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  • Most rockstars you would think hated school and didn't give a shit but serj is smart as hell. He looked kickass with long hair but he's still beyond kickass

  • I liked him more back then....S.o.a.D. FTW

  • didn't understand a thing........

  • Go Soad :) And thanks to Serj for educating a mass of people as opposed to the majority of misguided souls who normally flood the media with bullshit. You rock bro!

  • I'm an Syriac / Aramenian and my elders also suffered from the Genocide back in 1915. I'm listening to SOAD since 2 years, but I didn't know these guys were armenian and also are fighting for Turkey to recognize the genocide. This makes me loves the band even more!

  • SOAD Reunion @ Download Festival 2011!!! Fuck yeah I'm buying a ticket!

  • It's so refreshing to see an intelligent man, who's also a musical genius, serj is amazing, but if SOAD doesn't get back together in the next couple years, I'll friggin shoot myself

  • @tmmsnj11 time has come ! prepare for soad! \m/

  • <3333333333333

  • All those storyes.. My grandmother was a baby at 1915, and she was thrown in a dumbster.. to my luck somebody found her and raised her

  • @KikoJum too bad she couldnt teach you how to spell

  • ok there the best alternitave band ever

  • @bumman97 thanks for not labeling them xD

  • @daronishot lol no problem

  • Thats john in the background im pretty sure

  • His name isn't John! You may only refer to him as the greatest numetal drummer alive.

  • Agreed

  • THEY ARE NOT NU METAL daron himslef said he hates bein called nu metal

  • I apologize, I did not mean to offend anyone. I was simply making a joke.

  • I hate it when they get associated with that crap genre. The only one in that genre that is good in my opinion was the original KoRn

  • ya i totlally agree couldn't of said it any better

  • lol true

  • I can't hear him over the people talking in the background and my computer trying to keep up.

  • He used to look awsome with the long hair

  • Yeah you did too.

  • Gawd, Serj is cute...<3<3

  • ohhh i no!!!

  • i cant hear a thing. can u post like subtitles or something in the description or here?

  • Everybody STOP thinking what you're thinking, it's wrong because it's not what I am thinking. You should believe what I believe and God dammit Muhammad on a donkey eating american pussy. I'll use my every breath to make it so. I dream of you believing what I think.

  • What? What the fuck are you smokin? And why should we believe what you believe? Asshole

  • My sister's cock? You want to get a hotel room? What the fuck! Are you drunk or high? Are you gay? Im a guy. And my sister doesnt have a cock. And even if she did you would be arrested for rape becuase shes 4 years old.

  • dude...you're too easy

  • Hes not making any sense. This comeing from a guy named retardstupidass

  • Not if she put it in me... deep.

    Can you send me a picture of your face?

  • sorry about that, I get confused with the names, really sorry

  • fucking asshole! bono my arse!

  • serj is the next bono, i can garuntee it, shit will change

  • Wat did bono change?

  • *What*

    And the answer is, how much I respect him.

  • bono is a cunt

  • ya XD

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  • FUCK YOU

  • Serj IS A GREAT MAN, REALLY.

  • As much as I love Daron, I don't think I'd have him as president. Dude is fucking crazy! Serj would be the best.

  • is that john in the background???

  • yup

  • yea

  • Serj is very smart and John is in the background

  • dude ur so right. serj 4 president!

  • sad that will never happen

  • Serj is the FUCKING MAN. At least he's trying to make a change in the world and his views haven't changed or flip flopped through time. Thats how you know he's legit.

    Serj for president? Idk about that but fuck it, i'd vote for him.

  • I'd vote to, i think his views are great.

  • he wasn't born in america so legally he couldnt be prez.

  • just shows how shit the american govt is

    i would vote too

  • who said anything about legally? ;)

  • then we could all vote for daron he was born in LA

  • hihi Daron the president - that would be an apocalipse :))

  • AMEN!!

