Mezmerize
by System of a Down
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 May 2005
- Label: American, Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:06
- Community rating: 3.85/5 from 28 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The first half of a double album, 'Mezmerize' features Daron Malakian taking a larger vocal role. The songs are frantic, political, and bizarre, blending thrash metal with pop melodies. It captures the band at their most creative and chaotic.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, political, metallic, cultural identity, eccentric
Tracklist
- Soldier Side - Intro (01:03)
- B.Y.O.B. (04:15)
- Revenga (03:48)
- Cigaro (02:11)
- Radio/Video (04:09)
- This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song (02:08)
- Violent Pornography (03:31)
- Question! (03:20)
- Sad Statue (03:25)
- Old School Hollywood (02:56)
- Lost In Hollywood (05:20)
Credits
- Serj Tankian - arranged by [string arrangement]
- Daron Malakian - band [system of a down is], vocals, guitar [guitars]
- Shavo Odadjian - band [system of a down is], bass
- John Dolmayan - band [system of a down is], drums
- Marc Mann - arranged by [string arrangement]
- Vartan Malakian - artwork [all artwork by]
- Braden Asher - coordinator [album production coordinator]
- Lindsay Chase - coordinator [album production coordinator]
- Brandy Flower - design
- System Of A Down - design
- Dana Nielsen - edited by
- Jason Lader - edited by
- David Schiffman - engineer
- Phillip Broussard - engineer [assistant engineer]
- Joe Peluso - engineer [mix assistant engineer (enterprise)]
- Steve Sisco - engineer [mix assistant engineer (soundtrack)]
- John O'Mahony - engineer [mix protools engineer]
- Velvet Hammer Music And Management Group - management [worldwide representation]
- Vlado Meller - mastered by
- Andy Wallace - mixed by
- Rick Rubin - producer