Metal Anarchy

It looks like System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian still has no interest in full-scale touring. During a recent interview with Revolver, the frontman confirmed that it is still “not the top priority on [his] list in life.”

Tankian said the following when asked if he still uninterested in touring due to health issues:

“Some of my back stuff is a lot better, in terms of health, which is cool. I have some other things I’m dealing with right now, which may or may not be affected by travel or touring.

It wasn’t just a health-related decision as far as cutting down on touring, but also a lifestyle decision. Based on family and vision.

I’ve been touring for 20-something years, on and off, of course. Not every year. And it’s fun, it’s profitable, it makes a lot of people happy in terms of being out there and sharing the music and [seeing] the reaction, and people really enjoying it and getting that feedback.

But after years of doing it and the travel that’s involved, it’s one of those things where it’s not the top priority on my list in life.”

In other news, Tankian also revealed that he has a new rock EP and a covers album in the works:

“I am going to put some other releases out next year, as well. I’ve got another rock EP that I’ve been working on. That kind of harks back to different times. So a lot of the songs are from way back, that I just finished.

A few songs from my first solo record, ‘Elect the Dead‘, times. A song from way before, like the early System days, that I never used. That for some reason never fit anywhere.

So I’m going to do that, and I’ve got another collaboration and covers record that I’m putting together, maybe for next year if we can fit both in. And again, maybe [I’ll] just do one event for each. I’m not interested in going and touring for each. It’s not just for System, but for anything, really.”