  • but then pot would be legal! lol

  • FUCK YA! DARON M FOR PRESIDENT! that would be fucking great!

  • ananı avradını sikiyim system of a down!!!! türkler alayınızın amına koyucak merka etme!!!

  • I don't know much about the armenian Genocide

    I mean ya i know about it but i have to look it up (y)

  • Hey there. I'm turkish and I'm truly, deeply, sincerely sorry for what happened to the innocent Armenian people during and after WWI. People call it massacre, vengeance etc but I have no problem calling it a genocide. Nevertheless I think hating all the Turks for what happened is just unfair and forcing the Turkish government won't change anything. You must understand how fear of treason has paralyzed the Turkish minds and educational system is just based on that fear.

  • I hope that soon Armenia and Turkey will normalize their relations, and that's just what's happening right now. I also hop that, in 20 years from now, all Armenians around the world will have Turkish passports and the right to live in their Anatolian homeland together with other nations as it used to be for hundreds of years.

    Peace.

  • Well, lets discuss the religious element of such genocide... Lets discuss population control and the dying earth, cause they're part of it...

    Serj deserves a lot of respect. Good work, bro!

  • Why is it that people in Turkey are cowards over this whole armenian genocide issue? Yes cowards, stand up and face your fears, acknowledge your history and stop trying to ban that moment of time from existence, it won't happen, people won't forget. They keep trying to pretend it didn't happen, and that is doing a disservice to everyone who was screwed over by the Turks. They can't just act like it never happened.Stop censoring past history. Staying in denial about it, won't lead to progress.

  • The Turkiy won´t accept the truth. And guess why?

    They would commit a war crime. And that can be really expensive, I am sure they would have to pay lots of money to lots of people, surviviors, goverments, family of slaughtered people...

    So thats why the turkish goverment is lying at its own people and the rest of the world. And some just deny it because they have no idea.

  • !Serj for President.!

  • serj is brilliant

  • As a greek i know alot of pontian genocide by the turks and it's all true... accepting it or not for turkey it doesn't rly matters ... thing is what we know that have happened... doing multiple genocides of so many sides armenians pontians and much more is not smthing to forget...

  • haha my froend was telling my about the pontian genocide the otherday, and his grandfather was a survivor of it.

  • my great - grandfather was a survivor of the armenian genocide.

  • wow, he's really lucky.

  • With all he says about the world, it all makes sense when he talks about it. People that have never heard of Serj should know and he should be heard! He's doing great things and it's just amazing what he does. :)

  • so is serj a democrat,republican,or independent?. just curious cause he is an influence to me.

  • Why would turkey admit a lie?

  • hm, i wonder why they dont mention what happened in somalia. general mohammad farrah adeed killed over 400,000 people in 1988-1993 AND IT TOOK AMERICA 5 YEARS TO REALIZE!! wtf!?!

  • the turkish goverment should be ashamed for what they've done. i'm not even armenian. serj is such a intellegent, smart, hot guy.

  • Symptom of a Down-Syndrome........They have an extra chromosome because they stole it... THEIFIANS!!!!

  • it's true, the genocide did happen, I'am a quarter Armenian and my mom allways tell me the story of how her grandparents came over during the genocide, they can just admit it, it's just so bad that they are so ignorant they wont apologize.

  • wow hes really smart, finally america gets a rock star who actually knows something and isnt a complete idiot

  • whooaa, exactly :D

  • He's not really American, you know.

  • you mean armenian?

  • @snezula5 dont forget slipknots singer corey! :)

  • Armenians, Pontians and other ethnic groups who had lived there for thousands of years before the Turks were victims of mass genocide and deportation.

    The most evilest, ignorant and ungrateful thing that the Turkish government can do is to not recognize this attack against humanity itself.

    Even during the Ottoman period such brutality and savagery even close to it rarely happened.

  • @deserk I think the most evilest thing that the Turks did was actually commit the genocide, but yea I get what your saying.

