Serj Tankian

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The exclusive pressing of Serj Tankian’s new solo album is limited to 500 copies, so don’t sleep on getting yours, and a copy of SoaD’s Toxicity on vinyl while you’re at it.

It’s a more ”rock”-oriented release than his usual solo albums and featuring material that was originally written for SOAD.

”When I conceived possibly doing another record with the guys from System of a Down a few years back, I started working on a set of songs that I arranged in rock format for that purpose. As we weren’t able to see eye to eye on the vision going forward with an SOAD album, I decided to release these songs under my moniker.”

It’s the first track released from the upcoming The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four.

’Truth to Power’ ”shows my journey through the turbulent intersection of music & activism over 3 decades,” Serj Tankian says.