System of a Down received acclaim from music critics.
Reception Professional ratings Review scores Later, it is written in bold letters: "Open your eyes, open your mouths, close your hands and make a fist" (used later by Serj Tankian in the song "Uneducated Democracy"). The text on the original poster is: "A hand has 5 fingers! With these 5 grab the enemy!" This slogan inspired part of the text contained on the back of the System of a Down album: "The hand has five fingers, capable and powerful, with the ability to destroy as well as create". The cover artwork is from a 1928 anti-fascist poster designed by visual artist John Heartfield for the Communist Party of Germany. Our excuses for global domination always change." For example, "War?" contains the footnote "We first fought the heathens in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in In the liner notes, footnotes appear under some of the song's titles, giving some insight into the song's respective context. "P.L.U.C.K." is a song dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide, and is meant to be a criticism and denouncing of the Turkish Government. "Soil" is, according to lead singer Serj Tankian, "about death, and friends that die, and life that dies." "Mind" talks about government mind control, specifically mentioning CIA brainwashing in the albums' liner notes. "Suite-Pee" is a criticism of pedophilia within the Church and religious extremism.
Lyrical themes throughout the album vary, with many songs following a theme of being anti-war, but also has topics of genocide, religion, and brainwashing. The album is generally considered nu metal and alternative metal, both of which would become staples for the band. JSTOR ( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "System of a Down" album – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.