System of a Down have finally explained why they haven’t made any new music in 13 years.
The band are extremely popular in the heavy metal scene and produced 5 studio albums during their time together. Despite their success, the band have not released any new music since 2005. The band members have finally revealed why.
“Serj was never really a heavy metal or a rock guy,” Daron Malakian said to Kerrang! via Revolver. “I don’t know if he has the same love for this kind of music as I do. I’m the kid that grew up with Slayer and Kiss on my walls … Serj didn’t grow up feeling that way. He didn’t grow up a diehard fan.
“So I feel like the whole experience of becoming the lead singer in a hugely successful band was different for him than my experience was for me. To be honest with you, Serj didn’t even want to make Mezmerize and Hypnotize.”
Frontman Serj Tankian replied Thursday night to the accusation over Facebook.
“It is true that I and only I was responsible for the hiatus SOAD took in 2006,” he wrote. “Everyone else wanted to continue at the same pace to tour and make records. I didn’t. Why? For numerous reasons.”
Tankian then proceeded to list these reasons, which including the feeling that the music the band was making was starting to sound redundant and repetitive. He also expressed not feeling connected to the music on Mexmerize and Hypnotize and monetary disagreements.
“My only regret is that we have been collectively unable to give you another SOAD record,” Tankian wrote. “For that I apologize.”
