System’s first tour through Mexico and South America began on September 28, 2011, in Mexico City
The reunion tour commenced on May 10, 2011, in Edmonton , Alberta.
On November 29, 2010, following several weeks of Internet rumors, System of a Down officially announced that they would be reuniting for a string of large European festival dates in June 2011. Among the announced tour dates included UK’s Download Festival , Switzerland’s Greenfield Festival , Germany’s Rock am Ring/Rock…
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System of a Down’s song ” Lonely Day ” was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance in the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007 but lost to ” Woman ” by Wolfmother .
later being published in the U.S. in 2007 through The Disinformation Company .
Meanwhile, Tankian opted for a solo career and released his debut solo album Elect the Dead in the autumn of 2007.
System of a Down’s final performance before their separation took place on August 13, 2006, in West Palm Beach , Florida.
In May 2006, the band announced they were going on hiatus.
In May 2006, VH1 listed “Toxicity” in the number 14 slot in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs .
A biography of the band entitled System of a Down: Right Here in Hollywood , written by Ben Myers , was published in May 2006,