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Product Details
- Genre / Style Metal / Alternative Metal / Nu-Metal / Progressive Metal
- UPC 0190758655819
- Record Label American Recordings
- Format LP
- Disc Quantity 1
- Vinyl Color Black
- Vinyl Size 12"
- Vinyl Weight Standard
- Additional Info One Song Explicit (Darts)
- Release Date 10/12/2018
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Released in 1998, System Of A Down introduced the band's volatile mix of alternative metal, left field rhythms, and sharp social commentary. The debut pairs serrated riffs with sudden tempo shifts and chantlike vocals, establishing a sound that felt urgent and iconoclastic from the start. This black vinyl LP edition presents the record in a straightforward, no-frills format that keeps attention on the performances and production.
Musically, the album whiplashes between precision and chaos. Standout tracks include "Sugar", a volatile burst of groove and shouted hooks, "Spiders", a dark, slow build with eerie melodic pull, and "Suite-Pee", which compresses their ferocity into a bracing opener. The arrangements pivot from staccato riffs to spiraling lines, while Serj Tankian's delivery and Daron Malakian's guitar tones push each song into unpredictable territory.
Pressed on standard black vinyl and housed in the original artwork jacket, this edition offers clean presentation and solid playback. The mastering highlights sharp transients and punchy low end, underscoring the band's dynamic contrasts without softening their edge. System Of A Down still lands like a mission statement, a debut that redrew boundaries and set the stage for what followed.
- Format: Black Vinyl LP
- Standout tracks: "Sugar", "Spiders", "Suite-Pee"
- Pressing details: Standard pressing, original artwork jacket
- Genre/style: Alternative Metal, Nu-Metal, Hard Rock, Progressive Metal
- UPC: 190758655819
A landmark first statement, System Of A Down captures a band defining its identity with focus, intensity, and absolute conviction. Its raw production and fearless experimentation continue to make it one of the most striking debut albums in modern metal.
* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.
Track List:
Side A:
- Suite-Pee
- Know
- Sugar
- Suggestions
- Spiders
- DDevil
- Soil
Side B:
- War?
- Mind
- Peephole
- CUBErt
- Darts
- P.L.U.C.K.
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