System of a Down and Slipknot went on the Pledge of Allegiance Tour together with Rammstein in 2001.
In late 2001, unreleased tracks from the Toxicity sessions made their way onto the Internet.
In November 1998, System of a Down appeared on South Park ‘ s Chef Aid album, providing the music for the song “Will They Die 4 You?” Near the end of the song, Tankian can be heard saying, “Why must we kill our own kind?” a line that would later…
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In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, System of a Down . They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles ” Sugar ” and ” Spiders ” became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were frequently aired on MTV . After the release…
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Rubin signed the group to his American / Columbia Records , with the band celebrating the signing with a performance at The Roxy Theatre with Human Waste Project on September 12, 1997.
At the beginning of 1997, System of a Down recorded their final publicly released demo tape, Demo Tape 3 .
In mid-1997, drummer Khachaturian left the band when he broke his hand after punching a wall during an argument, consigning him to a year of recovery. He was replaced by John Dolmayan , who the band knew after sharing a rehearsal space with his band. Khachaturian subsequently co-founded The Apex…
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Showing great interest, the group recorded Demo Tape 4 near the end of 1997, specifically to be sent to record companies .
The band’s first official and professionally recorded song was on a collection called Hay Enk (“We’re Armenian” in English), an Armenian genocide recognition compilation in 1997.
In 1997, the group won the Best Signed Band Award from the Rock City Awards.