Shavo Odadjian

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Shavo Odadjian, bassist of the band System of a Down, in concert at Firenze Rocks Festival. Florence, Italy. 25th June 2017

“We were auditioning for bass players, but most of the guys who came in were too good. One day I just said, ‘What if I play bass?’” Shavo Odadjian on why he switched from guitar to the bass

By Joel McIver published

Shavo Odadjian holds down the low-end in System of a Down, America’s most uncategorisable band

quarantine STP jam

Watch members of System of a Down and Vio-lence deliver a crushing cover of Stone Temple Pilots’ Dead & Bloated

By Richard Bienstock published

Shavo Odadjian and Phil Demmel among the players taking on the grunge classic

Shavo Odadjian

Shavo Odadjian: "After 30-something years, my playing has just become its own thing. I never said I wanted to play like anyone else"

By Amit Sharma published

The heavy metal maestro talks playing guitar and bass in North Kingsley, those new System of a Down recordings, and the time he hung out with Les Paul

Watch John 5, Michael Anthony and Corey Taylor Rip Through a Van Halen Mini-Set in L.A.

By Richard Bienstock published

The trio played “Runnin’ With the Devil,” “You Really Got Me” and more at the Whisky A Go Go.