SYSTEM OF A DOWN's "Steal This Album" has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying shipments of more than 1,000,000 units. The collection, which came out in November 2002, features 16 fully realized tunes whose demos had been pirated o­n the web.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN's five-million-plus selling (worldwide) "Toxicity" debuted in the Number o­ne position o­n The Billboard 200 charts when it was released in September 2001. The album generated four Top 10 singles, including the No. 1 smash "Aerials". The follow-up to "Toxicity" is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2005(according to the source).

 

Source: blabbermouth.net 

System Of A Down are preparing to enter the studio to begin recording their next album, tentatively due later this year through American/Columbia Records.

With regards to the recording process guitarist Daron Malakian said in a statement, "We'll play a song through and record it, listen to it and decide what could make it even better - repeat a chorus, simple rearrangement, we all spark off of each other"

Theres another Axis of justice concert o­n the 7 of July. featuring:
Jurassic 5
Pete Yorn
Serj Tankian (of System of a Down)
The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello)
Brad Wilk (of Audioslave)
Ray Witter
and special guests!