Number 48'Toxicity' by System of a Down
UK Chart high : 3 in 2000
On no! Not another Armenian-American, politically charged, bonkers thrash band! SoaD were just one of those bands that sounded so unique to what was currently going round at the time (even amongst their thrashy peers) that it was difficult not to at the very least stop, listen and try to figure out what they were singing and playing. Putting their Middle-Eastern influences against a traditionally jock-type genre was a brave move but really helped them stand out from a fairly stale scene - helped all the more by their 'unusual' look and bizarre videos. At the very least I'd also like to imagine there were a minimum of a dozen dumb hicks who copied the all-over-body-tattoos of the guitarist in the 'Chop Suey' vid only to find it was only temporary. They also get bonus points for putting the line 'eating seeds is a pastime activity' to music.
Look at Chop Suey ; Aerials ; Toxicity
Listen to a sampling of the Top Fifty on Spotify as we go
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