BAD ACID TRIP To Open For SYSTEM OF A DOWN, THE MARS VOLTA

June 6, 2005

Southern California's BAD ACID TRIP, one of the first signings to SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's Serjical Strike label imprint, have been confirmed as the opening act on SYSTEM OF A DOWN's upcoming first major U.S. tour in three years. While specific dates are being confirmed and will be announced shortly, the band will kick off a two-month trek in early August that will see them playing arenas in major and secondary markets throughout North America. It is also announced that THE MARS VOLTA will join SYSTEM OF A DOWN as special guests on all of the tour dates.

In other news, SYSTEM OF A DOWN have posted photos from their recent club tour at their official web site. Check them out at this location.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN's "Mezmerize", the Columbia band's follow-up to the six-times-platinum 2002 breakthrough "Toxicity", recently sold 452,990 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Mezmerize" is Disc One of the 2-disc set "Mezmerize/Hypnotize". Disc Two, "Hypnotize", is expected to be released late this fall.

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