, they are going to break up because there is just too many things they wanna do outside soad. i mean, Daron is planning a lot and so are Serj and shavo so I don't think they are coming back ever again under the system banner. I would like to know what John is doing, so why the hell does noone know anything?

I am so sad about the whole thing and I don't know what it is gonna be like when there's no soad anymore. somehow, it is good that I am not going to the Ozzfest because I am not gonna say goodbe to them. No way!

musicislifeismusic
10.06.06, 13:42

whyy the hell are most of u sad while if they were going on without a break...they would have really gone crazy and maybe split up because of that

darongirl15
10.06.06, 14:11

why do yaa all think they will break up i´m of course please don´t make me look on the dark sight then i will turn crazy in the brainhouse!PLEASE SAY ITS JUST in a few MOnths please i hate when i look at the darksight!

maSEBERt
10.06.06, 22:48

You are funny.....i'm from germany and i will see them maybe in 2 years.thats soooo unfair!!!when they were in germany i was too young to see them(my mother said^^)

Sure im glad that thei''re not breaking up!a little europe tour?FOR ME?? PLEEEEASE!!!

darongirl15
10.06.06, 23:04

Yeah little europe tour and this time show up in fuckin iceland!

just wanna let yaa know this Minester who supported the war is not our minester anymore he retired!yay so you can come out now*puppy eyes*

maSEBERt
10.06.06, 23:19

Hey you are all invited to buy me a ticket for the ozzfest^^and if you have too much money,you can pay my flight......Is someone with a big heart out there?

needlestz
11.06.06, 00:12

I'm glad for malakian but a little sad for soad... but everything is gonna be ok ... so good luck to malakian and system of a down ... they are the best

*meandFrankie*
11.06.06, 13:43

...it doesn't mean that System are breaking up...does it?(my english sux,sorry!!!)

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