System of a Down plans to spend the next couple years on the road. Their first stop is Aukland on January 21st, where they will kick off a six-day stint at New Zealand and Australia's annual traveling festival, Big Day Out.
"We're going out and doing as many shows as we can" says guitarist Daron Malakian, reclining on a couch in the Southern California studio where the band is mixing the records with Andy Wallace (Rick Rubin produced the sessions).
"It'll be constant touring for two years" he explains. "Right now, I'm most excited about being with the band onstage, and being behind a guitar"
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Touring will actually be something of a vacation for Malakian, whose schedule is even more insane at home than on the road.
"I put a lot of pressure on myself, and I'm always focused on the next song I'm gonna write" says the guitarist, who estimates he's penned an additional thirty songs since the Hypnotize/Mesmerize material.
"I lock myself into my house for months at a time and don't see my parents and don't see anybody except my friend, who brings me food" Though Malakian prefers to look ahead, he can still appreciate his recent creations. Two of his favorites are "Lost in Hollywood," which he calls "one of the best songs I've ever written"; and "Cigaro," which opens with a ferocious punk riff as vocalist Serj Tankian sings, "My cock is bigger than yours." Other standout tracks include Hypnotize's Indian-seasoned title track and the brutal speed-metal blast "Kill Rock & Roll." Most of all, Malakian can't wait to play the new songs for an audience. "I think we're good live, but I want to build on it" he says. "I want the music to be dynamic ! "
Source : RollingStone.com
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