And it's precisely because of that weird aggression/aggravation dynamic that Mezmerize/ Hypnotize is as strong a concept/double album as metal can offer in 2005. was a suitably explosive introduction at the time, proving protest could be sexy as. Of course, truth also drives SOAD to make passionate, if slightly screwy, decisions: Serj Tankian's ADD sputter of "eat 'em eat 'em eat 'em eat 'em" and "banana banana banana terracotta" on Hypnotize Mezmerize's detour into celebrity baseball game outtakes on "Old School Hollywood." These moments are head-scratchers, no doubt, but they're integral to the experience - System of a Down confound and irritate even as they rock. of Mezmerize, the first half of System's double album, Mezmerize/ Hypnotize. Of the decidedly non-identical twins born in 2005, Mezmerize was the one that got the looks.Lead single B.Y.O.B. It drives the boiling rage in Hypnotize's "Attack," "Stealing Society," and "U-Fig" on "Holy Mountain," it inspires SOAD to transform the sad facts of genocide into the album's most vicious, powerful, and arresting moment. Truth is the motor for System's spazzy, modernist thrash. The T-Shirt is a cotton/polyester/rayon tri blend. Featured peformers: Rick Rubin (producer), Daron Malakian (producer, music, vocals, guitar, artwork), Andy Wallace (mixer), Serj Tankian (vocals, keyboards, string arrangements), Shavo Odadjian (bass. But the extra cardboard slotting's a little extraneous, as are some of the sonic parts on both albums. A true classic featuring the album artwork from Mezmerize. Rated 97 in the best albums of 2005, and 5022 of all-time album. Released in November 2005, roughly six months after its counterpart, Hypnotize does indeed feature a tri-fold design.
It wasn't a lie when System of a Down said the packaging for Mezmerize and Hypnotize would slot together.