This collection of tracks was dubbed Toxicity II by fans. In late 2001, unreleased tracks from the Toxicity sessions made their way onto the internet. In May 2006, VH1 listed "Toxicity" in the number 14 slot in the 40 Greatest Metal Songs. Even with the controversy surrounding "Chop Suey!" (which earned a Grammy nomination), System of a Down still received constant airplay in the United States throughout late 20 with "Toxicity" and "Aerials". The album has eventually achieved 3x multi-platinum certification in the United States It was still on top in America during the week of the 9/11 attacks and the political environment caused by the attacks added to the controversy surrounding the album's hit single "Chop Suey!" The song was taken off the radio as it contained politically sensitive lyrics according to the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum at the time such as "(I don't think you) trust in my self-righteous suicide." Regardless, the video gained constant play on MTV as did the album's second single, "Toxicity". The group's big break arrived when their second album, Toxicity, debuted at No.
Bungle, The Cat and Incubus providing support. Following Ozzfest, they toured with Fear Factory and Incubus before headlining the Sno-Core Tour with Puya, Mr. After the release of the album, the band toured extensively, opening for Slayer and Metallica before making their way to the second stage of Ozzfest. They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles "Sugar" and "Spiders" became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were frequently aired on MTV. In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, System of a Down. In mid-1997, drummer Khachaturian left the band because of a hand injury (he subsequently co-founded The Apex Theory, which included former Soil bassist Khachaturian was replaced by John Dolmayan. At the beginning of 1997, System of a Down recorded their final publicly released demo tape, Demo Tape 3.
Shortly after the event, System of a Down made what is known as Untitled 1995 Demo Tape, which was not commercially released but appeared on file sharing networks around the time of the band's success with Toxicity about six years later. In early 1995, System of a Down performed under the name Soil at the Cafe Club Fais Do-Do, a nightclub in Los Angeles. It currently consists of members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals), and John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian in 1997. System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, United States in 1994.
System of a Down - Discography (1995 - 2020)
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