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 creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |