System of a Down: No Fines For F-Bomb...Yet

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Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN has yet to deal with any repercussions from its "Saturday Night Live" appearance this past weekend (May 7), in which guitarist Daron Malakian got a spontaneous cry of "Fuck yeah!" past NBC-TV censors during the band's performance of its current single, "B.Y.O.B." The use of the F-word in the song's actual lyrics was muted during the broadcast.
SYSTEM OF A DOWN have been fierce supporters of free expression, and Malakian recently told Launch he'd like to see more rock artists take a stronger position on it. "In the Sixties, all these bands had the balls to get up and speak against the government, even though it wouldn't look good in the society, whatever," he said. "They said their mind because they thought it was right. And now you've got all these rock and roll guys, they don't even the balls to even say what they want because they're so afraid of their careers — that's not real rock and roll, man."
There has been no comment from NBC on the "SNL" incident and, so far, no outcry from conservative or religious groups.
"B.Y.O.B." comes off the band's new album, "Mezmerize", which is due out on May 17.
Source: Blabbermouth
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6. writes:
YO man system of down sucks bro and so does mudvayne if u want real music listen Shadows Fall enough said. The guitarist dont come close to the one in Shadows fall........ they can also rip them a new a$$hole lol ........ Im out Whats up Texas...................
7. writes:
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD
SYNDROME OF A DOWN IS sh** AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO METAL - FAGS LIKE SOAD

8. writes:
i wonder if all the people that think band x is better than band y will get bored of blabbin sideways. gettin people into new music is cool, hatin on timay bands :P is fun (blllah) but most of this constant scripted scag, jus gets on me tits, but it wont stop i guess its part of our condition.
9. writes:
look ppl if you don't like the band just shut up. i agree with if u don't like.......
but w/e it won't be stopped no matter how emo we get about it.
and um IBeatUpGoths.... check your spelling, if your going to insult a band at least spell the name right. System of a down not syndrome of a down
i like them, they are pretty kewly. i do however consider them sorta mainstream nowadays. but hey, that's show biz. for yah.
they still kick a$$ though.
it's good that they aren't getting fined or w/e by the fcc and sh**, because they were just uber excited and hell what's wrong with a few f-bombs. childern today hear alote worse coming from thier ideal parents. so why the f*ck not?
sensors suck.



15. writes:
I didnt know broken wings was my old 8th grade language arts teacher.lol. Thankfully i know how to spell and am not illiterate, but i am too lazy to write favorite so i write fav. BTW, system of a down is a really good band. i love them, theyre innovative and sound great.

16. writes:
Hey SYSTEM OF A DOWN is a coo band and u guys need to stop putting that they suck! They rock!
the best song by SYSTEM OF A DOWN is aerials tho
BYOB is a coo song tho too
i am glad that they hav new material out tho
well i g2g smoke some homies in da ghetto so peace
o yeah
ALL HAIL KING BAM MARGERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

19. writes:
War? is the best soad song ever, and if u dont like soad, just go to a different message board on ur fav band, unless the band u like sucks enough that there isnt even a message board for it. in fact, im listening to war? right now. soad is the best band ever, and i dont think that they r ever gonna get sued because the people at the FCC love soad so much, theyll just let it slip. and also, go to knoxskorner.com, it has the funniest klaymation movies ever.

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23. writes:
my dads smarter than YOURS! that last post was like something out of gradeschool.
I want to know exactly how old you are backstreetboysrule? It takes a d***less man to even mention backstreetboys here. so my theory is your testicles have not descended or you have no d*** and infact ARE a transexual. I've already decided one of the two and I'm sure everyone here agrees with me.

25. writes:
eek transexuals....Have I caught you all at a bad time?....
heh.
Has anyone seen the kind of rampages margera embarks upon???...well i guess so...
Do professional skaters/jackasses really have that much money to just THROW around. He demolishes his parents entire house...theres 100k+ out the window, replaces the house with a new one another 200k+ furniture, stages civil war reenactments in his back yard etc....Some of it is "kind of " funny simply because noone ever sees this kind of behavior. It seems like a very costly immature giggle to me. I guess i'd go berzerk like that with my friends to if I had that kind of money, but jesus it would be hard to not be counting the dollars on some of the stuff they do unless you had Metallica $$$$

26. writes:
i guess, i dont honestly know. He prolly gets alot of money for being on those shows, the tony hawk video games, the skateboarding stuff live performaces and clothing lines and skateboard models etc. Good question though, he must have a damn fortune to just live day to day like that.




