System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down & Arto Tunçboyacıyan
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
System Of A Down & Arto Tunçboyacıyan
Hidden at the end of “Aerials,” “Arto” is very different stylistically from the rest of the album, having a more traditional folk sound with Armenian chants instead of the heavier alternative metal sound in the rest of the album. It is based on an Armenian church hymn called “Der Voghormya” (“Lord H...
[Instrumental with vocalizations and Armenian chants]
Arto was written by Arto Tunçboyacıyan.
Arto was produced by Daron Malakian & Serj Tankian & Rick Rubin.
System Of A Down released Arto on Tue Sep 04 2001.
There’s no guitars or anything on that one. We used these Armenian instruments and we all chanted. It’s really emotional, and my mom cries every time she hears it. I wanted to remember all the Armenians that died in 1915 during the genocide.
—Shavo Odadjian, MTV