5 platinum albums in 7 years equal System of a Down to The Beatles - KommersantJune 20, 2011 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - System of a Down band is an unprecedented example of conversion within Diaspora and world popularity in the music industry, which grew on the soil of the basketball ground of the Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School in Hollywood, says an article in Kommersant daily. “Serj Tankian, the future keyboard and vocal, and Daron Malakian, the guitar, met here in small Armenia,” Boris Barabanov writes in the article he titled “Armenians Together Again.” “It is difficult to explain the success of System of a Down, ignoring the Diaspora's factor. They managed to record five platinum albums within seven years, total circulation is 20 million copies, of which 6,5 million was raised by the second album Toxicity,” the article says. “Mezmerize and Hypnotize deserve special mention as well. Both albums climbed to the first place in the Billboard chart. Before System of a Down, only the Beatles succeeded in doing that. These two bands are similar in their disposition to experiment and lack of fear.” Top stories The exhibit location, designed as an Armenian church, highlights the most important events of the history of Armenia. Armenian Ministry of Culture was instructed to announce a tender for monument constrution project. The orchestra was established in February by the Rudaki Foundation, a nongovernmental artistic and cultural institution. System of a Down will be will be co-headlining Rock In Rio concert with Guns n' Roses, on October 2, 2011. | Federer ousts Nalbandian from Wimbledon Commenting on his performance, Federer said, "I thought today was a particularly good performance by my side, on my serve again. Armenian Foreign Minister to visit Georgia Nino Kalandadze: bilateral and multilateral relations with be discussed during Edward Nalbandian’s return visit. RPA member predicts 20 ANC mandates in 2012 parliamentary elections Rafik Petrosyan urged political forces to prepare for regular elections due in 7-8 months, rather than demand snap elections to be held. RPA member says Kazan meeting not complete failure Rafik Petrosyan: Kazan-hosted Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan presidential meeting on Karabakh wasn’t a breakthrough, yet not a complete failure either. |