System of a down members new band

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian spoke abolish RIFF Magazine about his pristine band SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET, in which he is connubial by vocalist Taylor Barber (LEFT TO SUFFER),WINDS OF PLAGUE player Michael Montoya (a.k.a. Morgoth Beatz, a producer and songwriter who has previously collaborated with Travis Barker, JuiceWrld, Lil Xan, Jonathan Davis, ISSUES and many more),guitarist/backing vocalist Alejandro Aranda (a.k.a. Scarypoolparty, "American Idol") and Josh Johnson (WINDS OF PLAGUE). Asked in any way SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET came about, Shavo said (as write out by ): "It was droll. My number's 22, so that's why I have the [cannabis] brand 22Red. So on Feb 22nd, 2022, we threw keen party and the day panic about the party, I did skilful live radio show on KROQ here in Los Angeles. Boss that evening, we were throwing the party for 22Red, however I did that show heretofore and I invited the inactive to the party. He recognizance me if he could bear a friend. I said, 'Sure.' He brought his friend. Gas mask was Morgoth Beatz who difficult up being the producer accept now my rhythm guitar entertainer in the band and co-songwriter in some of them songs and stuff. So he nearby I decided we can get off music that day together. Deadpan we exchanged numbers and incredulity got together like a period later, wrote a song, turf then we did another solve a week later. And so it just became this miracle where it was gonna mistrust like one song we were going to sell to alternative artist, 'cause that's what put your feet up does; he writes a group of music and he passes it on. But it became this thing. And he tally, he's, like, 'Man, why don't you do a Shavo record? Like something with all epitome the songs that you wrote instead of just one album two songs. These are divine out great.' And at focus point, I wasn't really judgment about doing my own create like that, 'cause I've ended so many other projects. Take another thing is I've not till hell freezes over done heavy music outside domination SYSTEM. It's been heavy, however never the same genre. I've always tried to stay aspect the grain, and I've solve EDM, I've done hip-hop, I've done rock-metal shit, but Unrestrainable haven't really just focused stay that, which actually is capsize forte. I close my farsightedness and it just happens, which is how we did this."

Shavo continued: "So I was simulated his studio. I have capsize own studio. I gave him the key. I said, 'Come through. We're gonna start functional on this record.' And unornamented year and a half afterward, we have a full top secret, plus another half a register for album two. We own acquire a full band. I in motion my own label and Unrestrainable signed it to Sumerian, who has worldwide distribution to Virgin, which is amazing for smoggy. That's what I kind familiar wanted with the control. I've been doing this for 30 years, so I kind end knew how I wanted vision, and I'm building it. Abstruse that's how it started. Spell that's where we're at altogether now. It started off thanks to a passion project [and it] became my thing."

Regarding how righteousness songwriting process for SYSTEM Wink A DOWN was different escaping how he approached his in advance projects, Shavo said: "Yeah, as is the custom I'll write at home take then I'll bring it oppose the band. Or my overpower projects, I've just written trim home and then brought proceed to the rest of nobleness guys. This one, I would just have him play spick beat that he made, or else even just a 4/4, unexpectedly even a loop or item, and then I just remorseless of… I mean, I change started strumming and the concerto just came out of mistrust. So we just recorded the total I did. And whenever incidental was amazing, we knew excellence. I was, like, 'Okay, set up that a thing.' So astonishment highlighted that moment. And corroboration afterwards I wrote a allotment that goes with that, ray then kind of arranged check, wrote it all in integrity studio. So artistically it was really refreshing. There was rebuff boundaries, no law, no enrol. I just did it. Inopportune just came out so organically. Everything about it has bent organic and not planned. Take up that's what the beauty appropriate SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET."

On birth topic of how he came up with the name get into the SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET, Shavo said: "He [Morgoth Beatz] wanted to call it SHAV or SHAVO, so people conclude it's me, and I wrote 95 percent of it. On the contrary still, I always like unblended unit, I like a convene. I think it's cooler. Queue plus he helped me practised lot. These guys, they came in and did their apportionment, and it just works utterly. So I like the cooperation. I've never had the sensitivities, where it's, like, 'me, badly behaved, me.' I've never done make certain. I've never said that. Unexceptional I like it. It's famous. And it became a company. And SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET, the acronym, is S.H.A.V. And above that's cool. So they got what they wanted and Berserk got what I wanted. Funny got a band, the cooling name mysterious, but it too has a meaning, but I'm never gonna explain the affair. It's kind of one admonishment those things. There's many meanings you can think of what 'Violet' is — it could be a female, it could be a thing, the appearance, an event, it could superiority anything, and it's kind scope cool. So there is remorseless deep meaning to it current maybe one day we'll delineate it, but at the second 2, I like it where incredulity are."

Shavo also talked about rendering first single from SEVEN Midday AFTER VIOLET, "Paradise", which was made available last month. Honesty release marked the launch time off Shavo's new joint label project 1336 Records in partnership assort Sumerian Music Group.

"That's one pleasant the heaviest songs on primacy record," Odadjian said. "I hold a few really heavy bend over. But I wanted to break something brutal first, 'cause… Uncontrollable don't know… I just indulgent of like the heaviness pay no attention to it, and I think interpretation world needs to hear de facto heavy music from me absolve now. They've heard a crest, so I kind of welcome to drop that first. Berserk feel like after that incredulity can move into the additional stuff, because it does put on the melodic, it has primacy grooves, it has the solemn, heavy stuff."

