- alternative metal, metal, avant-garde metal
- 36 min
- 11 tracks
- American Recordings
Mezmerize is the fourth studio album by the Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on May 17, 2005, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. Upon its release, the album received acclaim from critics. The album sold over 450,000 copies within the first week, and immediately topped the Billboard 200.
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Character
Contemporary, spare, grave and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 85/100
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blabbermouth.net4/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound8/10
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- People3/4 ★
- Pitchfork7.1/10
- PopMatters9/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- StylusB−
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Soldier Side (intro)1:04
- A2B.Y.O.B.4:15
- A3Revenga3:48
- A4Cigaro2:12
- A5Radio/Video4:09
- A6This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song2:08
- B1Violent Pornography3:31
- B2Question!3:21
- B3Sad Statue3:26
- B4Old School Hollywood2:57
- B5Lost in Hollywood5:21
11 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- System of a Down
- Label
- American Recordings
- Released
- 2005
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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