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After Releasing their Single 'B.Y.O.B' followed by their newest album "Mezmerize", System of a Down is almost o­n every top chart list either for albums or singles.

> B.Y.O.B hit the NME top 10 chart to reach Number 5

Also, The album 'Mezmerize' has reach the top 20 Internet Sales Album hitting Number 19 (coming up from 38) after 7 days o­nly from the album official release.
And Again, o­n The UK Albums chart, Mezmerize hit Number 2 in the chart o­n its first week appearance in the charts
 
Earlier, been reported that 'Mezmerize' will surpass 400,000 and has a decent shot at hitting the 450,000 mark and its expected to top the charts by next week.

"Mezmerize" is Disc o­ne of the 2-disc set "Mezmerize/Hypnotize". Disc Two, "Hypnotize", is expected to be released late this fall.

According to Hits Daily Double, SYSTEM OF A DOWN's "Mezmerize", the Columbia band's follow-up to the six-times-platinum 2002 breakthrough "Toxicity", is surging in early reports from retail.
The way things are going, SYSTEM's release will surpass 400,000 and has a decent shot at hitting the 450,000 mark. There's absolutely no question that "Mezmerize" will top next week's chart.

"Mezmerize" is Disc o­ne of the 2-disc set "Mezmerize/Hypnotize". Disc Two, "Hypnotize", is expected to be released late this fall.

Source: blabbermouth.net

By Ramon Alexander Jaime

Serj Tankian defies anything that straddles convention. As front man for the band System of a Down, his o­nstage persona is an aggressive, outspoken advocate for social justice. With the frenzy of a blistering, neo-metal sound serving as a daunting backdrop, his in-person sedate demeanor is a fascinating paradox. He’s a soft-spoken, self-effacing philosopher with a purity of heart that is immediately evident. If the famous adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” ever applied to anyone, it would definitely fit Tankian. But don’t let this gentle soul mislead you – he has a passion and a vision that is anything but passive.

Historically, musicians as part of the creative collective have been notoriously political, and to varying degrees, extremely visible. Woody Guthrie protested a variety of causes including an anti-war agenda and the injustices o­n racial segregation in the ‘30s and ‘40s; he was followed by folk singers such as Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul and Mary, and then rock musicians of many stripes in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, agitating against issues ranging from the war in Vietnam to nuclear power to Ronald Reagan’s blunt Cold War rhetoric.