SOAD new album!

[TwisterX]

Hmm, look what i found

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System of A Down's new release to be titled "Hypnotize/Mesmerize" will be a two album set with six months between in-store dates.

Heralded by Entertainment Weekly as the Number One (of 25) "Most Anticipated Albums," System of a Down announces that their new album will be titled "Hypnotize/Mesmerize," and will be a two album set with the CDs slated for release some six months apart. Disc 1 of the set ("Hypnotize") will be in stores late first quarter 2005, while Disc 2 ("Mesmerize") is expected to see a late Summer/early Fall 2005 release date on the American Recordings/Columbia Records label. The band is currently in a Los Angeles studio doing vocals.

"There has been a great deal of upheaval, very troubling times for all of us over the past year or so," said vocalist Serj Tankian, "and that has brought forth a lot of emotional material. There's a good amount of social commentary in the new songs, as well as songs where we deal with love, with reminiscing, relationships, politics, and funny experiences."

System of a Down (Daron Malakian, guitars; Tankian, vocals; Shavo Odadjian, bass; John Dolmayan, drums) came up with the idea of a double album out of sheer necessity. Malakian who wrote most of the new songs and is producing the album with Rick Rubin, explained, "When we started recording, we were focused on making every song the best it could be, to really give a thousand percent to every, single track. Doing a two album set never entered into our thought process. But when we looked at all the songs we had and arbitrarily tried to choose 'the best' fourteen for one album, we realized we had two album's worth of really great songs, and that they all connected with each other. We didn't chase this idea, it chased us."

The decision to release the two discs six months apart was made simply to give fans time to get into and really live with the music from Disc 1 before plunging into Disc 2. Both "Hypnotize/Mesmerize" discs will be completely recorded, mixed, and sequenced at the same time, before Disc 1 of the two album set is released.

Malakian recently told Entertainment Weekly that the new music "is more mature," and promises "an orchestra, some obscure Middle Eastern instruments, and 'pure schizophrenia.'"

"Hypnotize/Mesmerize" will be the follow-up to the five-million-selling "Toxicity" which was released in September 2001 and debuted in the Number One position on the Billboard/Soundscan charts.

(from www.metalunderground.com)
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Im so gonna buy those albums!

[keedog]

I cannot wait myself!!!!

[I.T.Chick]

Yes!  I'd thought it was going to be a Nov. 04 release...bring 'em on!

[keedog]

I recommend checking out the SOAD and Wu-Tang Clan song "Shame" Not sure where it exists as far as album but you can find it on iTunes under SOAD.

[Reejmon]

why the big fat hairy monkey aren't they updating their website?!?!
aaaargh

[TwisterX]

hehe, getting a little frustrated? :p

[Reejmon]

Right here
http://www.thewonderwall.com/new_releases/new_future_releases.php
it says february 28th

And a week or so ago I read another 2005-release-list which said something like march 8th

Plus the official website has been the same for months.
They should be done by now..

[BitterMan23]

I was listening to steal this album! again yesterday and was wondering about a new album... im more of a pop rock guy (tonic, athenaeum) but i cant get enough of SOAD.  The song Chik N Stu is beyond incredible.\

thanks for info!

[Reejmon]

YAAAAAAAY!
Finally some news. Big news even. Apparentely a new SOAD song leaked out. It looks like the management did it on purpose. They actually gave permission to let it stay on the official messageboard and it's got it's own website.

The Song 'Cigaro'
http://www.srcswccbi36.com/
(don't know what srcswccbi36 is supposed to mean)

Anywaay! Listen to it
More info to be found here: http://forums1.sonymusic.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=8581093&f=278109551&m=1111058812

-=Reejmon=-

[TwisterX]

:D:D:D:D

kewl

[Reejmon]

And yet some more news!!!!
Looks like they heared my frustrated scream, hehe

From the official System Of A Down Newsletter:



SYSTEM OF A DOWN TO TOUR UK IN JUNE

System of a Down announce headlining shows in the UK this June, marking their much-anticipated return to the stage in support of their upcoming two album set Hypnotize/Mesmerize. The new albums follow 2001's groundbreaking, 5 million plus selling Toxicity, and the results will showcase System's emotional and innovative sonic schizophrenia. The first album, Mesmerize, will be released in April. Check www.systemofadown.com for further information and more announced dates coming soon!

Tickets go on sale 9am, Tuesday 18th January but you can purchase your tickets Saturday 15th January at 9am simply by clicking the following links:

London (Brixton Academy, 3rd June) and Manchester (Evening News Arena, 14th June)
Buy tickets here
javascript:ol('http://www.gigsandtours.com/index.asp?link%3dsystem%2bof%2ba%2bdown%26site%3dsoad');

And for Glasgow (SECC, 15th June):
Buy tickets here
javascript:ol('http://www.seetickets.com/see/event.asp?showname%3dsystem%2bof%2ba%2bdown%26venaudit%3ds.e.c.c.%26filler1%3dsee%26filler2%3dcpl');

So while the whole world thought the first album of the two was going to be 'Hypnotize', SOAD are laughing their asses off and make 'Mesmerize' the first album to be released. That means all the dates I saw before were fake, because they all had 'Hypnotize' listed first.

When the release dates are official I'll post em here offcourse
April.. hmm.. just 2,5 more months to go, yaaay!

[Reejmon]

According to systemofadownonline.com SOAD have confirmed the releasedate 26th april. Actually been posted a while ago there hehe Still no updates on the official site though..  
They've also got an interview from mtv on their site, check it out

INFO ON THE NEW ALBUMS SO FAR
Album: Mesmerize // (2nd album Hypnotize to be released this fall)
Releasedate: 26th april
1st single: B.Y.O.B.
"Meanwhile, the first single from "Mezmerize", called "B.Y.O.B.", is poised to arrive at rock radio on or around March 1."

So new SOAD song on Wazee next week?  

[TwisterX]

w00t!!

[Reejmon]

Good news and bad news.

First.. the bad news

From systemofadownonline.com:

Mesmerize release date pushed back

"Mesmerize", the first half of System Of A Down's new double album, "Mesmerize/Hypnotize", has reportedly had its release date pushed back to May 17. "Hypnotize" is due out sometime this fall.

The first official single from the album, "B.Y.O.B.", will make its way to rock radio next month. A track called "Cigaro" has already been leaked online and picked up by stations around the country.

As previously reported, System Of A Down are rumored to be planning a show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California in mid-March as part of MTV's "$2 Bill" concert series. No further details are currently available.

MTV's "$2 Bill" concert series was born out of the marketing department in 2002 and has become a staple touring and programming opportunity for the network since its introduction. The network is staging "$2 Bill" events on a quarterly basis.

[Reejmon]

And the good news:

here's a little live bit of a new soad song

http://www.nu-metal.blk.pl/okl/holy_mountain.zip

sounds.. weird