Editing System of a Down (section)

=== Influences and comparison to other artists ===
System of a Down's influences include [[Middle Eastern music]],<ref name="interview_nalbandian"/> [[Rush (band)|Rush]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Rockingham |first=Graham |url=http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/20130413hamiltonspectator.htm |title=Graciously BITTER |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]] |date=April 13, 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref> [[Ozzy Osbourne]],<ref name="Morse" /><ref name="interview_nalbandian" /> [[Black Sabbath]],<ref name=FBPO/> [[Led Zeppelin]],<ref name=FBPO/> [[Def Leppard]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Morbid Angel]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Death (metal band)|Death]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Eazy-E]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[N.W.A]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Run-DMC]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Umm Kulthum]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Abdel Halim Hafez]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[The Kinks]],<ref name=DaronAlbums>{{cite web |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/system-down-and-scars-broadways-daron-malakian-albums-made-me |title=System of a Down and Scars on Broadway's Daron Malakian: The Albums That Made Me |work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |last=Appleford |first=Steve |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810010857/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/system-down-and-scars-broadways-daron-malakian-albums-made-me |url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Bee Gees]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[Grateful Dead]],<ref name=DaronAlbums/> [[The Beatles]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/daron_malakian_there_is_no_new_system_of_a_down_album_planned.html |title=Daron Malakian: There Is No New System of a Down Album Planned |publisher=[[Ultimate-Guitar.com]] |last=Rosen |first=Steven |date=July 6, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231301/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/daron_malakian_there_is_no_new_system_of_a_down_album_planned.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref name=FBPO>{{cite web |url=http://forbassplayersonly.com/shavo-odadjian/ |title=Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian opens up about System Of A Down |work=For Bass Plays Only |last=Liebman |first=Jon |date=January 1, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231954/http://forbassplayersonly.com/shavo-odadjian/ |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Dead Kennedys]],<ref name=NYRock/> [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]],<ref name="Collins">{{cite web |author1=Dillon Collins |title=SERJ TANKIAN Discusses His Varied Solo Career, Not Being Tied To One Genre Anymore |url=https://metalinjection.net/interviews/serj-tankian-discusses-his-varied-solo-career-not-being-tied-to-one-genre-anymore |website=Metal Injection |access-date=23 November 2022 |date=November 21, 2022 |quote=From Depeche Mode to Radiohead, Tankian's tastes and influences on Perplex Cities venture into areas far removed from his heavy metal roots." Serj Tankian: "Yeah, definitely, I was into Depeche Mode and New Order and a lot of the kind of goth bands, goth pop type of bands as well Bauhaus. It definitely has all those elements that I like, and even Radiohead. Kind of a little of the Kid A starting Radiohead moments. There's a lot of that, but it's mostly experimentation and kind of this brooding attitude, but it becomes more intimate. Like there's something more intimate and something deeper about it than a lot of the rock songs that are very kind of upbeat and sung high and, you know, mighty and epic. There's kind of like the opposite effect here. And that's what I liked about it." |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123171129/https://metalinjection.net/interviews/serj-tankian-discusses-his-varied-solo-career-not-being-tied-to-one-genre-anymore |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Depeche Mode]],<ref name="Collins" /> [[New Order (band)|New Order]],<ref name="Collins" /> [[Radiohead]],<ref name="Collins" /> [[Metallica]],<ref name=TankianAlbums>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/system-of-a-down-serj-tankian-the-10-albums-that-changed-my-life |title=Serj Tankian: The 10 albums that changed my life |last=Alderslade |first=Merlin |work=[[Metal Hammer]] |date=September 4, 2016 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200620/https://www.loudersound.com/features/system-of-a-down-serj-tankian-the-10-albums-that-changed-my-life |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Miles Davis]],<ref name=TankianAlbums/> [[Alice in Chains]],<ref name="Eakin">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/serj-tankian-on-his-musical-firsts-and-learning-to-love-1798233456 |title=Serj Tankian on his musical firsts and learning to love Iron Maiden |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |last=Eakin |first=Marah |date=September 18, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231715/https://music.avclub.com/serj-tankian-on-his-musical-firsts-and-learning-to-love-1798233456 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Iron Maiden]],<ref name="Eakin"/> [[Bad Brains]],<ref name=NYRock>{{cite web |url=http://76.12.46.30/interviews/2000/system.asp |title=Interview with System of a Down |work=NY Rock |author=Gabriella |date=November 2000 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930232022/http://76.12.46.30/interviews/2000/system.asp |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Slayer]],<ref name="interview_nalbandian" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/system-downs-daron-malakian-slayers-influence-farewell-tour |title=System of a Down's Daron Malakian on Slayer's Influence, Farewell Tour |work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=June 6, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231534/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/system-downs-daron-malakian-slayers-influence-farewell-tour |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Van Halen]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/daron-malakian-on-system-of-a-down-as-bandmembers-we-tend-to-have-different-ways-of-wanting-to-do-things | title=DARON MALAKIAN on SYSTEM OF a DOWN: 'As Bandmembers, We Tend to Have Different Ways of Wanting to do Things' | date=April 30, 2019 | access-date=November 15, 2022 | archive-date=November 15, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115171301/https://blabbermouth.net/news/daron-malakian-on-system-of-a-down-as-bandmembers-we-tend-to-have-different-ways-of-wanting-to-do-things | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/serj-tankian-says-system-of-a-down-bandmate-daron-malakian-first-turned-him-on-to-metal/ |title=Serj Tankian Says System of a Down Bandmate Daron Malakian First Turned Him on to Metal |first=Chad |last=Childers |date=May 11, 2012 |website=[[Loudwire]] |access-date=June 11, 2015 |archive-date=June 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612161614/http://loudwire.com/serj-tankian-says-system-of-a-down-bandmate-daron-malakian-first-turned-him-on-to-metal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One reviewer claimed that their music encompasses different sounds, from sounding like "[[Fugazi]] playing Rush" to sometimes "tread[ing] close to [[Frank Zappa]] territory."<ref name="Sinclair">{{cite magazine | last=Sinclair | first=Tom | title=Review of ''Toxicity'' | url=https://ew.com/article/2001/09/03/system-down/ | date=September 3, 2001 | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | access-date=April 2, 2009 | archive-date=October 19, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019101653/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,173181,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Malakian has stated that "I'm a fan of music. I'm not necessarily a fan of any one band."<ref>{{Cite news |title=''Many musical influences in System of a Down'' |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FB700A80EB8CC8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] |date=August 3, 2005 |access-date=April 5, 2009 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018025813/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FB700A80EB8CC8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live }}</ref> Dolmayan stated "I don't think we sound like anybody else. I consider us System of a Down."<ref name="soad_myspace" /> Odadjian stated "You can compare us to whoever you want. I don't care. Comparisons and labels have no effect on this band. Fact is fact: We are who we are and they are who they are."<ref name="soad_myspace">{{cite web| title= Official System of a Down MySpace| work= myspace.com/soad| url= http://myspace.com/soad| access-date= July 21, 2007| archive-date= August 20, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110820055807/http://www.myspace.com/soad| url-status= live}}</ref>