2008

WHAT CAN "WE" ALL SAY ABOUT MR. SERJ TANKIAN, THE LEADER, FRONTMAN, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND SYSTEM OF A DOWN. HE HAS BROUGHT US THE MAJORITY OF SOCIETY, THE WORLD, AND THE CORRUPTION WE HAVE LIVED IN FOR GENERATIONS INTO ONE ENTITY. THE TRUTH BEHIND HIS EYES INTO GREAT HIT SINGLES AND FAVORITE THEMES. AFTER OVER A DECADE, SERJ TANKIAN BRINGS US A NEW VISION WITH HIS SOLO DEBUT "ELECT THE DEAD."

WE HAVE MANAGED TO WITNESS THE REASONS WHY HE DOES MORE THAN JUST SING AND PERFORM FOR FANS BUT HE ALSO MAKES "US", AS A FAMILY, UNDERSTAND WHATS REALLY GOING ON THROUGH "EMPTY WALLS", "THE UNTHINKING MAJORITY", SKY IS OVER", "BABY", "MONEY", "FEED US", "LIE, LIE, LIE" AND MANY MORE GROOVY, HARD HITTING MASTERPIECES THAT SERJ TANKIAN TAKES "US" ON A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME. AMONG BEING AN ACTIVIST, HE CO-FOUNDED "AXIS OF JUSTICE" W/ TOM MORELLO.

"ELECT THE DEAD" HAS THREE PACKAGES. THE ORIGINAL VERSION HAS 12 TRACKS, THE "ITUNES SPECIAL EDITION" PACKAGE THAT COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL 12 ALSO INCLUDES "FALLING STARS", MUSIC VIDEO OF "LIE, LIE, LIE" (ONLY IF PRE-ORDERED), "BLUE" AND "THE REVEREND KING.", AND THE THIRD PACKAGE IS THE "DELUXE EDITION", WHICH CONSISTS OF THE ORIGINAL 12 PLUS "FALLING STARS", "BLUE" AND ACOUSTIC VERSIONS OF "EMPTY WALLS AND "FEED US."

OUR VIEW OF SERJ TANKIAN IS: A MAGNIFICENT, ENERGETIC, HONEST, OPEN-MINDED, INDIVIDUAL ON A MISSION. THROUGH HIS TALENTS HE SHOWS THE WORLD THAT THE "PROBLEM" IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF "US" AND WHETHER PEOPLE DISAGREES MAKES HIM STRONGER. HIS WAY MAKES "US" LEARN FROM "OUR" MISTAKES.

IF SERJ TANKIAN DOES DECIDE TO DO ANOTHER SOLO ALBUM AND ANOTHER SOAD RECORD, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. "ELECT THE DEAD" MAKES ANOTHER POINT TO THE SOCIETY JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS SOAD RECORDS. WE HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED SERJ TANKIAN’S ABILITY AND DETERMINATION. WE SALUTE HIM FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS.