In a new interview with Australia’s Heavy, (and reported by Blabbermouth.net) System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian discussed SOAD and the future of new music from the legendary metal group from the 2000s. Other than new charity singles last fall, , “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”, the band has been unable to record the long-in the works follow up to its “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize” LPs, which came out in 2005. Serj remains hopeful they will make more new music, despite interviews from other members casting doubt on that possibility. Last month, Tankian released the “Elasticity” EP, the SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer’s first solo release since 2013’s “Orca”.
Asked if the aforementioned two songs have led to further discussions about more new music from SYSTEM in the future, Serj said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The subject has not been raised. We have not talked about it since we put out the two songs. After not having written music together for — I don’t know — 15 [or] 16 years, we put put those songs within weeks, which is pretty incredible. It wasn’t about our artistic journey, it wasn’t about our collaboration, whether we get along on this subject or not, whether we love this arrangement of a song — it was more about, ‘We need ammunition. We need a musical weapon. And here it is. And let’s make this happen. And let’s put it out.’ And I’m really proud of SYSTEM OF A DOWN for being able to accomplish that.”
He added: “The future is open. I don’t know what we’re gonna do. Time will tell. That’s all I can say.”