System of a Down News Archive (Group 1)

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✦ One of their songs from "System of a Down" (1998) entitled "P.L.U.C.K." stands for "Politically Lying, Unholy, Cowardly Killers" which talks about the 1915 Armenian Genocide and was featured in Atom Egoyan's film of "Ararat" (2002).
✦ Their producer, Rick Rubin, personally played a bit of piano while adding a few samples and to the mix in "System of a Down." (1998).
✦ The song "DDevil" is an amalgamation of four poems written by Serj.
✦ Their song, "Soil," tells bitterly about Serj's friend from his previous band, Soil, who committed suicide.
✦ "Chop Suey!" originally had been named "Suicide," but later was changed although the words "We're rolling Suicide" can still be heard in the final cut's opening seconds.