41. writes:
it's a sight to see. 4 guys one girl a pile of instruments and music tabs all over the floor, a big red bong (the crimson ride) and more pipes than hands in the room to hold them. I'm the resident drunk, only one of em will have beer or do shots, the rest are p***ys. but i swear they could be playing like a note for note perfect rendition of "Call of the Ktulu" and then stop for Adult swim or the bam margera show thing.
43. writes:
indeed. their good people and i've known all of em for at least 5 years and one of em for 17 f***ing years...back when we wore diapers and played in the sand box with Thundercats.
Their kind of in this awkward transition stage. some of em finishing college the youngest one is leaving her parents house this month. We get together and hang out and play from time to time but they have A.D.D in the worst kind of way.
They used to play gigs that were differnt based on where they played.
Soft stuff ( mellow smashing pumpkins NIN and their own ballady songs) at coffee houses and book stores.
Fast or heavy sh** ( Metallica From Autumn to Ashes, Deftones, Tool, Pantera you name it) at clubs and basements.
They would even dress all f***ed up for the clubs and they'd be all weezer geeky (sweaters fake black horn rim glasses, pressed pants hair all tucked up and neat) @ Barnes and Noble bookstore. Funny stuff.
Well, their singer moved to Virginia and their just kind of lost now.
So at 1130 tonight I'm going to go over to the drummers house and see the same thing I've seen for the last 6 monthes.
Them. stoned. laughing at jackass/bam margera, toonami or adult swim or comedy central. all their instruments out of tune with strings missing and sh** beer spilled on the keyboard and cola rings on the bass.
brokenwings put it perfectly.

49. writes:
why cant people saying f*** this and f*** that band come up with constructive critism. i personal think SOAD are a very good band they have their own style and sound. i personally think freedom of speech is needed.
just i think whats the point in swearingbut on the otherhand its just a word. thankfully im seeing htem 14th of june :D cant wait.

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54. writes:
Yeah System is my all time favorite and the new one sucks alittle. They said it was gonna ''save rock and bring back the roll'' or some sh** like that. 1st, System can't do that, 2nd, if Mesmerize was that c-d and did that, I'd probly start listning to just Death Metal. they can much better than this sh**. ''B.Y.O.B'' still kicks a$$ along with ''Violent Pornagraphy''.



59. writes:
i hate pop music i think that is something most people on this page can agree with instead of arguing about which bands suck and dont suck we should all rage against the pop industry and some how over throw it so that metal,punk,industrial,ska,nu metal, death metal, alternative, etc etc can flourish and we usher in a new age of rock.
P.S cocaine is one hell of a drug damn that is some good stuff






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83. writes:
Angry stoner:thank you, and yes I already knew that, but it doesn't hurt to hear it from other people. My c-d collection has just about everything in it.
Just because I'm in a talkative mood and home alone to pass time I'll share with you what I have.
.........It starts.......
Korn sh**
Live at CBGB's
the Deuce
Live disc 1&2
T.A.L.I.T.M. DVD
Debut
Life Is Peachy
Follow the Leader
All Mixed Up
Issues
Utouchables
T.A.L.I.T.M
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Slipknot
Mate Feed Kill Repeat
Digi Pack[extenion of Bar Code......ask BrokenWings]
Iowa
Vol. 3 Subliminal Verses
SoAD
Self-titled
Toxcity
Steal This Album
Huge a$$ Mix
Limp bizkit
3 Dollar Bill Y'all
Significant Other
Chocoalte Starfish & the Hot Dog Flovered Water
Reslts May Very[they did]
NIN
Halo 14 [Left&Right]
The Downward Spiral
Pretty Hate Machine
Deftones
White Pony
Around the Fur
Deftones Live
Queeen Of The Damned[soundtrack....Ima Kornkid gotta have it]
Mudvayne
LD 50
End of All Things to Come
Lost & Found
Alice in Chains-Unplugged[very good]
Linkin Park
Hybrid Theroy[Mom bought for me.....yuk!]
Live in Texas[mommy present]
Kittie
Spit
Oracle
Cannible Corpse-Tomb of the Mutilated
Kill Switch Engage-End of My Broken Heart
Tri Redemtion& Nazi Skinhead punk Mix
S.O.D-Bigger Than the Devil
Type 'O Negative
Self-titled
the Least Worst of 13
Evanseanse
Seether-Disclaimer[speacial edition]
Acheron-Lex Talions
Danzig
Skinny Puppy-Candle[Radio Demo]
Spine Shank-Strictly Diesel
Tool
Aenima
Lateralis
A Perfect Circle-Mer de Noms
12 Stones[Freeby.......not to bad for a christain band]
Guns'N'Roses-Greatest Hits
SevenDust
Animosity
Seasons
Resident Evil-[Demo with R.E.4]
Taproot-Welcome[Stole it from Sister]
Rancid-.....And Out Comes the Wolves
Marilyn Manson
Smells Like Children
Lunch Box
MI-2[soundtrack]
Systematic-Somewhere In Between
3 Doors Down-The better Life
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Saliva-Every Six Seconds
Stone Sour
Papa Rouch
Getting Away with Murder
Infest
MegaDeth-Hidden Treasures
Misfits-Greatest Collection
Gorillaz
Adema
Smashing Pumkins-Siamese Dream
Cradle of Filth-Nymphetamine


