Source – Rolling Stone Magazine

Taken from Rollingstone.com
System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s 2007 solo debut, Elect the Dead, was a harmless brain-dump, but the idea of recording it live with an orchestra is another story. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra gamely chase Tankian into a maze of art-song, but where SoD might turn lyrics like “prophets all destroying the Tao” into an apocalyptic blitz, surging symphonics expose it as the doofy pomp it is. And asking classical musicians to play a song called “Beethoven’s Cunt”? That’s just mean.

Source – Serj Tankian

The ‘Elect the Dead Symphony’ album is in stores now. Go cop that joint!

Source – SMN news

Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional frontmen, will perform Elect the Dead Symphony — a very special orchestral interpretation of Tankian’s critically acclaimed solo debut Elect the Dead — for two very special live shows to take place this summer.

Tankian will recreate Elect the Dead Symphony — which had its dynamic inaugural performance at New Zealand’s majestic Auckland Town Hall with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in March 2009 — with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Chastain Park Amphitheater on July 9th in Atlanta, and with an orchestra put together by The Greek Theatre on July 30th at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The shows follow a series of symphonic performances Tankian is giving in Europe in June.

Source – Libel Music

With a man of his calibre, it was a privilege for Sharina Parsottam to interview System Of A Down frontman and current solo artist Serj Tankian.

Serj Tankian’s long awaited Elect The Dead Symphony album, performed with New Zealands’s very own 70-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is available next week as a CD/DVD package. Fortunately for Libel Music, in Tankian’s busy schedule he was able to squeeze in an interview with Libel Music at Ponsonby’s Fusion Cafe.

In the half hour with Serj they discussed the Elect The Dead Symphony, New Zealand residency, the next upcoming album, his chat with the Dalai Lama, coffee shops, The F.C.C, what’s in store for him in the coming years and so much more.

Read the entire interview HERE

Source – Artisan News & Ultimate Guitar

Serj Tankian may be most well-known as the passionate lead singer for alternative metal/hard rock band System of a Down, but there is another side to this musician.

On a rainy day in Burbank, California, he recently talked about the Elect the Dead Symphony project and what it was like recording the performance at the Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand on March 16, 2009.

Seated in a conference room at Warner Bros. Records, the animated and engaging singer revealed how the recording came together and how it feels now that the DVD is due for release in March of this year.

Here, Serj states that fans MAY well have seen the last of System Of A Down.

Exclusive interview with System of a Down front man Serj Tankian. Get the scoop on his new CD/DVD Elect the Dead Symphony which was recorded live with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Credit: Nikan

Source – TVNZ

Entertainment reporter Joanna Hunkin (from TVNZ) speaks to Serj Tankian about his collaboration with the Auckland Philarmonia Orchestra.

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