A political and anti-war band, who YES sometimes sing about drugs and nothing, but many of their songs encourage recognition of genocide, such as the Armenian Genocide. The members themselves are Armenian, and live in the USA. All 4 members lost family during the genocide. They are a metal/heavy metal/rock/in their own genre/alternative/"nu-metal" band.
Their song B.Y.O.B (Bring your Own Bombs) clearly shows their views of war, as it is a song written to protest the war in Iraq.
Me: Hey, did you know System of a Down are starring in a new movie?

You: No, what is it?

Me: It's called Screamers, about Genocides.

You: I shall go watch it.

Me: Yes, You should.
by Become a Screamer November 25, 2006
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a great band of armenians(best race out there) who is rebel but doesnt sing about rebeling against your parents, they sing about how the government does horrific things
SOAD ROX ARMO 4 lyf
by metaljunkie999 October 26, 2003
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wow i love thier new song B.Y.O.B (bring your own bombs) its quite hard to hear some of the lyrics but i looked them up and they are goood "why don't presidents fight the war? Why do we always send the poor?" and Daron Malakian has a realy good voice!
........................Darons pretti not hot jus pretti..
by ______ May 6, 2005
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system of a down is , the fucking best band in all of existance..they are the best there ever will be and better than anything out..better then those shitty bands with crap lyrics singing about nothing..SOAD sings about society and corruption in politics things that MATTER not to mention the fact they have AWESOME guitarests and ever BETTER vocals! very original songs i havent heard ne thing like it...ever..simply put the best fucking band in existance..by the way its not pop dumbasses britney spears is pop....SOAD uncreative? HAHAH i laugh in the face of anyone that says that..no other band sings about what they sing about or play and sing like they do..Serj and Darren have such awesome voices and they sing great and Shavo John and Darren are great with their instruments..plus they have harmony in everyone of their songs..
system of a down owns all and all u pop/poser/rap bitches can go to hell
by SyStEmOfAdOwNoWnSyOu December 1, 2004
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a wicked band that are as already stated anti american and all ppl who dont like this are patriotic fuck go and fuck ur sisters u stupid rednecks
yea sugar is so fucking wicked
by sven June 11, 2004
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they r the Gods of today!
"System of a down rite tru lyrics, not sum lame ass crap rittin by an emo kid complainin bou tevrythin."
by Courtney.S August 17, 2006
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