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System of a Down (also referred to as System or S.O.A.D.) is a band from Hollywood (California), formed in 1995. Their name was inspired by a poem written by band member Daron Malakian entitled "Victims of a Down" (commonly mistaken for what is written on the back of their first album). Fellow band member Serj Tankian felt that "System" was a much stronger word. In the summer of 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, 'System of a Down'. After the release of the album, System of a Down toured extensively, opening for Slayer before making their way to the second stage of Ozzfest. Following Ozzfest, they toured with Fear Factory and Incubus before headlining the Sno-Core tour with Puya, Mr. Bungle and Incubus providing support. In 2000, the group contributed their cover of the Black Sabbath song 'Snowblind' to the Sabbath tribute album Nativity in Black 2.

The rock group's big break arrived when their second album 'Toxicity' debuted at #1 on the American and Canadian charts, eventually achieving multi-platinum certification. The album has since sold 6 million copies worldwide. It was still on top in America on the week of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the political environment caused by the attacks added to the controversy surrounding their hit single 'Chop Suey!' causing it to be taken off the radio as it contained politically sensitive lyrics at the time such as "trust in my self-righteous suicide."

In late 2001, a few unreleased tracks made their way onto the Internet. The group released a statement that the tracks were unfinished material. Soon after, the band released the final versions of the songs, which were recorded at the same time, but hadn't been used for Toxicity. The result was their third album, 'Steal This Album!', released in November 2002.

From 2004 to 2005, the group produced a double album, 'Mezmerize/Hypnotize', with the two parts released six months apart. The first part, Mezmerize, was released in May 2005, to favorable reviews by critics. It debuted at #1 in the United States, Canada, Australia and all around the world, making it System of a Down’s second #1 album. First week sales rocketed to over 800,000 copies worldwide. The second part of the double album, Hypnotize, was released in November 2005. Like Mezmerize, it debuted at #1 in the US, making System of a Down, along with the Beatles and rapper DMX, the only artists to ever have two studio albums debut at #1 in the same year. Their second single off the Hypnotize album, 'Lonely Day' was released in March, in the US. In February of 2006.

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