This input led to both creative differences and a difficulty splitting financial revenue between the members, with frontman, Serj Tankian, unofficially exiting the band at this point. Guitarist, Daron Malakian became more involved with vocals than ever seen before responsible for nearly half of them on the albums. Yet, after struggling to narrow down the list of songs they wanted on the album and with growing concerns that their intense, prog-influenced sound would become off-putting in large doses, the band collectively agreed to split the release into two.Īlthough a highly prosperous and prolific time when it came to generating new material, inner conflicts arose as financial matters began to escalate. Inspired by an extensive array of musical influences, spanning from Black Metal to British Punk and Motown girl groups, System Of A Down initially were just looking to create one album upon entering the studio. Recorded at the iconic recording studio, The Mansion, then owned by the band’s producer, Rick Rubin, the band initially arrived withholding enough new material for three new albums- with guitarist Daron Malakian having written the vast majority. Yet, despite the extensive commercial success and critical acclaim, the writing and recording process behind the two albums marked the inescapable decline of System Of A Down, with tensions mounting and inner conflict between the members escalating. Debuting at number 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts and selling over 320,000 copies in its first week, the album immediately marked System Of A Down as one of the biggest bands of the 2000s- going on to sell over 8 million copies globally. One of the most commercially prolific releases throughout their career, Hypnotize, the highly anticipated follow-up album to its predecessor, Mezmerize, accelerated up the charts from the day of its release.
Now, to celebrate the band’s recent comeback and mark fifteen years today since the debut of Hypnotize, take a look at the hidden history behind the band’s last two studio albums! With both albums rife with extensive musical influences and commercial success, it was little known that, behind closed doors, volumes of conflict between the members signified that the end was nigh for System Of A Down. Widely considered to be two halves of the same album, Mezmerize and Hypnotize, in many ways, signified the band’s best work whilst also revealed them to be falling apart from the seams. On this day back in 2005, Metal legends, System Of A Down released what would come to be their last release in over a decade.
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