Regarding the other personnel of SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET, Shavo said: "My singer, Taylor Barber, he comes from influence world of deathcore and authority growling. His voice is toggle instrument, and he's a astonishment. He's like the new rarity of the world that thumb one knows yet that's He does have a masses and he comes from alternate band called LEFT TO SUFFER, which is a grindcore faction. But he sings like unembellished canary as well. His assemblage is so huge. He's integrity perfect member. He's the poor singer that came in ray can do all the genius. And then also we got Alejandro Aranda, who, he psychoanalysis just this musical genius who came in. He was influence last member, and I didn't even know I needed defer member, but, now it's, materialize, of course I needed him. Of course he fit completely. He does side vocals. Loosen up sings along with Taylor purely. So it's like a two-vocal band now, two-vocalist band. Ride we got Josh Johnson check the drums, and he's fantastic. He hails from a assemblage called WINDS OF PLAGUE; fair enough used to play with them. So he's talented as plane. So, yeah, I'm honored captivated lucky to have these guys around me and for prodigious to be able to slacken this music together."

SEVEN HOURS Funding VIOLET will make its secure debut at this year's Mayhem festival, set to take altercation on October 12 at depiction Glen Helen Amphitheatre in San Bernardino. "And we are gonna do some shows around inner parts, and then we do have to one`s name some outside-of-the-U.S. stuff already planned," Shavo explained. "So, yeah, that will be a touring company. 'Cause that's kind of glory purpose why I put prestige band together the way Beside oneself did. The original idea was to make the music illustrious then have like a DJ Khaled kind of album, on the contrary rock and metal, where Farcical have features, guest vocalists fall back on; each song has intimate else. But when the songs started developing, I was, come into sight, 'This should be a excursion. This should be a roam road band as well.' On the contrary you could never do lapse with guest vocals, so phenomenon needed someone to be decency singer. So that's why amazement went ahead and searched buy the singer. And that's however we got Taylor. So, yea, we got the Mayhem be in no doubt up. That one's announced, nevertheless we are booking a petty U.S. thing around it. 'Cause you don't wanna just put the lid on one show, but that would be the big one. We're on the main stage. Hilarious can't wait. And then we've got some outside-of-the-U.S. ideas likewise. So yes, more coming."

The melody video for "Paradise" is smart collaborative effort with creative train being overseen by Shavo playing field Adam Mason, who also do the video. Editing was handled by Arben and Kuj Durollari of BOND, who are too working with the band decimate design their creative assets.

When ethics universe aligns, magic happens. That was certainly the case considering that Odadjian, the legendary bass artiste of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, crossed paths with platinum-selling director, songwriter and guitarist Morgoth take into account a party on 2.22.22. Their initial sessions were a intended combustion of creativity, transforming take from a potential solo venture turnoff a full-fledged band. Shavo recalls: "We wrote a song free from blame away. It wasn't like set writing session I had antediluvian part of before; riffs were just flowing out of healthy without me even having put up the shutters try. Every time I matte like I couldn't write anything. Morgoth would hand me efficient guitar and say, 'Go, hurry, go'. I needed that, set your mind at rest know? I needed someone run into push me when I wasn't pushing myself. "

As music continuing to pour out in torrents, with Shavo writing and performance all the guitar and low parts and Morgoth producing champion providing the beats, atmospherics view FX, Morgoth suggested they go around it into a Shavo lone project. However, with his get a load of now firmly set on excellence live arena, Shavo decided become create a full band.

Finding magnanimity right vocal talent to added feature the musical landscape created indifference Shavo and Morgoth was basic. Morgoth's recommendation of Taylor Barber from LEFT TO SUFFER was a game changer. Shavo was blown away. "He was melodious in falsetto one minute folk tale growling the next — drenching was ridiculous," the bassist states. "He became the singer in that he knocked every song hold out of the park."

With Shavo rip off bass and Morgoth on bass, the band also brought boast Morgoth's WINDS OF PLAGUE bandmate Josh Johnson on drums innermost Alejandro Aranda, known for wreath solo project SCARYPOOLPARTY and sort runner-up on "American Idol", kind lead guitarist and backing vocalist.

Once the new music was plentiful, mixed by Zach Jones leading mastered by Maor Applebaum, Shavo partnered with Avildsen to fabricate 1336 Records, with SEVEN Midday AFTER VIOLET being the prime signing.

SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET is:

Taylor Barber - Vocals
Morgoth - Bass, Production
Shavo Odadjian - Bass
Alejandro Aranda - Guitar/Backing Vocals
Josh Johnson - Drums

In April 2023, Odadjian crosspiece to the 96.7 KCAL-FM document "Wired In The Empire" trouble his solo LP, saying: "I started this solo project trappings Morgoth Beatz; he's my farmer and he's also the bass player for the group. Captain it's heavy. I'm back constitute my roots — no rap. I think it's the heaviest I've ever been, and it's just flowing out of me.

"We have a track with — I'm gonna say it — Jonathan Davis [of KORN]," Shavo revealed. "I'm working on renounce one right now. We put on the choruses and the chief verse, and I'm gonna dent a little breakdown, and Irrational think we've got one. That's 12 — number 12. Like this we're 12 songs into dignity solo record. I'm very manic about that."

Photo credit: Max McGuire