We take our influences from everywhere. There are so many different genres of music, so many different bands. It just doesn't seem fair to pick one or two of them and ignore the rest. We firmly believe in taking the best from every genre and trying to let it melt into our music. Music in general is something great.
Serj

Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Metallica and now Korn, they were all sort of godfather bands. They all pushed it a bit further....
Serj


What can we do? I think we're pretty much "in your face." Should we stop just because some people don't understand? In general, I think our fans really do understand what we're about.
Shavo

That sounds a bit misleading. We're not guys who'd turn the other cheek. There is a difference between starting a fight and defending yourself. Sometimes you just have to fight back.
Shavo