System of a Down release 2 new songs - Protect the Land and Genocidal Humanoids

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That’s it! Finally some great news this year! After 15 long years, System of a Down is back with two new songs - "Protect the Land“ and "Genocidal Humanoids“. The band has issued a long statement via their Facebook page:

“We as System Of A Down have just released new music for the first time in 15 years. The time to do this is now, as together, the four of us have something extremely important to say as a unified voice. These two songs, “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz,” both speak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of Artsakh and Armenia.

The current corrupt regimes of Aliyev in Azerbaijan and Erdogan in Turkey not only want to claim Artsakh and Armenia as their own, but are committing genocidal acts with impunity on humanity and wildlife to achieve their mission. They are banking on the world being too distracted with COVID, elections and civil unrest to call out their atrocities. They have the bankroll, the resources and have recruited massive public relations firms to spin the truth and conceal their barbaric objective of genocide. Between these two dictatorships, there’s a lot of disinformation and silencing of voices within their own countries. Freedom of speech is not something that is enjoyed by everyone, but it is enjoyed here, so part of that responsibility is getting the truth out there whenever possible. We’re here to protect our land, to protect our culture, and to protect our nation. This is not the time to turn a blind eye.

As SOAD, this has been an incredible occasion to put everything aside and speak out for our nation, as one, as four Armenian guys. “Protect The Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz” are now available for purchase on our official

Bandcamp page: SystemOfADown.bandcamp.com - where band proceeds go toward the

ArmeniaFund

. The funds from Bandcamp + pre-orders of our new merch collection will be used to provide crucial, desperately needed aid and basic supplies for those affected by these hideous acts. Please consider the opportunity to download these songs as an act of charity irrespective of how you choose to listen to them today, tomorrow and for years to come.

The music and lyrics speak for themselves. We need you to speak for Artsakh. soad.lnk.to/PTLGH to download, pre-order, and donate now.”

#RecognizeArtsakh #ArmeniaFund #ArtsakhStrong #ProtectTheLand #GenocidalHumanoidz

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More good news? New System of a Down album is coming soon! It is unknown whether Republic of Artsakh is the name of the new single or the new album. The artwork features a monument "We Are Our Mountains“ in Stepanakert, made by Sargis Baghdasaryan. Daron Malakian stated over his Facebook page that the songs were originally to be released for Scars on Broadway:

“I’m very proud to release these two songs under the System banner. The original plan was to release them on future Scars on Broadway albums, but I’m happy we came together as System to make a statement for our people.

soad.lnk.to/PTLGH

#ProtectTheLand #GenocidalHumanoidz #ArtsakhStrong #RecognizeArtsakh #PeaceForArmenia #DaronMalakian #ScarsOnBroadway #SystemOfADown #SOAD”

System of a Down latest studio album Hypnotize was released in 2005. Mezmerize and Hypnotize were released in a time span of 6 months, making them the best selling double albums that went #1 on the charts in the same year, which only The Beatles managed to do before that.

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