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Over the course of five studio albums (released between 1998 and 2005), System of a Down created a flawless, untouchable run. They never released a bad album, and their abrupt hiatus in 2006 only cemented their mystique. Here is the complete story of their discography. System of a Down (1998) Key Tracks: "Spiders," "Sugar," "Suite-Pee"

But the weight of the album lies in its closing sequence. "Holy Mountains" is a thunderous, grief-stricken elegy for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, building to a cathartic, choral scream. The album ends as it began (with the intro from Mezmerize ’s "Soldier Side"): the acoustic guitar returns for the full "Soldier Side," a devastating anti-war dirge about a dead soldier’s journey. Together, Mezmerize and Hypnotize function as a single, 70-minute rock opera about the Iraq War, trauma, and lost innocence. Protect the Land / Genocidal Humanoidz (2020) – Non-Album Singles Key Tracks: "Protect the Land," "Genocidal Humanoidz" system of a down discography

Introduction: The Sound of a Fractured World In the pantheon of modern rock and metal, few bands have carved out a niche as singular and unclassifiable as System of a Down. Emerging from the glitz and grime of late-1990s Los Angeles, the Armenian-American quartet—Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass), and John Dolmayan (drums)—built a legacy on a foundation of stark contradictions. Their music is simultaneously brutal and beautiful, hysterical and heartbreaking, politically razor-sharp and absurdist to the point of comedy. Over the course of five studio albums (released