Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:47 +0200 http://soadfans.com/ SOADFans Headlines en-us http://soadfans.com/images/logo.gif http://soadfans.com/ Admin@SOADfans.com If you want to hear a crazy rock story, meet Andy Khachaturian. He was original drummer for System Of A Down and frontman for the now defunct Armenian-American quartet The Apex Theory -- ever wonder what happened to those guys? If you were born after 1990, you may not be too familiar with The Apex Theory. But back in the day (circa 2002) they used to tour with bands like Glassjaw, Alien Ant Farm, do stints on Warped Tour and Ozzfest -- they also had videos in constant rotation on MTV2. Then they just kinda vanished. Articles http://soadfans.com/Article691.htm http://soadfans.com/Article691.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:47 +0200 With a man of his calibre, it was a privilege to interview System Of A Down frontman and current solo artist Serj Tankian.Serj Tankian's long awaited Elect The Dead Symphony album, performed with our very own 70-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is available next week as a CD/DVD package. Fortunately for us, in Tankian's busy schedule he was able to squeeze in an interview with Libel Music at Ponsonby's Fusion Cafe. Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article690.htm http://soadfans.com/Article690.htm Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:05:06 +0200 Serj Tankian talks to ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino in this exclusive interview about Elect the Dead Symphony, his "symphonic and orchestral" perspective and why happy people make messed up music… Serj Tankian: "Everything I do is strange…even with System of a Down we were always without borders". Serj Tankian has a big smile on his face right now."Guys that make dark music are generally happy in their day-to-day lives; but the guys that do the happy music are really fucked up," chuckles the System of a Down singer. "We're generalizing, but still…[Laughs]." Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article689.htm http://soadfans.com/Article689.htm Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:43:16 +0200 With System of a Down, Shavo Odadjian has sold millions of albums, conquered countless cities worldwide, and built a reputation as one of the most recognizable and mysterious personalities in rock. But beginning March 1, Shavo puts down his instrument to orchestrate a fine art collection as enigmatic as the bassist himself.Created over the course of six months, Shavo’s WAIL release features 220 canvases, each unique and all holding one-of-a-kind status. And like the artist, the release offers two distinct images – one apparent in daylight, the second, visible in low light. ACHOZEN http://soadfans.com/Article688.htm http://soadfans.com/Article688.htm Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:46:19 +0200 Shavo recently made interview was Yerevan magazine, He said that this interview would be very special because of his current state of mind: deeply in love. He also said that there are several emotional or spiritual statues of mind and body that we absolutely need to discuss over the course of our interview, because if one wants to understand him as a person, that is the direction to take . That reminded us of Nine stories of J.D. Salinger, in which each story represents an emotional state with its own Zen symbols. Here's bits from the interview: Magazines http://soadfans.com/Article687.htm http://soadfans.com/Article687.htm Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:40:11 +0200 Rock Stars Photographer, Greg Watermann, has finally released his along waited project,  FOREST, online on his website or on his offiical youtube channel The 5:21 minutes video project, is a result of  more than several years of work including collecting photos, edit, DJ work and final cuts.  The System Super Slide Show = S.S.S.S. = 4-S's = "Forest" is a one of its kind project Watermann wanted to dedicated to System of a Down and their fans. A combination of 22 songs mixed incredibly by the talented DJ LethalRush  with over 400 pictures of Greg Waterman's outstanding photo works. News http://soadfans.com/Article686.htm http://soadfans.com/Article686.htm Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:27:21 +0200 Serj Tankian joined the band VISA on stage of the Troubardor at Novmeber 25th, 2009 to sing a new song, VIKTOR, in his latest collberation with other bands. VISA, have lately singed with Serj's label, SERJICAL STRIKE, and they are ready to release their new album, MADE IN CHERONOBYL, in early 2010. 'VIKTOR' is expeteced to be released in VISA's next album, MADE IN CHERONOBYL, and Serj will be singing in the album version. [Watch HD pro-shot official video was released by VISA yesterday] Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article685.htm http://soadfans.com/Article685.htm Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:52:34 +0200 Shavo Odadjian was special guest on "Thanksgiving Eve" last Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. The night had special DJ set by Shavo, and took a place on Area Nightclub, this is what happened there briefly: I got to the Area nightclub around 12:45-1 ...I originally got there at around 9:30ish but they were just setting up and told me Shavo wouldn't be playing till midnight and only for an hour. I thought I was fucked when I got there but Shavo was still playing and played until the place closed @ 2:00 AM. He was smoking cigarettes, dancing to his beat. A friend of this was videotaping the whole thing and some girl in the back was taking a lot of pictures. ACHOZEN http://soadfans.com/Article684.htm http://soadfans.com/Article684.htm Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:40:19 +0200 Khatchadour Tankian, the father of Serj Tankian will be releasing his debut album, Inchbes Moranak, will be out in December at selected record stores, ITunes and online at Serjicalstrike.com Serj tankian official myspace has posted this bulliten earlier: "Hello my fellow tofu turkey gobblers, I want to wish you and your families a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Please take the time to be thankful for all the good in your lives on this holiday. Being that the holidays are a time for being with family, I felt it appropriate to update everyone about a project near and dear to my heart, the debut album by my dad, Khatchadour. The album, Inchbes Moranak, will be out in December at selected record stores, ITunes and our very own web store at Serjicalstrike.com. Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article683.htm http://soadfans.com/Article683.htm Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:11:08 +0200 Last night ( 11-20-09 ) Daron Malakian, John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian got together to be apart of a benefit auction in Hollywood, CA at The Avalon for a benefit show. This event was to help for Chi Cheng from The Deftones who has been in a coma for a year now. In help, John is auctioning his signed drum kit, Serj is auctioning his signed poetry book, signed poster and a limited edition solo record of his. Daron is auctioning his signed Gibson guitar and signed picks of is. This week Deftones has launched a benefit auction in support of their bassist and brother Chi Cheng.Chi has been in a semi-conscious state since being involved in a horrific car accident in November 2008, and his family has accumulated an overwhelming amount of medical bills that insurance does not entirely cover. Tours News http://soadfans.com/Article682.htm http://soadfans.com/Article682.htm Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:41 +0200 Visa (from the Latin word "visa", literally means. "paper that has been seen") is an indication that a person is authorized to enter a country which "issued" the visa, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport but.. recently it is a music band..A band that define itself as A passport into a musical endeavor that touches its conspirator's ethnic, spiritual, literal and musical influences, while translating them into a perfect musical balance of old world nostalgia and modern experimentation. VISA was founded by K'noup Tomopoulos, a talented songs writer/composer/singer, VISA is briefed as: Exclusive! http://soadfans.com/Article681.htm http://soadfans.com/Article681.htm Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:58:47 +0300 Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and ages. You can do something extraordinary at nine or thirty-nine as long as you believe.Teagan Stedman believed that he could make a difference, and he did. When he found out that his friend Alex had cancer, he felt like he had to do something. So the nine-year-old started Shred Kids Cancer, and he organized a charity battle of the bands at the Roxy benefiting Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA and The Pediatric Cancer Research foundation. He called the Roxy to set up the event, and eventually he garnered support from sponsors such as 'Rock Nation' and Guitar Center. As a surprise, some important rock stars popped up to judge Teagan's contest. One of them was Shavo Odadjian. ACHOZEN http://soadfans.com/Article680.htm http://soadfans.com/Article680.htm Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:54:33 +0300 ACHOZEN http://soadfans.com/Article679.htm http://soadfans.com/Article679.htm Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:21:37 +0300  Couple of months ago, Andrew Lindsay (LookOn) gathered questions from SOADFans members [read the topic on the forum] to make an interview with John Dolmayan drummer of Grammy award winner band, System of a Down. Here's what John had to say in answering the interview questions: Like System of a Down/Scars on Broadway drummer John Dolmayan, I don’t have too much to say, so I’ll dispense with the obligatory opening paragraph and let you get on with reading our long-awaited email interview with the man. Scars on Broadway http://soadfans.com/Article678.htm http://soadfans.com/Article678.htm Mon, 18 May 2009 02:40:01 +0300 The first time I worked with Greg Watermann - at Ozzy Osbourne's Beverly Hills mansion for Britain's Metal Hammer magazine in 2002 - he looked every bit the Hollywood rock star photographer. Black-clad like a Nine Inch Nail, blonde "assistant" in tow, he was briskly efficient. Since then his career curve has been steep: starting with smaller bands like Earshot and Mudvayne, he's worked his way up to being something of the house photographer for commercial juggernauts Linkin Park (he shot their best-selling Meteora - From The Inside book in 2004) and System Of A Down. Yet he's actually a quiet, sober bloke (who insists on not being on local bands' guest lists - so they can make more money at the door - and asked not to be photographed for this article) with a fierce love for his art. News http://soadfans.com/Article677.htm http://soadfans.com/Article677.htm Sat, 09 May 2009 11:29:16 +0300  Tell us abit about yourself, when did you start your career and how did it get started? I started learning to create music and manipulate sound using computers and synths in the late 80’s and early 90’s. I also started out DJing house parties and small events, while at the same time, learning to play the drums. Over time I slowly built an electronic music production studio with some friends. I now produce electronic music (electronica, house, drum n bass, rocktronica) on my own and in separate partnerships, working with talented producers such as Nuno, Haig, and Vigs Vegas. Exclusive! http://soadfans.com/Article676.htm http://soadfans.com/Article676.htm Tue, 05 May 2009 18:24:33 +0300 "The music was ok, a few rappers, including the RZA, rapped over beats that Shavo was mixing. We heard about 100 happy birthdays to Shavo from everyone that walked onto stage. Shavo played about 5 songs from the AchoZen album while chameleon conductor was setting up. it wasn't too bad. Chameleon Conductor was good in my opinion. Shavo played a song with them. the surprise act was Snot. ACHOZEN http://soadfans.com/Article675.htm http://soadfans.com/Article675.htm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:59:46 +0300 Known as one of the most outspoken activists in the music community, Serj Tankian, along with the co-host Tom Morello interview Congressman Adam Schiff on Uprising KPFK Radio station. Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article674.htm http://soadfans.com/Article674.htm Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:44:06 +0300 Have you ever felt like a cup of coffee while staring at your computer screen waiting for what to do? Yeah? Well.. I had one of these moments, so I searched for one of Frank Zappa's videos and start to enjoy, how funny and genius that man was.. Cell phone is ringing, no one can bother me now, I have my coffee and my Zappa's video,  phone's ringing again, who dares to call while Zappa is playing? I picked up and... - Hello? -Hello, ah,  is this ZAk? Exclusive! http://soadfans.com/Article673.htm http://soadfans.com/Article673.htm Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:08:14 +0300  Serj Tankian will be re-releasing the joint project between him and Armenian awarded musician, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, entitled "Serart" later this month, April 21st. Originally produced by Serj and Arto, SERART – DELUXE EDITION now includes two previously unreleased remixes by Bill Laswell and Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence). An eclectic array of textured tracks, SERART – DELUXE EDITION mixes Middle Eastern melodies with Pan-African rhythms while shifting from classical motifs to bursts of percussion. Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article672.htm http://soadfans.com/Article672.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:24:19 +0300 Serj Tankian, Tom Morello and others talk about Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide and urge President Obama to stand by his pledge for recognition. Serj Tankian and the Axis of Justice are launching an Armenian Genocide Recognition campaign to commemorate the annual global day of remembrance for victims of the human rights atrocity on April 24th. With the support and participation of some fellow notable activists (Tom Morello, Boots Riley, Congressman Adam Schiff), Serj has put together a video that is posted on YouTube and Myspace that asks President Obama to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. At the end of the video, viewers are encouraged to call (202) 456-1414 and urge President Obama to stick to his campaign promise to recognize the atrocities that took place during WWI as Genocide Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article671.htm http://soadfans.com/Article671.htm Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:07:43 +0300 After Greg Watermann finished documenting the final System of A Down tour, the Ozzfest summer 2006, Beno (the band's manager) gave him a  specific request, knowing that Greg had an incredible and exclusive collection of live photos. Beno asked greg to make something for System of a Down that no one had ever done before, something that would blow anyone away, and something that would raise the bar on live rock n' roll photography. Exclusive! http://soadfans.com/Article670.htm http://soadfans.com/Article670.htm Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:13:08 +0300 The genius behind the success of bands System of a Down and Scars On Broadway tells us about his reliable methods of writing hits. So take your guitar and start composing! For most of us Malakian is the brain of System of a Down and an author of original riffs. He has invented one of the most crazy, fast and heavy riffs that have ever been created. His riffs are so extended, that it looks like they're living their own life! Daron Malakian after SOAD has gone on a hiatus made a band with John Dolmayan named Scars On Broadway. He concentrated at simple tones, melody and at climatic solos. This month you can learn Malakian's methods on writing catchy melodies. Here they are: Scars on Broadway http://soadfans.com/Article669.htm http://soadfans.com/Article669.htm Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:33:10 +0200 Serj Tankian’s iconic voice has always polarised my feelings about System Of A Down. Wavering between deep-throated Metal gargling and comedic faux-operatic, Tankian’s tones are unmissable, even when layered on top of industrial-grade guitar riffs. More recently Tankian has experimented with a debut solo album - Elect the Dead - that has polarised fans and critics. Serj Tankian http://soadfans.com/Article668.htm http://soadfans.com/Article668.htm Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:54:47 +0200 A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The winning bid for the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 was submitted Friday evening by John Dolmayan, the drummer for the rock band System of a Down. He is also a dealer of rare comic books. It's one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book, a likely testament to the volume's rarity and its excellent condition, said Stephen Fishler, co-owner of the auction site ComicConnect.com and its sister dealership, Metropolis Collectibles. Dolmayan said he acquired the Superman comic on behalf of a client he declined to identify. Side Projects http://soadfans.com/Article667.htm http://soadfans.com/Article667.htm Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:05:06 +0200