Serj Tankian

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- Elect The Dead
- Released 2007

- Lie Lie Live (5-Track Maxi-Single)
- Released 2008

- Fears
- Released 2009

- Sky Is Over
- Released 2008

biography

System of a Down founder Serj Tankian was born on August 21, 1967, in Beirut, Lebanon. He and his family immigrated to Los Angeles in 1975. He studied marketing at California State University and started his own software company before beginning his music career with the formation of System of a Down in 1995. In 1998, System of a Down signed on to Rick Rubin's American imprint, and over the following seven years released five well-received albums, the second of which, Toxicity, thrust them into the forefront of the metal community, garnered a Grammy nomination, and sold millions of copies. Tankian utilized his success to influence the political world he often commented on lyrically by co-founding a nonprofit organization called Axis of Justice with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello. He remained active with System of a Down throughout the mid-2000s and also released a book of poetry, titled Cool Gardens, before SOAD chose, in May 2006, to go on hiatus of an undetermined length. Tankian made use of this sabbatical to record his first solo album, Elect the Dead, which was released in fall 2007. ~ Gregory McIntosh, All Music Guide

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- - :(
  - - By LargerJake1994
    - 7/21/2009 11:27:35
  - anyone know y he left SOAD?
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- - Freakin SWEET!!
  - - By Iambacon bits15
    - 1/2/2009 04:05:54
  - The Lead singer of System of a down gives us his awsome new album
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- - King Of Rock!
  - - By Tnugget93
    - 12/24/2008 13:42:51
  - This guy is ridiculus. SOAD is the best band ever, hands down, and Serj is one of the best rock singers out there
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- - Awesome Guy
  - - By Arrancar11
    - 11/4/2008 14:28:36
  - I have been a long time lissener of system of a down and about last night before I wrote this,I heard his Elect The Dead Album.I loved the songs the moment I heard them,So,Is you read this,LISTEN TO THAT ALBUM!!!!!!!!
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- - better in real life
  - - By fridfam
    - 8/18/2008 09:08:21
  - I agree, this band SHOULD be seen LIVE. Ive been told they sound better in person, than on the zune.<br/>I need to go to their concert, hope they make it to the midwest!
  - 3 out of 3 people
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