Well, here ya go, proof that not EVERY nu metal band is awful.

Labels aside, System of a Down is a band that stood out like a beautifully wicked sore thumb in the 2000s with their chaotic yet at times gorgeously intimate blend of styles ranging from progressive and art metal to Greek and Middle Eastern music.

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