System Of A Down: Toxicity [AMERICAN]

Why you'll love it

Toxicity debuted at No. 1 in both the U.S. and Canada and was certified 7x platinum in 2026. "Chop Suey!," "Toxicity" and "Aerials" all crossed over to the Hot 100, and Rick Rubin co-produced.

This edition

• American Recordings pressing (cat# 19075865591)
• Original 14-song album

About the album

Although they were often lumped in with the turn-of-the-millennium "nu-metal" crowd, System of a Down has always been up to its own thing and its own thing alone. Which was why it was pretty cool indeed when the band's second album, Toxicity, surprised everyone by debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard chart in September of 2001.

Metal audiences don't get credit for having more open ears than most, but the fact that this blistering slab of politically charged, dizzyingly technical strangeness has since moved millions upon millions of copies is proof positive that they do. Toxicity is an utterly manic piece of work that grabs you by the throat with "Prison Song" and doesn't let go until the creepy "Aerials" winds things down a breathless 44 minutes later. No one's ever bothered to try to duplicate it because, frankly, how could they?

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Tracklist

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On American Recordings (cat# 19075865591), a reissue of the 2001 album.