88. writes:
those are some good cds my cd collection includes:
"a fire inside" artist AFI
"absolution" muse
"adema" artist adema
"americana" artist The Offspring
"ANThology" artist alian ant farm
"Babylon" artist skindred
"Bleach" artist nirvana
"borders and Boundaries" artist less than jake
"Broke" artist hed pe
"californiacation"artist Redhot Chili Pepers
"candy ass" artist Orgy
"chop suey" artist Soad
"something like human" artist Fuel
"Herzeleid" artist Rammstein
"darkest days" artist Stabbing west ward
"further down the spiral" artist Nine inch nails
"sehnsucht" artist Rammstein
"wisconson death trip" artist static x
"untouchables" artist korn
"life is peachy" artist korn
"come clean" artist puddle of mudd
"conspiracy of one" artist the offspring
"crows left of the murder" artist incubus
"deftones" artist deftones
"dirt" artist alice in chains
" do or die" artist dropkick murdhys
"does this look infected" artist sum 41
"dooki" artist Green day
"eiephant" artist the white stripes
"eve6" artist eve6
"every six seconds" artist saliva
"gorillaz" artist Gorillaz
"evil empire" artist Rage against the machine
"franz ferdinand" artist Franz ferdinand
"follow the leader" artist korn
"better live than dead" artist sex pistols
"home" artist seven dust
"the amalgamut" artist filter
"war on errorisom" artist nofx
"by the way" artist Red hot chili peppers
"greatest hits vol 1" artist korn
"greatest hits" artist Red hot chili peppers
"hybrid theory" artist linkin park
"hybrid theory EP" artist hybrid theory (got it before linkin park was formed)
"i stand alone" artist godsmack
"infest" artist papa roach
"god hates us all" artist slayer
"cow boys from hell" artist pantera
"international super hits" artist Green day
"year of the spider" artist cold
"the used" artist the used
"panderbite" artist panderbite (local band from miami sounds like mudvaye from there early days)
"tuxity" artist Richard cheese
"trapt" artist trapt
"steal this album" artist system of a down
"system of a down" artist system of a down
"toxicity" artist system of a down
"the sickness" artist disturbed
"the fundamental elements of south town" artist P.O.D
"killers" artist iron maiden
"l.d. 50" artist mudvayne
"ashes of the wake" artist lamb of god
"let me out" artist future leaders of the world
"burn the priest" artist lamb of god
"mer de noms" artist a perfect circle
"recoil" artist nonpoint
"pezcore" artist less than jake
"pablo honey" artist radio head
"outcesticide" artist nirvana
"nevermind" artist nirvana
"nirvana" artist nirvana
"one by one artist foo fighters
"ok go" artist ok go
"no substance" artist bad religion
"orange county" artist the offspring
"meteora" artist linkin park
"cky vol 1" artist cky
"the end of heartache" artist kill switch engage
"lost angel" artist third strike
"lost and found" artist mudvayne
"the end of all things to come" artist mudvayne
"lateralus" artist tool
"perseverance" artist hate breed
"a passage in time" artist authority zero





98. writes:
Yeah I need some more old school sh** in my book. And yes thank you, their all mine. the only ones I think need to go but I keep for some unknown reason are
Taproot & Linkin Park. I don't like pussie music. Evanesance is worth keeping. It puts me to sleep and the old lady likes it.



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1. Brian writes:
SOAD sucks, they shouldn't get any attention at all. what a disgrace to represent any form of rock.