Editing System of a Down (section)

=== Self-titled album (1998–2000) ===
In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, ''[[System of a Down (album)|System of a Down]]''. They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles "[[Sugar (System of a Down song)|Sugar]]" and "[[Spiders (System of a Down song)|Spiders]]" became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were frequently aired on [[MTV]]. After the release of the album, the band toured extensively, opening for [[Slayer]] on the [[Diabolus in Musica]] tour, behind [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], before making their way to the second stage of [[Ozzfest]]. Following Ozzfest, they toured with [[Fear Factory]] and [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] before headlining the [[Sno-Core Tour]] with [[Puya (band)|Puya]], [[Mr. Bungle]], The Cat and [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] providing support.

In November 1998, System of a Down appeared on ''[[South Park]]'''s ''[[Chef Aid: The South Park Album|Chef Aid]]'' album, providing the music for the song "Will They Die 4 You?" Near the end of the song, Tankian can be heard saying, "Why must we kill our own kind?" a line that would later be used in the song "Boom!" Although System of a Down is credited on the album, ''South Park'' character [[Chef (South Park)|Chef]] does not introduce them as he does most of the other artists featured on the record.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chef Aid: The South Park Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chef-aid-the-south-park-album-mw0000601245 |website=Allmusic |access-date=July 9, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308120244/https://www.allmusic.com/album/chef-aid-the-south-park-album-mw0000601245 |url-status=live}}</ref>