  • @deserk Even though Marilyn Manson is shit...He is also a really smart person as well.

  • It does not matter if it happened 92 years ago or 1000 years ago.

    The fact that it DID happened is what motivates Serj to keep fighting.

    Such things as the armenian genocide just still happens because everyone that did something like it in the past got away with it.

    I tottaly support Serj and Tom Morello and all the good stuff they'r donig whit Axis of Justice.

  • I can't believe so many people don't know about it and you need a band to publicise what happened.

    That's quite sad.

  • Serj's hair during Mesmerize and Hypnotize = WIN

    Also, for any idiots out there, a genocide is the attempt to kill a single race of people. The Holocaust is a good (it feels wierd saying those two words in the same sentence....) example. War can cause it, or genocide can lead to war, but they arent't the same thing.

  • he's really skinny. i thought he was a lil buffer than that.

  • I have heard so much from my orphaned Armenian grandparents. Until this day I still cry when I think about my grandparents. I loved them so much.

  • the armenian genocide happened..

    many of my ancestors were raped or murders by the turks

    there are so many books about it too

    go buy the book forgotten fire

    i cryed my heart out

  • no idiot we don always believe what we read. facts can also help u to understand situation.

    1st there was a war goin on

    2nd people die in wars

  • wow very nice and touching too

  • One quick question.

    Why does Armenia STILL want Turkey to "admit" their "genocide"? I mean seriously...just drop it. Turkey had a young and diffrent country and now Turkey is alot different. I've been there and it's SOO nice. Anyways, is Armenia doing it just because they want to be known and want the money?

    I mean seriously...just drop it.

  • yea they are just being oppurtunist.

  • That would be nice, but we're talking about mass murdering, even if it WAS 70 years ago.

  • See what happens when somebody kills off most of your people. See how you feel about it afterwards.

  • it's not about the money

    is just that admiting it makes those who went through it rest in peace, since they know that what happened to them won't be forgotten, that it wasn't in vain, that it won't happen again.

    maybe if people didn't forget their past or tried to denied it, calamities such as the holocaust wouldn't have taken place or even ridiculous wars wouldn't be supported nowadays.

    so much pain, suffer and death could have been avoide if we had learned from the mistakes made in the past

  • because it's a lie in history. Dont admit your mistakes = don't learn from them. I for one do not want to see it all happen again.

  • Turkuaz0906 (you 85% genetic Christian): Your ARMENIAN HOLOCAUST DENIAL comment has been deleted thanks to TURKISH COMMENT POLICY #1915; Have a nice day.

  • yeah man he is th ebest

  • tankian is the best!!!!!!

  • I remember that. Dennis Hastert was doing this huge thing cuz his office is right there. Thats also the same spot that all the chicago illegal immigrants marched to when they all ditched work to show how good of workers they were. I just think its sweet that Serj came to our tiny little town of Batavia.

  • ahh i love serj!

  • lol

    u can see jon in the background

  • sooo pity for that bad quality Q.Q

    but still cool video!^^

  • Im turkish and I love system of a down and serj tankian

    Is that weird? xO

  • no why should it be weird? SOAD hates hypocrisy, not particular people.

  • Exactly right! In general, we should never hate music because our government policies say we should hate the etthnicity of band -- music unifies all people! Armenians do not hate Turks, but hate Turkish Denial of the Armenian Genocide. 80% of Turks opposed the genocide--according to Ussher, MD!

  • No. It is not weird. Byt he way, Turks have alot of Armenian blood--more Armenian blood than Turkish blood. It started with "UPSHOT SALJUQ" (look up on google SALJUQ upshot" and spell it like that. It continued for 900 years. So, SOAD members are your genetic brethren.

  • I'm Turkish too. I don't care what race Serj Tankian is because I don't hate people because of something that happened a long time ago. I don't know why people hold grudges after such a long time.

