The album had the working title Music Without Borders , however, the final album title is Imperfect Harmonies . On June 23, 2010, a promo single from his upcoming album Imperfect Harmonies was released called “Borders Are”. The first radio single from Imperfect Harmonies , “Left of Center”, was released…
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In 2009, Tankian collaborated with the band Viza (previously known as Visa) for their track “Viktor”.
Tankian’s second solo album was originally due in 2009. It is said to be more of a jazz and orchestral based sound. Tankian said of the second album:
Tankian is also politically involved. Together with Tom Morello , he founded the organization Axis of Justice and often speaks publicly against violence and injustice in the world. Tankian released a new song “Fears” in November 2008 exclusively in support of Amnesty International ‘s Global Write-A-Thon.
The official tour for Elect the Dead commenced on October 12, 2007, with a show at Chicago’s Vic Theatre . Roughly one thousand people attended the first concert. Although Tankian had stated he would not be performing any material by System of a Down, he performed “Charades” and “Blue”, songs…
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Three different promo versions of the album have surfaced to the public. The instrumental promotional version, issued by Serjical Strike/Reprise Records and intended for the music and movie industry, contains instrumental versions of the twelve album tracks. Another promotional version, issued by Reprise Records and made only for individual reviewers,…
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The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards , and their song ” B.Y.O.B. ” won the Best Hard Rock Performance of 2006.…
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After the split, Tankian, Odadjian and Malakian formed System of a Down, named after a poem Malakian wrote called Victims of a Down (which was later featured on the back-side of the band-to-be’s self-titled debut ). The band recruited drummer Ontronik “Andy” Khachaturian, an old school friend of Malakian, and…
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