System Of A Down – Hypnotize [Vinyl LP]

System Of A Down – Hypnotize [Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: Vinyl LP
• Catalogue Number: 19075865601
• Barcode: 190758656014
• Genre: Heavy Metal / Hard Rock
• Label: American Recordings / Columbia / Legacy
• Originally Released: 2005
• Reissue Released: 12 October 2018
• Pressing: Standard black vinyl
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Hypnotize is the fifth studio album from System Of A Down, released in November 2005 on American Recordings and Columbia Records. It arrived just six months after its companion record Mezmerize, with the two forming a deliberately paired double statement — the band’s most ambitious and commercially successful work. Hypnotize debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and reached the top of charts across Europe.

Produced by Daron Malakian and Rick Rubin, the album pushes the band’s signature blend of Armenian folk melody, thrash tempos, and sardonic social commentary into more expansive territory. Lonely Day remains one of the band’s most enduring tracks, anchored by Malakian’s melody and Serj Tankian’s commanding vocal range. Holy Mountains opens Side B with a reference to the Armenian Genocide, the album’s most explicit political statement. Mixed by Andy Wallace and mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios.

This 2018 reissue on standard black vinyl is pressed by Record Industry and represents a straightforward replication of the original album presentation.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Attack
2. Dreaming
3. Kill Rock ’N Roll
4. Hypnotize
5. Stealing Society
6. Tentative

Side B

1. U-Fig
2. Holy Mountains
3. Vicinity Of Obscenity
4. She’s Like Heroin
5. Lonely Day
6. Soldier Side

Credits

• Serj Tankian – Vocals, Keyboards
• Daron Malakian – Guitar, Vocals
• Shavo Odadjian – Bass
• John Dolmayan – Drums
• Daron Malakian & Rick Rubin – Producer
• Andy Wallace – Mixed By
• Vlado Meller – Mastered By
• David Schiffman – Engineer
• Vartan Malakian – Artwork