Album of the Week #39 - System of a Down - Toxicity

Karl Hungus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdRd3k4CIAg

Mr. CooL ICE

Can't deny this album is full of aggressive yet catchy tunes. It's just a shame this wasn't released later in their career as anything they will ever do will pale in comparison to this

projectmayhem

bizzare album. bizzare band. probably why they're so good. it's a pity watching that because they had decent ideas and songs in their later work, but daron malakian's lack of talent with regard to vocals ruined songs, and the writing was just more weak.

surprising because serj tankians solo album is brilliant.

CrazyTalk

Now this one takes me back. Yeah, their new stuff is ****, but this is still great to listen to every now and again

senordingdong

I really liked there first album, and this one two.

But I can't listen to them now...my opinion of them has completely changed.
I cringe when I think of them or listening to their music.

Somnus

Used to absolutely love System. I still think their first three albums are good.Was disappointed with Mesmerize and Hypnotize but there's still some good moments on them. Haven't listened to them in ages though. They're the band that started me on the road to metal though, and for that I'm grateful.

Sephiroth_dude

Definitely one of my favourite albums,drummer is unreal,are they on hiatus for good?or are they gonna make a new album?

gucci

senordingdong wrote: »

I really liked there first album, and this one two.

But I can't listen to them now...my opinion of them has completely changed.
I cringe when I think of them or listening to their music.

The first album and this are great, dont let the new stuff put you off. I'm just thankful I got to see them in 2005 before the "rot" set in with mezmerize and hypnotize. Toxicity is a great 40 minutes of catchy proper rock music. Cant really listen to Prison Song, Pshcho, Chop Suey or Deerdance without pulling out a bit of air drums!
Reminds me of driving in to town in my mates cars in college on manys a beer run back in the day, this would normally be the cd shaking the doors off!

dulpit

I love SOAD, i think this might be my favourite of their albums... Great catchy tunes, proper rock music...

The guy

I haven't listen to them in a while but this is probably their best album.

GLaDOS

Brilliant work, first album I ever bought

smurfy89

Love System

chin_grin

I'm sorry but was I asleep for this vote? The only decent System album is their first one. Who was the genius who let that whiny idiot Daron Malakian sing on this when Serj was doing a sound job himself.

And we all know it was just for that song Chop Suey........

/rant

Joe_Dull

Woah, why all the Mezmerize/Hypnotize hate? I think they're great albums with only the odd dud...however their best album by far remains their self-titled debut.
I must say contrary to the other posters I think Toxicity is in contention with STA as their worst album - sure it has some System classics (Deer Dance, Chop Suey, Science, Toxicity) but I also thing it has some of the most unlistenable drivel (Jet Pilot and X are utter stinkers).
However I am still a huge SOAD fan and consider Toxicity a great album - just not the one I would have picked from their collection as AOTW.