Serj Tankian

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Listen to Serj Tankian’s Symphonic Project Orca - When our own Shanbomb interviewed Serj Tankain last June the System of a Down vocalist mentioned a symphonic project without vocals that he was working on called Orca, but since then we haven't heard… Read More

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Serj Tankian to release two albums

Apr 28, 2013

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian will release two albums in June and…

System of a Down's Serj Tankian to Release Two…

Apr 26, 2013

He will drop Orca , his first true symphony, on June 25, and follow it on July…

Tech N9ne Recruits Serj Tankian, Cee Lo for New…

Apr 02, 2013

After working with the Deftones for the song "If I Could" on 2011's All 6s and…

Andrew Fish: Serj Tankian on Harakiri Social…

Oct 16, 2012

When System of a Down first hit, they fit right alongside their nu-metal…

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Serj Tankian Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Moscow	Crocus City Hall	Fri	Sep 27 / 13	Find Tickets
Helsinki	Hartwall Arena	Sun	Sep 29 / 13	Find Tickets

Serj Tankian Biography

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Serj Tankian ( born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional live rhythm guitarist of the rock band System of a Down. During his musical career, Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (''Serart''), as well as three solo albums ''Elect the Dead'', ''Imperfect Harmonies'', and ''Harakiri''. A live orchestral version of Elect the Dead incorporating the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra named ''Elect the Dead Symphony'' was released. In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. Tankian also founded the music label Serjical Strike Records. On August 12, 2011, Tankian was awarded the Armenian Prime Minister's Medal for his contributions to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the advancement of music.

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