Complete List Of System Of A Down Songs From A to Z

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System Of A Down can turn an Armenian folk inflection into a mosh-pit chant, interrupt a blast of metal with vaudeville absurdity, and then land on a political accusation sharp enough to outlive the news cycle that inspired it. Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian trade voices like opposing characters, while Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan keep the music lurching between precision and collapse. This A-to-Z guide follows that volatile catalog through studio albums, bonus tracks, soundtrack cuts, live recordings, and the band’s rare return to the studio.

Complete List Of System Of A Down Songs From A to Z

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System Of A Down formed in Glendale, California, in 1994, with vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer Andy Khachaturian. John Dolmayan joined as the band’s drummer in 1997. The group quickly stood apart through a fiercely original sound that combined heavy metal, punk, progressive rock, rhythmic extremes, theatrical humor, and elements drawn from Armenian music.

Relentless performances throughout Southern California helped System Of A Down build a devoted local following and attracted producer Rick Rubin, who signed the band to American Recordings. Their self-titled debut album arrived in 1998, introducing the wider public to songs including “Sugar,” “Spiders,” “War?,” and “Suite-Pee.”

The band reached international prominence with Toxicity. “Chop Suey!,” “Aerials,” and the title track brought System Of A Down into the mainstream without diminishing the abrupt time changes, surreal imagery, political anger, and dark comedy that defined the group. Steal This Album! followed with songs developed during the same broad creative period.

System Of A Down completed its five-album studio catalog with Mezmerize and Hypnotize. Released as companion records, both albums debuted at number one in the United States. “B.Y.O.B.,” “Question!,” “Hypnotize,” “Lonely Day,” and “Lost in Hollywood” demonstrated how the band could move between confrontation, satire, melody, and grief within the same project.

The group earned multiple Grammy nominations and won Best Hard Rock Performance for “B.Y.O.B.” Its commercial success never separated the music from the members’ Armenian heritage or their advocacy concerning genocide recognition, war, human rights, and political injustice.

After an extended period without new studio recordings, System Of A Down released “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz” as a double single to support humanitarian relief connected with Artsakh and Armenia. The songs demonstrated that the band’s political urgency and unmistakable chemistry remained intact.

System Of A Down has continued performing despite long gaps between releases. The combination of Tankian’s elastic voice, Malakian’s writing and guitar work, Odadjian’s bass, Dolmayan’s drumming, and the group’s willingness to make rage, absurdity, mourning, and melody collide has given the catalog an identity no other band has successfully duplicated.

Complete List Of System Of A Down Songs From A to Z

A–E

“36” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“A.D.D. (American Dream Denial)” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Aerials” – Toxicity (2001)
“Arto” (featuring Arto Tunçboyacıyan) – Toxicity (2001)
“Attack” – Hypnotize (2005)
“ATWA” (Air Trees Water Animals) – Toxicity (2001)
“B.Y.O.B.” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Boom!” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Bounce” – Toxicity (2001)
“Bubbles” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Chic ‘n’ Stu” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Chop Suey!” – Toxicity (2001)

“Cigaro” – Mezmerize (2005)
“CUBErt” – System of a Down (1998)
“Darts” – System of a Down (1998)
“DDevil” – System of a Down (1998)
“Deer Dance” – Toxicity (2001)
“Dreaming” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Ego Brain” – Steal This Album! (2002)

F–J

“Forest” – Toxicity (2001)
“Fuck the System” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Genocidal Humanoidz” – Non-album single (2020)
“Highway Song” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Holy Mountains” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Hypnotize” – Hypnotize (2005)
“I-E-A-I-A-I-O” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Innervision” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Jet Pilot” – Toxicity (2001)
“Johnny” – Toxicity (Japanese/French special editions, 2001)

K–O

“Kill Rock ‘n Roll” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Know” – System of a Down (1998)
“Know (Live from Irving Plaza, New York, Jan 19, 1999)” – System of a Down (Limited edition bonus CD, 1998)
“Lonely Day” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Lost in Hollywood” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Marmalade” – System of a Down (Japanese edition, 1998)
“Mind” – System of a Down (1998)
“Mr. Jack” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Needles” – Toxicity (2001)
“Nüguns” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Old School Hollywood” – Mezmerize (2005)

P–T

“P.L.U.C.K.” (Politically Lying, Unholy, Cowardly Killers) – System of a Down (1998)
“Peephole” – System of a Down (1998)
“Pictures” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Prison Song” – Toxicity (2001)
“Protect the Land” – Non-album single (2020)
“Psycho” – Toxicity (2001)
“Question!” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Radio/Video” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Revenga” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Roulette” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Sad Statue” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Science” – Toxicity (2001)
“Shame” (with Wu-Tang Clan) – Loud Rocks (2000)
“She’s Like Heroin” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Shimmy” – Toxicity (2001)
“Snowblind” – Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (2000)
“Soil” – System of a Down (1998)
“Soldier Side” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Soldier Side – Intro” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Spiders” – System of a Down (1998)
“Stealing Society” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Störagéd” – System of a Down (Japanese edition, 1998)
“Streamline” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“Sugar” – System of a Down (1998)

“Sugar (Live from Irving Plaza, New York, Jan 19, 1999)” – System of a Down (Limited edition bonus CD, 1998)
“Suggestions” – System of a Down (1998)
“Suite-Pee” – System of a Down (1998)
“Suite-Pee (Live from Irving Plaza, New York, Jan 19, 1999)” – System of a Down (Limited edition bonus CD, 1998)
“Tentative” – Hypnotize (2005)
“The Metro” – Not Another Teen Movie: Music from the Motion Picture (2001)
“Thetawaves” – Steal This Album! (2002)
“This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song” – Mezmerize (2005)
“Toxicity” – Toxicity (2001)

U–Z

“U-Fig” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Vicinity of Obscenity” – Hypnotize (2005)
“Violent Pornography” – Mezmerize (2005)
“War?” – System of a Down (1998)
“War? (Live from Irving Plaza, New York, Jan 19, 1999)” – System of a Down (Limited edition bonus CD, 1998)
“Will They Die 4 You (Extreme Version)” (with Ma$e, Sean “Puffy” Combs, and Lil’ Kim) – Chef Aid: The South Park Album (1998)
“X” – Toxicity (2001)