Lead Singer of GRAMMY-Winning Rock Band System Of A Down, Serj Tankian's New Single and Video "Life's Revengeful Son"

 Today, singer, poet, songwriter, visual artist, film producer, activist and author SERJ TANKIAN, lead singer and lyricist for the GRAMMY© Award-winning rock band System Of A Down has debuted the new video for the song ”Life’s Revengeful Son.” The song is the fourth single and video off SERJ TANKIAN’s 5-Song EP of new music titled FOUNDATIONS, which is available worldwide via Gibson Records HERE. “Life’s Revengeful Son” incorporates a variety of instrumentation, including acoustic and electric guitars and dramatic orchestration, into an epic closer with unmatched imagery: “The final revolution will occur when the arms of the clock fall,” Tankian sings. “Jesus seen in the streets, dragging a car axel instead of the cross.”

 

 WATCH

“LIFE’S REVENGEFUL SON”

LISTEN

SERJ TANKIAN’s FOUNDATIONS (Gibson Records)

1.   “A.F. Day”

2.   “Justice Will Shine On”

3.   “Appropriations”

4.   “Cartoon Buyer”

5.   “Life’s Revengeful Son”

 

Check out early press acclaim for SERJ TANKIAN’s FOUNDATIONS:

 

“’AF Day’ is fast and angry capturing the listeners into the frantic journey to this madness. ‘Justice Will Shine On’ pays homage to the ones that fought and survived. The beautiful, sorrowful song awakens the warrior spirit for justice for all that suffered in the genocide of the Armenian people. “Appropriations” starts slow with vocals smooth and gentle, and then with swift echoes of guitars and vocals blending, this creates the soundtrack to the escape of the people running from their doom and destruction. ‘Cartoon Buyer’ expresses, with riveting lyrical content, how humans separate thoughts and themselves from what is really happening across the world. “Life’s Revengeful Son” is groundbreaking and heartfelt, with beats pounding and roaring vocals conjuring the spirit of all that suffered.”

 

--NEW NOISE (4-1/2 out of 5 stars)

 

“[The FOUNDATIONS] songs feature some of the detuned and palm-muted metal aggression we’ve grown to expect, with riffs that feel reminiscent of Alice in Chains and Slayer, as well as more acoustic-driven and experimental moments.”

 

--GUITAR WORLD

 

“’Justice Will Shine On,’ might just one of the most important songs of Tankian’s musical career, as he recalls the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide that his family and so many other families were victims of, including the families from members of System Of A Down. The track is easily the highlight of the FOUNDATIONS EP, and its haunting melodies brilliantly accentuate it’s dark yet poignant subject matter.”

 

--FORBES

 

“[On ‘Justice Will Shine On’ thunderous rhythms, dramatic chord swings and an impassioned, multi-layered vocal performance where Tankian considers the Armenian genocide that took place during WWI, and how the horrors of that period of history unquestionably still impact his family and the broader Armenian community to this day. “[On ‘Cartoon Buyer’] The tune takes a giant swerve towards the electric, though, with huge and punky guitar riffs and crack-of-thunder drumming soon complementing Tankian’s signature higher-range vibrato. The lyrics then take the frontman from California to Argentina, to Saudi Arabia, to Tunisia and more."

 

--REVOLVER

 

“’A.F. Day’ is a heady, punk-influenced rocker about how religion can’t keep us afloat.”

 

--STEREOGUM

 

“The heavy new single ‘A.F. Day,’ boasts frantic screams from the System Of A Down frontman as he howls 'Another fucking day'.”

 

--NME 

 

“A.F. Day” (short for ‘Another Fucking Day’) features Tankian in full scream mode during the chorus, and would fit right into the System of a Down catalog both musically and lyrically. The song includes lines like, “Why do religions require from their faithful blind and questioning servitude?/ If thy path is so righteous, then why the use of forcing all attitude.”

 

--CONSEQUENCE