Daron Malakian Discusses New Scars on Broadway Album + Extra

System of a Down‘s Daron Malakian joined Loudwire Nights on Wednesday (July 9) to dive into his new album with Scars on Broadway, Addicted to the Violence.

Take heed to the total dialog within the participant close to the top of this text.

“I began recording this album across the pandemic time, 2020,” Malakian instructed host Chuck Armstrong.

“There have been some issues alongside the best way, like, I recorded it, I lived with it, we did a variety of stuff at dwelling. I did guitars, vocals, bass and monitoring at dwelling…I lived with it for like two years, perhaps even longer.”

Malakian admitted he wasn’t proud of how the album was sounding and they also re-recorded the drums, guitar and bass, however stored his vocals that he beforehand did.

“As a result of we had blended what we had earlier than, we needed to remix, remaster, redo all this stuff,” he mentioned.

“I might all the time [be] second-guessing myself quite a bit, in all probability greater than some other album I’ve ever made in my life, to be sincere with you. After I made Dictator, I recorded it in every week and a half. I went in, I did all my tracks myself…I simply went into the studio and did every little thing and it was this actually fast factor that occurred. However with this document, it appeared to take a very long time for me to be proud of it.”

As he is sat with the completed album and is prepared for its launch on July 18, Malakian mentioned he nonetheless hasn’t gotten to a degree the place he understands why this one took so lengthy for him to be proud of it.

“Some issues take an extended time within the oven, I suppose, and also you simply obtained to current it when it is proper.”

The System of a Down Tune Daron Malakian Says Was Supposed for Scars on Broadway

As Malakian and Chuck mentioned Hooked on the Violence, he opened up about how he approaches songwriting and the way he by no means writes with System of a Down or Scars on Broadway particularly in thoughts.

“Despite the fact that I used to be finished with [Addicted to the Violence], System-related issues would come up,” Malakian shared.

“‘Defend the Land’ was recorded for this Scars document. Again within the pandemic time, ‘Defend the Land’ was recorded for Scars after which after we talked about what was occurring in Armenia and Artsakh and all that, I already had a music. When System was like, ‘We want a music,’ I used to be like, ‘I have the perfect song.'”

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Malakian mentioned that wasn’t an unusual prevalence as a result of he does not write songs in a different way for the bands.

“I feel my songs work for each bands, so it wasn’t bizarre to take a Scars music [to System],” he mentioned.

“My fashion is what my fashion is and I feel you hear that in each bands. If we determined to not document Mesmerize and Hypnotize again within the day, loads of these songs would have ended up as Scars songs.”

What Else Did Daron Malakian Talk about on Loudwire Nights?

• Why he does not deliberately write music about heavy matters: “I am by no means actually making an attempt to sort out something … Whether or not this aspect is true, that aspect is incorrect, that aspect is incorrect, this aspect is true, I do not actually wish to get on a aspect with my songs and I would say it was the identical with System as nicely. Serj [Tankian] is somewhat outspoken politically, so I just like the songs to only form of converse however I by no means introduced in a music for System or Scars to provide my political viewpoint … Phrases come out of me and I feel these phrases that come out of me are popping out of me as a result of I am residing on this world and generally the phrases [are] private or due to what I am watching or what I am seeing. After which generally I do not even know what I am fascinated about, like, ‘My cock is far greater than yours, my cock can stroll proper by the door, with a sense so pure it is obtained you screaming again for extra.’ Everybody thinks that System of a Down is a political band? I wrote that, I simply sang that shit, that simply got here out of me. It is not this political message, it was not something like that. It was simply this line that simply got here out of me and I used to be like, yeah, that is obtained angle.”
• What runs by his head when he thinks about the way forward for System of a Down: “I’ve obtained songs. I haven’t got riffs, however I’ve songs. If the band wants them and if we have to transfer ahead, I’ve written a variety of songs by the years that I have not recorded and that I’ve stored to myself. However I additionally do not thoughts taking these songs to Scars on Broadway. I feel we’re all getting alongside proper now and I form of wish to maintain it that manner. I feel we have all the time gotten alongside as buddies, it is each time band politics about these sorts of issues come into play the place the friction begins … I feel we have now 5 nice data. We have not put out a document in a very long time and other people nonetheless come to our reveals.”
• What it was like seeing the insane pyro from fans at a recent show in South America: “When it got here to the flares and the fireplace and there is folks respiratory hearth within the crowds after which it obtained to the purpose the place I began instigating it … System of a Down has by no means, ever used pyro on stage, it is simply not our factor and likewise I in all probability can find yourself hurting myself, I do not know the place I’m once I’m on stage often. We haven’t any pyro on stage however our followers deliver the fireplace and in order that final present in São Paulo, they actually, actually outdid themselves and it was loopy.”

Take heed to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Under

Daron Malakian joined Loudwire Nights on Wednesday, July 9; the present replays online here, and you’ll tune in live every weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you may also see if the show is available on your local radio station and listen to interviews on-demand.