SERJ TANKIAN Has A Special Message For SYSTEM OF A DOWN Fans

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has released the following message:

"I am extremely excited to announce the release of my new solo record, 'Imperfect Harmonies', on Tuesday, September 21. It represents a whole new sound, one that is a result of my musical experiences starting from SYSTEM, to my first solo record, 'Elect The Dead', to the orchestral 'Elect The Dead Symphony', to the present. It is an adventurous departure, some may say, from what I'm known for. Maybe it is. But if there are any whom I consider as adventurous musical fiends as I, it is you, the friends and fans of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. After all, when SYSTEM released our self-titled debut in 1997, it is you who understood us, not radio, not MTV, and certainly not the music industry.

"Check out [this link] to listen to some music and watch a couple of videos from 'Imperfect Harmonies'.

"If you like what you hear, come join me later today at 7 p.m. PST at Ustream where we'll be doing a live video/audio stream of the whole 'Imperfect Harmonies' album from the studio where the live orchestra was recorded. I'll be doing a live video chat after the album playback is finished and answer some questions from all of you."

Serj Tankian will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, October 18 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Tankian by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).

For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com.

"Imperfect Harmonies" is the second solo effort from the SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman, following up his critically acclaimed 2007 solo debut, "Elect the Dead". As with "Elect the Dead", Tankian produced "Imperfect Harmonies" himself at his home studio in Los Angeles.

"Imperfect Harmonies" is as powerful and musically eclectic as its predecessor. "I have been calling the music 'electro-orchestral-jazz-rock' because it has all of those aspects in prominence within the songs," Tankian says. "A few are more stripped down, but the majority of the songs have this huge wall of sound presented in a way I've never heard before. It's not common to have a song that is both electronic and orchestral since one is synthetic and the other organic, but I found a way of meshing a lot of these colors together."

The album has been influenced by Tankian's experience making "Elect the Dead Symphony", a symphonic interpretation of his debut that had its inaugural performance in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in March 2009. The performance has been captured on the CD/DVD "Elect the Dead Symphony". "The making of 'Elect the Dead Symphony' gave me the confidence and tools to create ensemble pieces for orchestra more confidently and effectively than before," Tankian says. "And that became one of the primary colors for this record along with electronic, jazz, and live instrumentation."