System of a Down haven't released a new album in 13 years, but that is a good thing
When we discussed the best and the worst of the recent wave of comebacks from 90s era bands earlier this April, we made a special mention of System of a Down as the fence-sitters. In terms of keeping fans in agony for the longest time without recording new material, eccentric Armenian/American rockers are actually worse than Tool. The alt rock icons haven't put out an album in 13 grueling years, the last one being 2005's 'Hypnotize'.
A year after their last album, System of a Down announced that they would be going on a hiatus for a while so that individual members can pursue other projects. During the hiatus, guitarist Daron Malakian formed a band called Scars on Broadway, which was also joined by drummer John Dolmayan. But after a lukewarm debut album, the band went dormant. Dolmayan soon stepped away from the project and formed his own band, Indicator, as well as opened Torpedo Comics, an online comic book store.
