Spewed forth from the loins of mid-1990s southern California, System Of A Down have evolved from a cult band whose demo tapes swapped hands voraciously on the metal underground to one of the world’s biggest bands.

With exclusive new interviews with the band and major players involved in their story, Ben Myers’ book is the first and the definitive account of this remarkable group – including exclusive new interviews with the band and other major players involved in their story.
Relentless early gigging spread a word-of-mouth hype around them that soon elicited major label interest and the gold-selling eponymous debut album. Despite their ultra-hard music and dark undertones, SOAD have always managed to break out of the underground. It’s not just well-informed music fans who love them – the CIA certainly know about them … and trail them closely. The author interviewed System Of A Down at their first ever UK headline show in 1999 and has been a huge fan ever since.