Toxicity
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Toxicity is the sophomore album of the heavy metal band System of a Down released in September 4, 2001 under American Records and Columbia Records.
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About
After Moderate success off their eponymous first album, System of a Down was catapulted straight to the top of the American and Canadian charts with their follow up effort entitled Toxicity.
Unlike the first album, Toxicity was not only falsely accused of being political "only for show," it was also branded as Anti-Christ. During the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the first hit single "Chop Suey!" was abruptly dropped from the airwaves because of lyrics such as "Trust in my self righteous suicide," "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit," and "Why have you forsaken me."
The issue was finally cleared when it was revealed that the song title is actually taken from a poem written by Father Armeni, a figure widely respected among the Greeks. Father Armeni also was quoted as saying "why have you forsaken me in your eyes" and "self righteous suicide has taken place," in reference to the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Quite pertinently, all four members of band are of Armenian bloodlines and grandsons of genocide survivors.
After experiencing "bad" publicity, instead of fading away from the music scene, the album incredibly shot to #1 in the US charts. Toxicity continued to enjoy constant airplay with other hits like Toxicity and Aerials.
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prison Song | 3:21 |
| 2 | Needles | 3:13 |
| 3 | Deer Dance | 2:55 |
| 4 | Jet Pilot | 2:06 |
| 5 | X | 1:58 |
| 6 | Chop Suey! | 3:30 |
| 7 | Bounce | 1:54 |
| 8 | Forest | 4:00 |
| 9 | Atwa | 2:56 |
| 10 | Science | 2:43 |
| 11 | Shimmy | 1:51 |
| 12 | Toxicity | 3:38 |
| 13 | Psycho | 3:45 |
| 14 | Aerials | 6:11 |
- Other releases of the album contained the single “Johnny”
Awards & Certifications
Certifications
- Certified Gold in US (2001)
- Certified Platinum in US (2002)
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Chop Suey | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 2001 | Toxicity | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 2002 | Toxicity | Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 2002 | Toxicity | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
| 2002 | Chop Suey | The Billboard Hot 100 | 76 |
| 2002 | Aerials | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 2002 | Toxicity | The Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| 2002 | Toxicity | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 2002 | Aerials | The Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| 2002 | Aerials | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
Credits
- Joe Chapman - Assistant Engineer
- Glen E. Friedman - Photography
- Darren Mad Hatter Mora - Engineer
- Rick Rubin - Piano, Producer
- David Schiffman - Engineer
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan - Vocals
- Andy Wallace - Mixing
- Al Sanderson - Assistant Engineer
- Marc Mann - Conductor, String Arrangements
- System of a Down - Concept
- Daron Malakian - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Shavo Odadjian - Bass, Art Direction, Concept, Label Design, vocals in a few songs
- Serj Tankian - Vocals, Producer, String Arrangements
- Martyn Atkins - Photography
- Greg Collins - Engineer
- Brandy Flower - Artwork, Art Direction
- John Dolmayan - Drums, Artwork, Photography
- Lindsay Chase - Production Coordination
- Ryan McCormick - Assistant Engineer
Trivia
- Chop Suey! Earned a Grammy Nomination in 2001
- Toxicity is the only System of a Down album that does not have a Parental Advisory
Shop
- Find this CD on Amazon
External Links
- System of a Down Official Website
- System of a Down Online. A fansite with resources similar to official site.
