Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway Have Dropped A New Song

Daron Malakian's Scars On Broadway – now rebranded as Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway – have released a new single and video, Lives.

The track is taken from the band's upcoming second LP Dictator – an album that has been sat waiting for release for six whole years – which is due out on July 20.

Of the first taste from this new record, Daron tells Rolling Stone that Lives is: "…about how Armenian people have survived the genocide. I've always heard about how we were victims, and we always saw pictures of our ancestors and our great grandparents with their heads chopped off. I wanted to write a song that would be a morale booster, something uplifting and let people know that while there were a lot of people that died and we should respect that, there was also a lot of people who survived. It's a tribute to that and how far we've come. The video complements the song really well."

Ace stuff.

Meanwhile, Daron told Rolling Stone about a new System Of A Down record: "…it's not abandoned. But as of right now, not everyone is on the same page. Trust me, man, I'm probably the biggest System Of A Down fan in the world. I mean, I named the band (laughs). So I'd like to see something like that happen."

Catch SOAD live at the following dates this year:

October

13 San Bernardino Glen Helen Amphitheater
14 Sacramento Aftershock Festival
16 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
17 San Diego Valley View Casino Center
19 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena