System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian announces new solo EP, teases heavy new single ‘A.F. Day’

System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has announced a new solo EP, ‘Foundations’ – find out more below.

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Yesterday (April 29), Tankian took to social media to announce the EP, which is due for release sometime in the fall via Gibson Records, though a firm release date has yet to be announced. However, the track’s first single, ‘A.F. Day’, is due much sooner on May 17 alongside an accompanying music video.

Tankian also shared a snippet of ‘A.F. Day’, which boasts frantic screams from the System Of A Down frontman as he howls “Another fucking day”. Watch the snippet for ‘A.F. Day’ below.

Today is not just any other Monday. Today is the day I get to give you a sneak peak at some new music. With great delight I present you with a snippet from "A.F. Day”, the first track from my upcoming solo EP titled ‘Foundations’. The full track and video will drop May 17… pic.twitter.com/t0M3pEmxFN

— Serj Tankian-#SanctionAzerbaijan (@serjtankian) April 29, 2024

According to a press release obtained by Consequence of Sound, Serj Tankian has revealed that ‘A.F. Day’ was written during the “early days” of System Of A Down, but had never been released. Tankian said: “The majority of the instrumentation and vocals are recordings from that time. Dystopian in mood, it’s a reflection of the angst and anti-authoritarian attitude I had to conformity.”

It is currently unclear if Tankian’s ‘Foundations’ EP will include more material from his System Of A Down era of work.

‘Foundations’ will be Tankian’s first project since releasing the solo EP ‘Perplex Cities’ in 2022. Late last year, the System Of A Down frontman announced his upcoming memoir, titled ‘Down with the System’. The memoir, which is promised to be “far more than just a rock ‘n’ roll fable”, is scheduled for May 14 via Hachette Books.

Back in 2020, System Of A Down returned with their first new release in 15 years – the double A-side single ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ – in a bid to raise awareness and funds amid “a dire and serious war” between Artsakh and Azerbaijan. All proceeds supported humanitarian efforts in SOAD’s ancestral homeland of Armenia.

System Of A Down, who have only performed a handful of shows in recent times, are due to play their next gig in August for a one-off show with Deftones, The Mars Volta and more. The show is now sold out.

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