Daron Malakian (System Of A Down) and Scars On Broadway have shared an official video for their new song “Killing Spree.” That track will appear on their new album, “Addicted To The Violence,” which is set to be released on July 18. Malakian commented:
“It’s a taboo topic people might be afraid to talk about. Kids have rebelled forever. Mental disorders have always been there too. In the last 15 years, we’ve seen a generation that will walk into school and kill other students. I’m not glamorizing or advocating it. I’m just saying, ‘The kids are on a fucking killing spree.’ It’s what I see in front of me. I’m not just talking about killings either. You’ll see a lady who’s getting beaten up on the subway and people around her aren’t even helping; they’re fucking recording on their iPhones. We had automatic weapons fifty years ago, and nobody was doing this. I blame the mindset. We now have a generation that is so detached and desensitized. They’re totally unemotional and unempathetic. There’s no respect for life.”
He also added:
“As far as the process goes. I’m always writing songs, because it’s the only way I know how to live. It’s my purpose. When I write, I try to stay honest. I don’t put myself in a box, which is why you have both heavy and mid-tempo material. It takes you through different feelings, and that’s what I’ve always done. If I was a painter, I wouldn’t tell myself, ‘I can’t use these colors.’ So, all the colors are available to me. All the emotions are also available, because we go through each one of them as people. I’m expressing everything I can.”
“Addicted To The Violence” Track Listing:
01. “Killing Spree”
02. “Satan Hussein”
03. “Done Me Wrong”
04. “The Shame Game”
05. “Destroy The Power”
06. “Your Lives Burn”
07. “Imposter ”
08. “You Destroy You”
09. “Watch That Girl”
10. “Addicted To The Violence”