System of a Down

System of a Down (also known as SoaD or System) is an Armenian-American metal band that formed in 1994. They were a political band that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and have five platinum selling albums from 1998-2005. Although they came back together, they are currently a touring band with only a few new songs created in the fallout of Armenian-Azerbaijani tensions.
==History==
==Musical Style and Influences==
System of a Down has been described as Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Nu Metal, and Thrash Metal with elements of Hard Rock.
Their influences include Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osborune, Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Scorpions, Morbid Angel, Death, Obituary, Eazy-E, Run-DMC, Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez, the Bee Gees, Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Dead Kennedys, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Bad Brains, Slayer, Kiss, Miles Davis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fugazi, and Middle Eastern Music.
==Discography==
#System of a Down (1998)
#Toxicity (2001)
#Steal This Album! (2002)
#Mezmerize (2005)
#Hypnotize (2005)
==Trivia==
*System of a Down is one of Sly's Top 10 favorite bands of all time
**This is evident with the band poster he had in the background of his livestreams from August 2021-May 2022
== See Also ==
Category:System of a Down
Category:American Bands
Category:Armenian Bands
Category:California Bands
Category:Los Angeles Bands
Category:Nu Metal Bands
Category:Progressive Bands
Category:Heavy Metal Bands
Category:Thrash Bands
Category:S-Tier Bands According to SlytheEmoEmperor
Category:S-Tier Bands According to Big Joseph
Category:A-Tier Bands According to Psymori
Category:Political Bands
Category:Left Wing Bands
Category:The Big Six of Nu Metal
Category:Sly's Tripartite