Whilst moving from the playing the classical guitar to playing electric, certain songs and riffs are ingrained in my progression to becoming a metal and rock based guitarist, and this song is one of them.
The intro riff, as the drums start to fade in, and the bass intensifies warns you that this song is going to go off. A long, building intro is a feature of many SOAD songs, and in this, their most acclaimed, what comes afterwards is total mayhem.
A thumping, chugging guitar riff, backed my furious drumming leads into that signature shouted vocal.
The dynamics in this song make the heavy parts have so much impact. Serj Tankian can sing so beautifully, and in the metal world a lead singer of this caliber can propel a band to superstardom, which is certainly the case with SOAD.
The album this comes from, Toxicity, makes it onto countless "best metal albums of all time" lists, and if you give it a listen you'll understand why - it is epic!
Chop Suey!
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