Artist: SYSTEM OF A DOWN
Album: HYPNOTIZE (DIGI)

Release date: 2005
EAN/UPS: 828767261126
Media type: CD

SYSTEM OF A DOWN announced they were to release two albums in 2005, entitled 'Hypnotize' and 'Mesmerize', preceded by the single 'B.Y.O.B.' ("Bring your own bombs"). 'Mesmerise', issued in April scored the band a no. 1 placing on the US Billboard charts. European dates saw the band putting in appearances at 'Nova Rock' in Austria, the German 'Southside' festival, the 'Download' event in the UK, the 'Norwegian Wood' festival in Oslo and the Hultsfred festival in Sweden. SYSTEM OF A DOWN put in a ten date "guerrilla club tour" of the USA upfront of large scale Summer touring with THE MARS VOLTA and BAD ACID TRIP as support. In side activity, Serj Tankian produced and guested on ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist BUCKETHEAD's solo album 'Enter The Chicken'.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN launched 'Hypnotize' on 22nd November with two special events in New York City. At 6pm the band engaged in an in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square then followed this with a headlining date at Webster Hall for MTV2's $2 Bill Concert series.

TRACKLIST:

01. Attack
02. Dreaming
03. Kill Rock n' Roll
04. Hypnotize
05. Stealing Society
06. Tentative
07. U-Fig
08. Holy Mountains
09. Vicinity Of Obscenity
10. She's Like Heroin
11. Lonely Day
12. Soldier Side

LINE-UP

Serj Tankian (vocals)
Daron Malakian (guitar)
Shavo Odadjian (bass)
John Dolymayan (drums)