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SERJ TANKIAN And AXIS OF JUSTICE Launch Armenian Genocide Recognition Campaign

Known as one of the most outspoken activists in the music community, Serj Tankian, along with the help of Tom Morello and the Axis of Justice, is launching a campaign for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide to commemorate the annual global day of remembrance for victims of the human rights atro...

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SERJ TANKIAN Performs With Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; TV Report, Review Available

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian performed on Monday, March 16, in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Auckland Town Hall with the city's philharmonic orchestra (Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra). Tankian played songs from his 2007 debut solo album, "Elect The Dead", as well as "some unreleased extra...

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SLASH, SERJ TANKIAN, Ex-SOUNDGARDEN Members To Jam With TOM MORELLO

Tom Morello of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and THE NIGHTWATCHMAN fame will bring his celebrated Justice Tour to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle in late March. The shows will carry a low ticket price of $15 for each show, and feature a variety of special guests, including Slash, SYSTEM OF A DOWN'...

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TOM MORELLO Talks Politics; Video Available

Brian Adler of Adlercast.com conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello shortly after Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Watch the chat in three parts below. As previously reported, STREET SWEEPER, the Los Angeles-based rap-rock supergroup featur...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Perform With TOM MORELLO In San Francisco

According to SFweekly.com, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will join RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello onstage at his March 26 NIGHTWATCHMAN show at Slim's in San Francisco. Also scheduled to appear are communist emcee Boots Riley, legendary radical Wayne Kramer (of MC5),socially-consci...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Ozzy Osbourne will be the featured musical guest on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the Friday, March 27 episode (which will actually air the morning of March 28 beginning at 12:05 a.m.). Ozzy Osbourne's long-running traveling metal festival, Ozzfest, will not take place in 2009. A press release is...

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SERJ TANKIAN To Perform With AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has issued the following update: "I am writing this to you from my residence in New Zealand. I felt it was appropriate to write this from here because I have HUGE news for ALL of my fans (especially for those of you in Australia and New Zealand). "As ...

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Musical Featuring SERJ TANKIAN Songs Now In Workshop

The Pulse of Radio reports that "Prometheus Bound", a new rock-based musical featuring songs composed by SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, is currently being workshopped at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The show's book and lyrics were written by Steven Sater, the...

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SERJ TANKIAN Donates New Song To Amnesty International's Global Write-A-Thon Campaign

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has donated a new song to support a great cause for Amnesty International, the Global Write-A-Thon campaign. Why is this important? Because December 10 — International Human Rights Day — marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of...

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TOM MORELLO Performs On maniaTV's 'Stage 5'; Video Available

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello stopped by maniaTV recently to play a few songs on "Stage 5". Video footage of him performing the tracks "The Fabled City", "The King of Hell" and "Midnight in the City of Destruction", off Morello's latest solo album, "The Fabled City", can be viewed a...

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TOM MORELLO: New Performance Footage Available

Video footage of TOM MORELLO: THE NIGHTWATCHMAN performing "One Man Revolution" on November 1, at the Fillmore in San Fransisco, California can be viewed below. Also available is a clip of Tom playing the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE hit song "Guerrilla Radio" at the November 3, 2008 in-store appearance...

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SERJ TANKIAN Confirmed For Australia's BIG DAY OUT

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has been confirmed for the 2008 Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand. The six-show run begins January 16 in Auckland. Tankian is a Big Day Out veteran with several previous appearances under his belt. Big Day Out 2009 will tour the following c...

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IN FLAMES Named 'International Act' Of Year At Russia's RAMP Awards

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES were honored in the "International Act" category at the RAMP (Rock Alternative Music Prize) awards, which took place on October 11, 2008 at The B1 Maximum Club in Moscow, Russia. According to a posting on the IN FLAMES web site, RAMP "is the very first and the only prize...

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SCARS ON BROADWAY's DARON MALAKIAN Has 'Compelling Reasons' For Cancelling Tour

A moderator on the official forum of SCARS ON BROADWAY — the collaboration between SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan — has offered more information about Malakian's surprising decision to cancel SOB's North American tour and performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Liv...

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SERJ TANKIAN And MIKE PATTON Collaborate On 'Lies' Song; Audio Available

SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian and former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton have collaborated on a new song called "Bird's Eye", which will appear on the soundtrack of the upcoming movie "Body of Lies". The track, which was co-written with composer Marc Streitenfeld, is available for streamin...