The band recruited drummer Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian, an old school friend of Malakian's and Odadjian's who had played with Malakian in a band called Snowblind during their teens.
Band ini merekrut drummer Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian, teman sekolah Malakian dan Odadjian yang pernah bermain dengan Malakian di band bernama Snowblind saat remaja.