It has the wackiness of SerjРІР‚в„ўs vocals, catchiness of DaronРІР‚в„ўs riffs, solidness of DolmayanРІР‚в„ўs drums, and nothingness of ShavoРІР‚в„ўs bass that System fans adore. What it does do, however, is contain some pretty solid songs performed by SOAD that are rare. Will this change your opinion about System of a Down? No. There is another nice solo here, but itРІР‚в„ўs not worth the brain bludgeoning that is the rest of the song. The lyrics are downright stupid and Daron is at his vocally most annoyingest. On the other end of the spectrum is РІР‚СљLonely Day.РІР‚Сњ Though solid enough musically, lyrically and vocally this song is pure rubbish. The wacky verse structure and riff, intensity-raising chorus, solid drumming, and sweet little solo by Daron, makes a case for this song belonging in the annals of SOAD.

РІР‚СљMarmaladeРІР‚Сњ is not only the best song on the EP, but one of System of a DownРІР‚в„ўs best songs period. All three covers display all the things System of a Down fans have come to love about the band. Down: Toxicity Album Review Pitchfork soad system of a down album Metal albums soad system of a down album System of a Down Release Hypnotize Album soad. РІР‚СљMetroРІР‚Сњ is another classic System-twanged cover with another catchy slow verse that gives way to a hectic chorus then right back to the melodic verse. Then changing speeds again back to the heavy chorus. In РІР‚СљSnowblind,РІР‚Сњ SOAD makes a decent Black Sabbath song into a fantastic song by speeding up the tempo of the verses and slowing down the bridge, bringing a beauty to it that was never previously there. РІР‚СљShameРІР‚Сњ actually features some members of the Wu-Tang Clan and contains typical System insanity with Serj rapping and a few extremely catchy riffs. РІР‚СљShame,РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљSnowblind,РІР‚Сњ and РІР‚СљMetroРІР‚Сњ are covers of a Wu-Tang Clan, Black Sabbath, and Berlin song respectively. Now, the obvious response to this release would be, РІР‚СљOh, itРІР‚в„ўs a B-Sides EP just for money!РІР‚Сњ Though I cannot comment on the intentions of the release, it does prove to be actually worth your time if you are a SOAD fan. Why am I hitting you with all this seemingly pointless knowledge you might ask? Well the answer is because I am a pretty big SOAD fan, one that would actually buy an EP named after the bandРІР‚в„ўs worst song. That album, Toxicity, was only the second album I listened to all the way through, and not just to the singles (The Marshall Mathers LP being the first). System of a Down was the first rock band I ever bought an album from. The work of pure genius.Review Summary: Lonely Day is bad, but this EP holds some content System fans shouldn't be without.

Do yourself a favour and listen to this album with fresh ears in 2020, the evidence is staggering, Toxicity has refused to age, unlike so many of their nu-metal peers, and still sounds as weird, as wild and as inhumanly massive as it did 19 years ago. Now that songs like the title track, Prison Song, Ariels and the career dominating Chop Suey! are so deeply woven into the fabric of metal it would be easy to forget just how bizarre and challenging those compositions are, but the fact they turned them into genuine generational anthems is a trick that maybe no other band can claim to have done. Debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, it turned System from hot new cult band to one of the biggest names in the world of music, that it managed this feat without sacrificing one iota of the bands quirks and oddness is a stunning achievement. What else was it ever going to be? Toxicity remains one of the most essential releases made by any band in the history of metal.

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