Metal Anarchy

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Serj Tankian discussed System Of A Down’s Wake Up The Souls Tour and the importance of bringing about awareness of the Armenian genocide. During the interview he was also asked about the possibility of a new album and said “there has been talk” about creating one.

Here’s his full statement:

“There has been talk, and we are going to play this tour, come back and we’re going to see where we are. If we have songs that work for System, if I have them and Daron [Malakian, guitar] has them. The openness is there to work together, but we haven’t made any particular plans that we can announce.

I have a few [songs] that could apply, but I’m not sure until the time comes where I can actually play them for the guys and see if it’s something that vibes off them.

Right now, I’m actually focusing on a film score. It’s actually a really cool score, and it’s for a film based on, again, the genocide. That’s all I’m dealing with right now. It’s called 1915. It’s a very interesting drama that’s actually shot in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Theater, a very old and distinguished theater. It’s a really, really interesting psychological thriller, modern story. It deals with denial and the psychological impacts of a genocide rather than the physical aspects of it.”

Tankian concluded by saying if a new album does come about the fans “will be the first to know.”