System of a Down guitarist-singer Daron Malakian has launched the brand new album Hooked on the Violence from his band Scars on Broadway, together with a music video for the track “Destroy the Energy.”
Hooked on the Violence marks the third Scars on Broadway album, following 2008’s self-titled effort and 2018’s Dictator. At present’s launch date (July 18th) additionally occurs to be Malakian’s fiftieth birthday.
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“I’m simply as happy with Scars as I’m of System of a Down,” said Malakian in a press launch. “That is one other musical outlet for me. I feel it’s a number of the finest stuff I’ve to supply. I’m blessed that I can nonetheless do that and write songs day-after-day.” Hooked on the Violence is a rollercoaster of aggression, vulnerability, satire, and soul.”
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Malakian wrote and carried out all of the songs on the album, with contributions from Scars on Broadway bandmates Orbel Babayan (guitar) and Roman Lomtadze (drums).
The video for “Destroy the Energy” stars Paula “Bunny” Flores as an unique dancer, and was co-directed by Malakian and Lorenzo Diego Carrera.
The brand new Scars on Broadway album arrives simply over a month earlier than System of a Down play a collection of North American stadium exhibits, together with two-night stands August twenty seventh and twenty eighth at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (with Korn); August thirty first and September 1st at Soldier Subject in Chicago (with Avenged Sevenfold); and September third and fifth at Rogers Stadium in Toronto (with Deftones). Tickets for these live shows can be found right here.
Watch the video for “Destroy the Energy” and stream the brand new album Hooked on the Violence within the gamers under.