Echoes of Dissent and Tragedy: How System of a Down’s Toxicity Intersected with September 11
Executive Overview In the autumn of 2001, the American cultural landscape was fundamentally upended by an unprecedented national tragedy. Yet, amidst the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the nation’s top-selling album was a frantic, abrasive, and fiercely confrontational alternative metal masterwork. System of a Down’s sophomore release, Toxicity, debuted at No. 1 … Read more
