They would not return until 2020 when they released their first fresh material.
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Christine McVie wrote 'Songbird' for Fleetwood Macs Rumours album in just half a hour after she woke up in the middle of the night with the. 'A Hard Days Night' was the title song to The Beatles first movie. Soon afterward, the band took an extended hiatus, branching off into various solo projects while maintaining a cultural presence with sporadic concerts and continued efforts to spread awareness of the Armenian genocide. If that’s the case, these 10 System of a Down songs will achieve that goal. (2001) Aerials (2001) Arto (2001) B.Y.O.B.
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Their dark and wild style led them from a cult following to a full-blown movement with breakout hit Toxicity, which debuted at number one in 2001 and planted them at the top of the charts through the early 2000s with a pair of related albums, Mezmerize and Hypnotize. SYSTEM OF A DOWN Releases First New Music In 15 Years Novem0 Comments Its been 15 years since the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling SYSTEM OF A DOWN, one of the most beloved. Striking a balance between '80s underground thrash metal and metallic early-'90s alternative rock, Armenian-American quartet System of a Down effectively pushed their socially conscious, politically charged messages into the mosh pits during the turn of the century's nu-metal wave. System of a Down, also known by the acronym ‘SOAD’ and often shortened to ‘System,’ are an Armenian four-piece rock band from Southern California, formed in 1994.