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System Of A Down, Korn, Slayer, Deftones to Headline Sick New World 2026 Dates
System Of A Down and Korn will headline Sick New World Las Vegas on April 25th, 2026, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup also includes Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, Knocked Loose, Ministry, AFI, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, and more. The festival will expand next year with the first-ever Sick New World Texas, set for October 24th, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX, featuring System Of A Down, Deftones, and Slayer (performing Reign in Blood in full), among others.Continue reading
Serj Tankian Confirms System of A Down Will Headline Sick New World 2026
Following up on a story originally broken by Ghost Cult Magazine, System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian has confirmed that the band will be headlining the 2026 Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, NV. The frontman shared the news while answering a fan’s question during a signing session. As we previously reported, System Of A Down recently teased a return of Sick New World during their stadium shows in North America this summer. The 2025 Sick New World fest was to have featured Metallica and Linkin Park, but not SOAD and was cancelled due to “unforseen circumstances.”Continue reading
System of A Down Teases a Return of Sick New World in 2026
Sick New World has begun teasing a return in 2026, with visuals appearing at System of a Down’s recent stadium shows in New Jersey, Chicago, and Toronto! Coincidentally, all of the second headliners for the SOAD shows (Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones) have either co-headlined SNW, have ties to it. In addition, the SNW website has been updated with a new callout to sign up for their mailing list. Sick New World was canceled in 2025 due to unforeseen circumstances. Read our review of the first SNW here. In terms of potential 2026 headliners, SOAD, and 2025’s co-headliner of the canceled fest, Metallica, could both do the festival on a similar weekend to past festivals ahead of their summer 2026 tour dates in Europe. We’ll continue to track this story as it develops.
System Of A Down Books a Headline Tour of Europe and The UK with Queens of The Stone Age and Acid Bath
System of a Down will headline a stadium tour next summer featuring support from Queens of the Stone Age and Acid Bath. Dates for the trek are listed below. At the band’s recent US Stadium Tour, they also teased a Sick New World return with visuals teased. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway – Addicted to Violence
Daron Malakian of System of a Down is back with his solo project, Scars on Broadway. Addicted to Violence (Scarred For Life) marks the project’s second album without the drummer who played on the project’s first album and made it feel like a more direct extension of System of a Down. Much like the band that put these guys on the map, there is, at times, a punk feel that owes a great deal to the Dead Kennedys. Where this project finds its own identity is stepping away from some of the Hip-Hop bounce that drove Nu-Metal. This does not mean it forsakes groove; it approaches it differently, which can be heard on a song like “Satan Hussein.”Continue reading
Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) Launches His New Gibson Signature Guitar and Tour Experience
Iconic instrument brand, Gibson, has partnered with System Of A Down frontman, Serj Tankian, to release the limited Serj Tankian “Foundations” Les Paul Modern guitar and tour experience package. It was inspired by Tankian’s new EP, Foundations EP, which came out last Fall on Gibson Records. This continues the Gibson Custom collaborations with legendary Gibson artists. Keep reading below for more information.
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Serj Tankian Partners with Gibson for Signature Guitar – Launch Event Incoming
System Of A Down frontman, Serj Tankian, is getting ready to launch his new Gibson signature guitar, the “Foundations” Les Paul Modern. On Thursday, April 17, the iconic instrument brand will host a special event with Tankian in Los Angeles to present the guitar. It takes place at the singer’s Kavat Café/Eye For Sound coffee shop/art gallery, 1638 Colorado Blvd, LA, CA 90041) from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Find out more below.
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PODCAST: System Of A Down: WITAF is Going On With This Band
From break-ups to make-ups, to sold-out stadium tours: we analyze what is happening with System Of A Down! Continue reading
System Of A Down Books a South American Headline Tour
System Of A Down has booked a headlining South American tour, taking place in spring of 2025. This follows the announcement and sell out of six North American stadium dates.Continue reading