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Serj Tankian reflects on his guitar journey with System of a Down, Tony Iommi, Buckethead and beyond
In a rare guitar interview, Serj Tankian breaks down his “fast folk” playing style and upcoming signature Gibson Les Paul, his love of shredders, and freaking out Maynard James Keenan (and being freaked out by Buckethead)
Serj Tankian reveals he has a Gibson signature model on the way
The System of a Down frontman discusses his penchant for Gibsons, particularly Les Pauls, and elaborates on what we can expect from his signature model
Serj Tankian on his collaborations with the enigmatic Buckethead – and the time they played a high school battle of the bands together
From taxidermy-inspired music videos to playing a high school battle of the bands as fully grown adults, the System of a Down frontman recalls his artistic camaraderie with Buckethead
“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
Shavo Odadjian holds down the low-end in System of a Down, America’s most uncategorisable band
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Anthrax's Scott Ian and his 10-year-old son get hyped for the Super Bowl with a wholesome yet hard-rocking cover of System of a Down's Bounce
The Toxicity cut is the third cover the father-son duo have tackled, after Sepultura's Roots Bloody Roots and Territory
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Why did you just watch Robert Fripp and Toyah's cover of Chop Suey? You wanted to
Watch the King Crimson legend take on System of a Down's monstrous 2001 alt-metal anthem
Watch members of System of a Down and Vio-lence deliver a crushing cover of Stone Temple Pilots’ Dead & Bloated
Shavo Odadjian and Phil Demmel among the players taking on the grunge classic
Shavo Odadjian: "After 30-something years, my playing has just become its own thing. I never said I wanted to play like anyone else"
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
