System Of A Down have overcome all of the odds to become on of the world's biggest bands and they’ve done it on their own terms. Terry Bezer asks them what it's like to be the freak amongst the rock hierarchy.

"We're the biggest little band in the world!" Laughs System drummer John Dolmayan, contemplating the overwhelming triumphs his band have enjoyed over the last seven years. "We have absolutely no right to be selling as many records as we are or playing to as many people as we do when you look at all of the other big bands, but we still do. I guess it's kind of refreshing to be the guys that shouldn't be there but are!"

It’s more than a little hard to believe just how much success System have enjoyed since rising from the Los Angeles unsigned scene seven years ago.

“The project with Wu-Tangs GZA is going to be big”

In a posh hotel at the Potsdamer Platz the record company is asking for an interview. To answer the questions bass player Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolmayen come together with the journalists separately.
Shavo obviously enjoys the luxury of having such a comfortable room like this to give interviews.

On an sideboard are fruits right next to an expensive looking carafe with alcohol. The room is modern furnished and offers an excellent view to the Christmassy Potsdamer Platz. With Hypnotize, System Of A Down have an album with them that is extremely heavy and are accordingly happy.

It would not be an understatement if someone called the year of 2005 the System of a Down Year for it really was the year that marked their triumphant comeback.
The year of 2005 was indeed an excellent and prosperous year for System of a Down and their fans. With the release of their double part album, ‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’, after a break of 3 years, the band has returned!

Somewhere near the end of 2004, the fans were thrilled to hear that they will be treated with not only one but two albums the following year. Talk about a SOAD treat! The albums were to be released 6 months apart.
The band explained that the decision upon the release of 2 albums was a necessity due to the fact that System of a Down found it hard to single out “the best 14” for one album and therefore decided to make it a double album.

New Limited Edition Hypnotize Artworks signed by Vartan Malakian & the Band Members are released on eBay. (12 pieces).

These fine pieces of artwork are designed and created by the artists vision, which is influenced by the platinum selling albums 'Hypnotize & Mezmerize' recently released by System of a Down.

Each one of these pieces are hand made, framed and signed by the artist Vartan Malakian also signed by the Band Members. These pieces on eBay are the number one of a limited number from each edition that the artist will be releasing.
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Talk about putting on a show! Wow, System of a Down did just that on December 10th 2005 at The Gibson Amphitheater or better known as The Universal Amphitheater. I have been to many of Systems concerts but this show was something to remember. They started out their set with “Attack” a new hit from their recently released album Hypnotize and from then on it was just a blur.

System of a Down rocked the audience with a whopping hour and a half set playing a combination of songs from Hypnotize, Mezmerize, Toxicity, Steal this Album and System of a Down. I could say one thing for sure; there was a lot of brotherly love and respect on stage between Serj, Daron, John and Shavo on this night. The fans were going wild as well as SOAD.