

Malakian was asked about how the creative differences between him and Tankian could be resolved: If it was up to me, System would have never gone on hiatus.” Right now, if everyone got together and was ready to play ball, I have an album ready.

“There’s just a certain way that System make albums, and there’s a bunch of us that want to make an album that way and there is, I guess, one of us that doesn’t want to make an album that way and wants to make an album his way.Īnd not everyone is onboard with that. Malakian went into detail about how there’s one member (Tankian) who wants to create a new record “his way.” The guitarist also revealed how he has enough material to release something new and if it was up to him, the group would have never had such a long hiatus. Speaking of not seeing eye to eye, the latest update comes from guitarist Daron Malakian who spoke to Kerrang! Magazine to explain about their somewhat “eternal” delay to record a follow-up to 2005’s Mezmerize and Hypnotize. However, he recently shared a photo of bassist Shavo Odadjian allegedly recording new tunes in the studio as our hopes continue to bounce on a metaphorical pogo stick. Since then, we’ve been somewhat teased with the recurring question – Will we ever see a new SOAD album? While drummer John Dolmayan has previously stated the group has “fifteen fantastic songs” written for a new record, he has also claimed it may never arrive. Back in December 2017, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian revealed how the band doesn’t see eye to eye with their musical direction.
