System of a Down

On "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm on This Song," Serj Tarkian may sing "There's nothing wrong with me/There's something wrong with you" convincingly, but anyone who's heard System of a Down's frenetic metal-funk and hyper wacko singer knows that there's definitely something wrong with every one of these guys.

This record is literally half a killer. Its eleven songs are just a down payment on the double
whammy that is Mezmerize/Hypnotize, the third studio album by the Los Angeles-based
Armenian-American metal band System of a Down. The second disc, Hypnotize -- recorded
by guitarist and main songwriter Daron Malakian, lead vocalist and co-lyricist Serj Tankian,
drummer John Dolmayan and bassist Shavo Odadjian during the same sessions --... More >

Firm in their convictions and (relatively) simple in their art rock ("B.Y.O.B.," "Radio/Video"). (Grade - *)