  • You are correct. Butt hen, well, the "grudges" is not a correct word to use. It belittles the mammoth 900 year crime. Turkey is guilty of Genocide and Genocide denial. The rancid Genocide DENIAL keeps the memories fresh. If Turkey apologized -- or at least denied BUT returned the money, farmlands, history, churches, villages, women, boys, girls, ranches, gold, and millions of lives it stole, murdered, kindapped, confiscated and tongue-chopped -- we could have peace.

  • This is just in my opinion.

    I think that they shouldn't call it a genocide. I think they should call it a war. I don't want to offend anyone. I'm just stating my opinion.

  • The denial of the Armenian Genocide is offensive and hateful. In your sentence, the word "it" is used. What is "it" that you say should not be called a genocide? And what is an opinion? A wish? Or a conclusion based on a review of the information provided by the US Ambassador Morgenthau who called it POLICY OF RACE ANNIHILATION / RACE MURDER UNDER FALSE PRETEXT OF REPRISAL FOR REBELLION. Look up UPSHOT SALJUQ in google. Spell it like that pls.

  • I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend. I just wanted to state my opinion.

    FYI I'm only 13

  • You are far more intelligent than most people

    twice your age. Thanks for your class. Thanks for stating your opinion.

  • Are you saying I'm intelligent because the way I type?

  • Yes, and because you acknowledge that the Armenian Genocide, for you, is a viewpoint. That is perfectly fine. However, I was pointing out that it is irrefutable an incontestible, to which you responded you are only 13. You need another 10 or more years to be able to process the information. Me, I walked through the University library and read denials and primary accounts. Enjoy Tankian and worry about history if and when you have the freedom and time.

  • Thanks, and again I'm sorry if I offended you.

  • i love people who see people by there intelligent not there age an ps im 13

  • logster I highly recommend "A Problem From Hell" by Samantha Power, it's a great book on 20th century genocides and specifically American INACTION towards them; the Armenian Genocide is discussed in the first chapter, and the book goes up to the ethnic cleansing in Iraq and Bosnia. Pretty depressing, but a VERY IMPORTANT book and stay the smart person you are for your age, and PLEASE CONTINUE to read. All the best.

  • American INACTION towards them. man when America acts then were the bad guys. 70 years ago 100 years ago 1 year ago it all the same if America acts then the whole world complains.

  • It's sad, but true

    From their government and media, America is more or less a beacon for this kind of stuff.

    Admittedly, I didn't even know about it before I started listening to SOAD.

  • I also hate the turkish denial of the armenian genocide -_-

    If I ruled Turkey.. I would confess and apologies.. i dont understand how they can denie such things as genocide 0.o

  • I also hate the turkish denial of the armenian genocide. -_-

    If only I could rule Turkey =o

    I would confess and apologies ^^ so the turkish and armenian people can be best friends xD <3

    I dont understand how they can denie such things as genocide =| crazy f*ckers :-#

  • A girl who sells her country just because she's a soad fan!!!

    learn your history before you speak

    or just shut up if you are too stupid to learn

  • oh the turks with their constant denial of the armenian genocide... but you ain't gonna be a part of the european union if you continue that blid eye policy my friend, and your government sure wants to push you into europe... you'll admitt to it sooner or later.

  • now he's the person i look up on most..sry about my english:P im hungarian

  • Committing genocide is inhuman, Not admitting to a Genocide is worse...

  • Why is it worse?

  • the 2nd interview was he talking about his grandpa??

  • aye.

  • and yet the turks still deny it...

  • seems like a great interview but i cant finish it the audio is too bad to understand

  • it would help if I COULD HEAR IT!

  • yer that wud b pretty darn funny

  • dont understand (why all the ppll talk argh ...) well thats my oppinion

  • I sure wish I could hear what he's saying... There's so much damned background noise I can only understand bits and pieces of the interview. :(

  • First of all it seems fairly clear that the Genocide happened.

