After 15 years of fans waiting, System Of A Down have finally released some new music.
The two new songs – Protect The Land and Genocidal Humanoidz – come as a reaction to the recently-erupted conflict between Artsakh and Azerbaijan, with proceeds from tracks purchased via Bandcamp going to the Armenia Fund, a charity who provide assistance to those in need in Artsakh and Armenia.
And for a fiercely political band, who have done much to highlight the Armenian genocide throughout their career, these attacks were enough to spur System Of A Down back into action.
“I texted [the guys], 'No matter how we feel about each other, no matter what issues linger from the past, we need to put them aside because this is bigger than System Of A Down and bigger than all of us... we need to do something to support our people,'" says guitarist Daron Malakian, who wrote the music and lyrics.
“We’re probably the only rock band that has governments as enemies, the only rock band that’s at war, so I wrote these songs to boost the morale of our troops and Armenians around the world," Daron continues.