System of a Down had their beginnings in LA band Soil, who included Serj Tankian
and Daron Malakian sharing vocals. When Soil split in 1994, Tankian and Malakian
formed System of a Down, taking their name from one of Malakian's poems and
drawing on their Armenian background. They were discovered in LA by producer
Rick Rubin, releasing their self-titled debut album in 1998, though it was their
second album Toxicity in 2001 which established them as one of America's hottest
bands. The album topped the US charts and has sold 12 million copies, while
their hit single Chop Suey stirre...