Frenetic, political and weirdly catchy, blending thrash with Armenian melody. Inventive and huge. A defining 2000s metal record. Released in 2001, it's a key entry in System of a Down's run.
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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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Chop Suey! on Best Metal Songs of All Time
We don't reproduce full tracklists — only the songs from this record we've featured in our best-of lists.
More from System of a Down — where to go next
If you have Toxicity, these are the System of a Down records worth reaching for next.
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System of a Down1998 · MetalStart here
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Toxicity2001 · you're viewing this oneClassic
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Mezmerize2005 · MetalClassic
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Hypnotize2005 · MetalClassic
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