"After Armenia received its best result ever this year with Sirusho, the world-famous rock band System of a Down shown a keen interest in representing the country in Russia next year. However, the soloist of the American band, Serj Tankian, has openly stated in a recent visit in Finland that this will be under one condition: if they will be able to use Eurovision as a way to make the much-debated Armenian Genocide issue known. "Esc would be an excellent way to make this theme known. We must seriously think of this." said Tankian in response to a question posed by Finnish News Agency.

System of a Down is very politically active and are noted for the liberal political views expressed in their songs, tackling myriad subjects including the War on Drugs, religion, drug use, and especially censorship. They have actively campaigned to get Turkey to recognize the controversial Armenian Genocide and the subject is often-tackled in their songs. They are also a part of the Axis of Justice, a non-profit political activist organization fighting for recognition of the polemical issue, believed to have taken part in the early 20th century. Ironically, the band has many Turkish fans as well.

Previously similar themes have been tried at Eurovision with mixed success. In 1976 Greece sent the song Panaghia mou, Panaghia mou about the invasion of Cyprus, in 1993 Bosnia-Herzegovina performed Sva bol svijeta about the war in the region, and it is also believed by experts that the 1996 United Kingdom entry Ohh Ahh Just a little bit also has a hidden message about genocide.

With previous song titles such as Violent Pornography, This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song, Peephole and F*** the System, System of a Down would perhaps be censored by the EBU rule about bad language that previously forced Silvia Night to officially change the lyrics of her song, while the EBU would probably choose to believe the political message was a reference to ancient Armenian bedtime stories or an ending relationship.

You don't care.

I listen to that too. Metro startion AND soad ftw too.
Serj Tankian's own album pwnz:D

i can't wait what will happen next, does comitee of eurovision will let them to perform such kind of song, or even ban there performance

Why not? Everyone except from the Turks and US Govrnment (or at least Gearge Bush... Let's all hope that things are gonna chage with Obama) knows that what the Turks did to the Armenians is a genocide.

But imo... Even if they go there and sing nothing, they will still come first, because they have so many fans

solist tryed to make his own carier, but he alone is not so famous like whole group, SO

i never heard about soad and i dont know any other person who listen soad so i guess they dont hav so many fans

Maybe they are not popular in your country... Go to some of their videos and you will find people of every nationality.

1st. you've done like i wrote that what rud said, and
2nd write on youtube system of a down or SOAD and look how much people looked their's concerts, ofc you can say that they looks awful and etc. but they songs have meanings (not like so pop's songs about love, damn how i hate that kind of....) and have a good rhythm, that's why i like that group

haha awesome news dude ... I hope they will be alowed to play, it's about time for eurovision to become a kick @ss music contest ... I'm sick and tired of all the euro trash sanged there, hope to see the real euro bands on the stage like HIM, TURBONEGRO, some awesome british/german rock bands.

Eurovision is a peoples vote contest and most of the viewers dont know crap about music and vote the flashiest show or the hotest chick on stage.

GO SOAD OWN EUROVISION !!!!!!!!

yeah, europe has lots of GREAT rock bands, why we must listen each others pop's which are all almost the same, EUROVISION NEEDS CHANGES!!!!

"the world-famous rock band System of a Down"

1 question :- who ?

if you dont know soad then plz remove the rock from above you and step into the light