'Toxicity'-System of a Down Reaction
Added 2025-07-12 11:11:03 +0000 UTCI have always loved this song and vocal performance. Is it my favorite? Not sure, but it's definitely up there for me.
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I don;t really know the approriate video to recommend on for these but it would be interesting to see your take on Carach Angren, they're a symphonic black metal band, I love these guys but aside from that, what really intrigues me with these guys specifically is their use of strings within their music, and the fact that even though the lead vocalist is screaming, you can pretty much understand every word he says, its so clear! I haven't noticed the same level of cleanness in screaming voices of black metal like that before. He also does cool bits with his voice to emphasise things as well, like really rolling the R for rats for example. The songs I would recommend are: https://youtu.be/USIao3W2W1E?si=QzC8E-HK0DB5zlD5 - When Crows Tick On Windows (Id recommend this one first, it follows CA twisted version of Hansel and Gretel, the whole album is a book basically) https://youtu.be/MQFC5NjENNw?si=KH2GgM72BF22SZt6 - Franckensteina Strataemontanus https://youtu.be/hAZd9fM0FgM?si=Z5m2IQASBD5p_TjL - The Funerary Dirge Of the Violinist (This one has beautiful strings in it and tells a really sad story about a soldier) They have amazing songs, their lyrics are brilliant too, especially in their retelling of Hansel and Gretel, that album for that is called This is No Fairytale, and When Crows Tick On Windows is one of the songs from it. :)
Emily Bagshaw
2025-07-22 19:17:18 +0000 UTCSOAD are amazing but Toxicity is definitely a favourite, its definitely tackling society issues, their songs always have some deep meaning. It would be interesting to have a watch party interviewing Serj and the band talk about their song meanings :D
Emily Bagshaw
2025-07-22 19:01:25 +0000 UTC
