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Metal · 1990s

System of a Down

Released 1998Metal
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A frantic, political nu-metal debut of unhinged invention. Heavy and influential. A breakthrough. Released in 1998, it's an early landmark for System of a Down.

On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.

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