‘System Of A Down’ Might Replace Frontman Serj Tankian
From the archive: published May 24, 2013, 13 years ago. Details may have changed since.
System Of A Down might record a new album without their lead singer and frontman, Serj Tankian.
The band’s bass player, Shavo Odadjian, decided to take to Facebook to vent his anger over the fact that the singer cares more about his solo career than the band.
System Of A Down haven’t released an album since 2005’s Mezmerize/Hypnotise, whilst Tankian has released four solo albums during this time period.
Odadjian wrote, “OK, I’ll come clean. It’s not us (meaning Daron, John Or Shavo!) Its Serj, who doesn’t want to do a new album! So please stop harassing us about it!…We are just waiting for Serj. Now, he might hate me for exposing the truth but I had to. Sorry folks!
He then went on to add, “We’re trying to get a new album out, it’s just not passing Serj’s rules! Kinda funny, since we started the band and now he’s holding us back! I think we should should release another album again. As for me, I’m ready to release one with someone who wants to be the singer of System. Not someone we have to beg to be a part of System. So with that in mind, what do you guys [think] should do?
Odadjian concluded, “Just remember, he’s been holding us back for seven years so far. Wanna wait another five years? Or shall we release a record without Serj? You tell us? I’m furious that he let us down like this, but we gotta do something to keep this great band alive! agreed?”
An official statement from the band then distanced themselves from the above comments, which were soon deleted too. It read, ” Earlier today, Shavo posted a few statements on his personal Facebook page that do not reflect the sentiments of System Of A Down as a collective band.”
The statement went on to note, “These were misleading statements that were made during a temporary state of bad judgment on his part alone. To be clear, the full band lineup of Serj, Daron, Shavo and John will be performing all scheduled tour dates. With respect to new SOAD music, although we have not agreed on a timetable for a new album, we all believe that having the four of us do it together is the way to be true to the band and our fans.”
Do you think System Of A Down should get rid of Serj Tankian?