    Secondly stop using buzz words to make Turks feel guilty. The current generation were uninvolved.

    Thirdly it was a government atrocity. England is taking part in, essentially, an illegal war which has killed thousands of innocent people but the people are not to blame. The corrupt positions of power are. The Turkish people (except for the select few who were directly involved) are innocent civilians.

    Case settled.

  • Yes, MOST of the current generation were uninvolved but at least they could admit to their lies and I dont know if you are aware but there was a shrine being put in place in Wales to show that the Welsh people recognize the Armenian Genocide and the ceremony was ruined by a group of Turks who shouted and booed all the way through it and when the Welsh choirs were singing nothing could be heard because of a group of stuck up Turkish people

    So not all of this generation are not guilty.

  • thats very true. i totally agree with you.

    people dnt even kno the story. the armanians joined with the russians agaist the ottoman empire to establish there own country. (the armanians started it) and when the turk saw maters were getting worse, the sent them down to the south and they died from the cold. which they started the mini war in the first place. the armanians did sooo many things to the turks which arent said. iv'e got proof for anyone who doesn't belive what im saying

  • hmmm last 2 comments are good abaout genocide.. I am a turk and ı m living in İstanbul..but something is wrong, JupiterJiveGuitarist said. we dont hate armenians actually we like them they are good people..yes in past we were having war yes we killed people but we did't make genocide..we didn't have any cause to do that. thanx...

  • It was GENOCIDE> Stop the denials.

  • fuck u

  • ok ok all of you know only i don't know the history. you f.cking americans and f.ucking liberal europeans know everything. you might be professor without reading book

  • all of you know everything about the history! ok

    you know i don't know, you fucking americans and other fucking liberal europeans know but i don't know. all of u might be a professor without reading book

  • If nothing happened all those years ago, the why the fuck does Turkey vote for Armenia in the Eurovision??? Its all politics. They are trying to make everything seem so nice and happy by trying to prove that there are no hard feelings, and that Armenia and Turkey are friends. Even I hate the music they come out with and I am armenian!!!

  • TURKEY has millions of government-hating Turks, liberals and part-Armenians. No nationalist, Ataturk-loving Turk is going to vote for ARMENIA. Kurds vote for ARMENIA too, to piss of the TURKS!

  • still waiting for the day when soad perform on eurovision for armenia. though i doubt thats ever gonna happen.

  • you got a seriuos problem with freedom of expression

  • Look all this talk is stupid. I'm Armenian and I have nothing against Turkish people. I blame and dislike the government for denying the genocide. But I think Turks are good people, I have no reason to blame or be angry at the Turkish people.

    And Youtube reviews really shouldn't turn into to debate forums. Please.

  • Thank you. Thank you for having one of the first most understandable responses ever. While it is true several turkish people do hate Armenians, thank you for not adding to the hassle and bloodshed of scribes.

  • serj is so cool...can't wait for Elect the Dead!

  • they didnt split. i rekon in 08' theyll come back with a really good album that will kick ass just like hypnotize/mezmerize.

  • toxicity was the best album by far, although hypnotize and memorize had deeper and better lyrics

  • i hate how some people are like

    ooo so and so are holding back the band

    like a few of my friends say that daron is holding the band back

    and another one said John is the only one with skill

    its bullshit

    they are a great band because of the members, and they wouldnt get as far if they had one diferent member. System is the best 11/10 for sure. I cant wait till the come back

  • For the last time, soad didn't split. They are focusing on their soloalbums for some time.. some time being the year that has gone now, and perhaps for an additional 1-2 years. Serj will be relasing his soloalbum very soon.

    Be sure to catch the video "The Unthinking Majority" here on tube.

  • amen to that

  • i love serj it would be sad if system split......id cry myself to sleep for a week

  • They're on hiatus... They will come back.

  • ...ummm they did split lol!

    at least there still all friends and said they wouldnt mind doing another CD together few years from now.