SERJ TANKIAN Has No Plans To Perform SYSTEM OF A DOWN Songs On Upcoming Tour

September 11, 2007

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN remains on "indefinite hiatus," according to frontman Serj Tankian, with the four band members "all doing our own thing." As such, Tankian says fans shouldn't expect to hear SYSTEM music from him when he tours this fall to promote his first solo album, "Elect the Dead".

"If I wanted to do SYSTEM songs, I'd do it with SYSTEM," Tankian tells Billboard.com. "This is another record, another project."

"Elect the Dead", on which Tankian played most of the instruments — although SYSTEM drummer John Dolmayan contributes to a few tracks — is due Oct. 23 via Serjical Strike/Reprise. Tankian plans to play special promotional shows during October in North America and in Europe during November, as well as radio shows back in the U.S. in December. Some "full-fledged tours" are planned for 2008, he adds.

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