Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway announce new album ‘Addicted To The Violence’

DARON MALAKIAN AND SCARS ON BROADWAY have announced a new album!

Titled Addicted To The Violence, the upcoming album from the American metal band – helmed by SYSTEM OF A DOWN‘s Daron Malakian – is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Dictator, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via self-release.

“As far as the process goes,” Malakian shares. “I’m always writing songs, because it’s the only way I know how to live. It’s my purpose. When I write, I try to stay honest. I don’t put myself in a box, which is why you have both heavy and mid-tempo material. It takes you through different feelings, and that’s what I’ve always done. If I was a painter, I wouldn’t tell myself, ‘I can’t use these colors.’ So, all the colors are available to me. All the emotions are also available, because we go through each one of them as people. I’m expressing everything I can. I’m just as proud of SCARS as I am of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. This is another musical outlet for me. I think it’s some of the best stuff I have to offer. I’m blessed that I can still do this and write songs every day.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming new album; Killing Spree. Speaking about the new single, Malakian shares, “it’s a taboo topic people might be afraid to talk about. Kids have rebelled forever. Mental disorders have always been there too. In the last 15 years, we’ve seen a generation that will walk into school and kill other students. I’m not glamorizing or advocating it. I’m just saying, ‘The kids are on a fucking killing spree.’ It’s what I see in front of me. I’m not just talking about killings either. You’ll see a lady who’s getting beaten up on the subway and people around her aren’t even helping; they’re fucking recording on their iPhones. We had automatic weapons fifty years ago, and nobody was doing this. I blame the mindset. We now have a generation that is so detached and desensitized. They’re totally unemotional and unempathetic. There’s no respect for life.”

Watch the official music video for Killing Spree here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List: 

1. Killing Spree
2. Satan Hussein
3. Done Me Wrong
4. The Shame Game
5. Destroy The Power
6. Your Lives Burn
7. Imposter
8. You Destroy You
9. Watch That Girl
10. Addicted To The Violence

Addicted To The Violence is set for release on July 18th via self-release. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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