Grammy-winning metal band System Of A Down made waves in the late 90s and early 2000s with hits like “Chop Suey!” and “Toxicity”, but have not released new music since 2006. Until now, that is. Fans were surprised and delighted on Friday when the band released two new singles on Friday, “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”. The proceeds from both songs will go to the Armenia Fund, a cause close to their hearts as all four band members are of Armenian descent.
A statement on their website reads, “We as System Of A Down have just released new music for the first time in 15 years. The time to do this is now, as together, the four of us have something extremely important to say as a unified voice. These two songs, “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz” both speak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of Artsakh and Armenia.”
They expand a bit on their BandCamp, saying, “We’re proud to share these songs with you and hope you enjoy listening to them. Further, we encourage you to read on to learn more about their origins and once you do, hope you are inspired to speak out about the horrific injustices and human rights violations occurring there now. Most importantly and urgently, we humbly implore you to donate, in sums small or large to help those adversely affected with what are ever growing accounts of crimes against humanity.”
The band also released a music video for “Protect The Land” which features real footage of protests in Armenia cut between footage of the band. You can watch that video here, and learn more about the Armenia Fund here.
