Hypnotize [DualDisc]

• Artist: System of a Down
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• Release Date: November 22, 2005
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rock

Review

It wasn't a lie when System of a Down said the packaging for Mezmerize and Hypnotize would slot together. Released in November 2005, roughly six months after its counterpart, Hypnotize does indeed feature a tri-fold design. But the extra cardboard slotting's a little extraneous, as are some of the sonic parts on both albums. Truth is the motor for System's spazzy, modernist thrash. 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. 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. 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. [The DualDisc edition includes the album in enhanced stereo, a making-of feature, and videos for "B.Y.O.B." and "Question."] ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Attack	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(3:06)
Dreaming	Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(3:59)
Kill Rock 'N Roll	Daron Malakian	System of a Down	(2:27)
Hypnotize	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(3:09)
Stealing Society	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(2:58)
Tentative	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(3:36)
U-Fig	Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(2:55)
Holy Mountains	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(5:28)
Vicinity of Obscenity	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down	(2:51)
She's Like Heroin	Daron Malakian	System of a Down	(2:44)
Lonely Day	Daron Malakian	System of a Down	(2:47)
Soldier Side	Daron Malakian	System of a Down	(3:40)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Attack [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
Dreaming [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
Kill Rock 'N Roll [DVD]	Daron Malakian	System of a Down
Hypnotize [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
Stealing Society [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
Tentative [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
U-Fig [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
Holy Mountains [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
Vicinity of Obscenity [DVD]	Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian	System of a Down
She's Like Heroin [DVD]	Daron Malakian	System of a Down
Lonely Day [DVD]	Daron Malakian	System of a Down
Soldier Side [DVD]	Daron Malakian	System of a Down
Bonus Material [DVD][*]		System of a Down

Credits

Rick Rubin (Producer), David Schiffman (Engineer), Steve Sisco (Mixing Assistant), Andy Wallace (Mixing), Mark Mann (String Arrangements), System of a Down (Design), Daron Malakian (Guitar), Daron Malakian (Vocals), Daron Malakian (Producer), Daron Malakian (Group Member), Shavo Odadjian (Bass), Shavo Odadjian (Group Member), Serj Tankian (Keyboards), Serj Tankian (Vocals), Serj Tankian (Group Member), Brandy Flower (Design), John Dolmayan (Drums), John Dolmayan (Group Member), Lindsay Chase (Production Coordination), John O'Mahoney (Pro-Tools), Phillip Broussaard (Assistant Engineer), Jason Lader (Editing), Joe Peluso (Mixing Assistant), Braden Asher (Production Coordination), Vartan Malakian (Artwork)