Whereas it’s a well-worn matter for him at this level, System Of A Down guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian has as soon as once more mentioned the inclusion of his aforementioned multi-platinum outfit within the nü-metal scene. Talking with Steel Hammer, Malakian mirrored on that scene and his band’s place within the hierarchy of it, providing:
“We have been fortunate that there was a scene. We have been capable of play, and play in entrance of audiences that got here to see these different bands. However I don’t suppose anyone appears like we did. I don’t suppose we felt like we didn’t belong and I don’t really feel like we did belong.
However there’s so many fucking genres after which there are subgenres of the subgenre, it simply will get misplaced. System Of A Down and Scars, that’s what I do. I don’t have a look at what different bands are doing and say, ‘Effectively, I’ve bought to do this to slot in with these guys.’ However for some purpose we match into that complete [nü-metal] factor. That’s simply the time that we existed.”
He went on to say:
“I’ll say one factor in regards to the unique nü-metal bands – Deftones, Korn, all those that have been the primary, and add us to that checklist – they have been all doing one thing distinctive. We have been all the youngsters that grew up listening to Metallica and Slayer, all that fucking thrash stuff, however we weren’t copying it. We have been taking that affect and we have been bringing in different issues, different influences, and creating one thing new with that heavy sound. All these copy bands, I don’t give a shit about any of them. Those that got here out and began their very own factor and did their very own factor, these bands deserve credit score.”
Malakian launched a 3rd studio album, “Addicted To The Violence“, from his Scars On Broadway challenge earlier this month on July 18th.
