“CANCEL ME, I DON’T GIVE A FUCK!” (A real lyric from this album) I don’t give a rat’s ass what you think about nu-metal or 2000s rock, System of a Down is easily one of the greatest bands to enter the mainstream zeitgeist. Viciously brash and politically salient, System’s first three records are exceptional, containing some of the most radical and vital music of their time. Few of their peers would be able to write a song as immediate and impactful as “P.L.U.C.K.,” “Chop Suey,” “Prison Song,” or “Boom!” (not that many of them bothered to stretch beyond butt-rock balladry and … Continue reading Review: Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway – Addicted To The Violence