Prepare To Be Hypnotized By System Of A Down!

Sydney, AU. (SONY BMG Music Entertainment) - Six months after System Of A Down's 'Mezmerize' debuted at number one on Billboard's Top 200 Albums charts and ARIA's Top 100 Albums charts, the uncompromising heavy hitters return with 'Hypnotize', part two of a promised two-album set. Two versions of 'Hypnotize' will hit stores on November 20.

The killer new album features 12 songs as well as artwork by Vartan Malakian, father of SOAD's guitarist/singer Daron. The packaging for 'Hypnotize' is specially designed to physically join 'Mezmerize' and 'Hypnotize' together, forming one unified product with continuous artwork. Additionally the DualDisc edition will contain exclusive behind-the-scenes footage showing the making of both records.
More importantly, the albums interlock musically. The final track on 'Hypnotize', 'Soldier Side' completes 'Soldier Side Intro', which appears as the opening track on 'Mezmerize'.
Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian, 'Hypnotize' maintains System of a Down's reputation as full-spectrum agitators who adeptly channel righteous rage into compelling, provocative and relevant rock.

Daron, singer Serj Tankian, bassist Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolmayan recorded some 30 tracks for 'Mezmerize'/'Hypnotize' at Rubin's Laurel Canyon studio between May and December of 2004. The songs are more complex, more progressive, more unorthodox and more experimental than ever, while retaining the idiosyncratic, ironic and schizophrenic qualities that make System Of A Down so distinctive.
Keep an ear out for the album's title track 'Hypnotize' - it'll be hitting a radio station near you shortly!
Both the CD and Dual Disc versions of 'Hypnotize' will be in stores November 20