System Of A Down Announce Music Festival Appearances

(Metal Hammer) System Of A Down have announced that they'll play at several European festivals next summer. The band haven't been seeing playing together since last year's shows marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

But last month, bassist Shavo Odadjian posted a picture on Instagram showing drummer John Dolmayan behind his kit.Now they've announced a run of summer shows, including appearances at the Download festivals in Paris and Madrid.

System Of A Down's last studio album was 2005's Hypnotize, while mainman Serj Tankian has recently worked on the soundtrack to independent film The Last Inhabitant and released the soundtrack for 1915.

In May, Tankian spoke about future System Of A Down music, saying the band were "communicating" about the possibility. Read more here.

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