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Universal acclaim- based on 454 Ratings
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Positive: 417 out of 454
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Mixed: 11 out of 454
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Negative: 26 out of 454
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Jan 13, 2011Every song on the album sounds great to my ears and nobody else sounds close to their greatness of alternative metal and great vocals by the two singers.
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Jul 4, 2012every song have single potential and with a classic include in the album like chop suey i love all the minutes hearing it. its one of the best rock albums of recent memory
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Jun 5, 2011I've never hated a single song by System really.
This is one of their greatest albums in my opinion.
And Chop Suey has mixed views on what the lyrics mean.
One being it's about the "Angels" being the "Good" people who look away from those whose lives have been destroyed.
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Jun 23, 2011Absolutely brilliant metal record. A must. A perfect mix of amazing riffs, good rhythms and expressive feelings, especially with songs like Chop Suey, Toxicity or the sweet closing title Aerials .
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Jul 28, 2011great album i especially liked aeriels, toxicity, and chop suey but i think that this is SOADs best album. BTW this album deserves way more than a **** 7.3!!!!
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Jun 4, 2017They're best album next to "Mezmerize"! Epic from start to finish! "Prison Song", "Chop Suey", "Bounce", "Forest", "ATWA", "Toxicity" and "Aerials" are my favourite songs! But of course all of the songs are perfect in so many ways, but coming from SOAD that's not surprising!
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MattH.Feb 2, 2002Perfect
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JeffG.Mar 1, 2002The best album I have heard in 10 years (Pearl Jam, Ten). This music certainly psyches you up on your way to work. Complete brilliance. The dynamics are close to matching Metlallica's "Master of Puppets".
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Nov 17, 2011My only problem with Toxicity is the lyrics being way too repetetive (most noticable in the song "Science")and songs being too short. What really bothered me though, was the almost-unlistenable screaming done in the choruses of some songs. But the instrumentals are amazing and the song's verses do have some great rhythem. It's not terrible, but it's nowhere near perfect.
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Mar 5, 2012This is system of a downs worst album but it is still one of those albums where you can enjoy every track and can't resist the urge to listen to it again.
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Apr 21, 2012One of the best metal albums of the 21st century. System of a Down is the most melodically-sound metal band on the planet and they manage to create great songs without ever sounding repetitive. Anyone who says otherwise is either a) a hipster/douchebag or b) an idiot.
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Dec 22, 2012This album is crazy. Chop Suey! (regardless if anyone hates it) is probably the best song ever. Aerials is amazing as well. gReat job.
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DaveCJul 27, 2003Has the world gone mad? System Of A Down at their very best are mediocre and most of the time juvenile and even childish. Do yourself a favour and listen to Metallica or Tool instead.
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VakilyZJul 27, 2004This album blows!! Anyone who takes this band seriously should be shot and flayed!! Rage Against the Machine will always be better than this crap!!
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JeffRJan 31, 2005Didn't like the album at first, but has grown slightly on me in the last couple months. Lyrically, some of the songs are just childish. Musically, some songs are well put together, others are a waste of time. Mediocre. There is better stuff out there.
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ChoicestNov 22, 2005
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DemonicAngelNov 5, 2005
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FreddyTeddyApr 27, 2005One of the worst albums i ever bought. It had three good songs (Chop Suey, Toxicity, Aerials), but all the rest is chaotic, badly written and the lyrics are pure crap. Can't believe i wasted my money on this album.
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GaborANov 18, 2004
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Jun 16, 2013Shut up and listen
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Insanesuperstar340Sep 10, 2002It is awsome all of the songs on toxicity rule.
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AshmMar 20, 2003This cd kicks huge ass and if u dont like it yer retarded
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MattiasLOct 6, 2003System Of A Down rules this unholy world!!
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imocSep 23, 2003i love system of a down and diz album ... but i cant find any of their concertz???
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allieBMay 24, 2004umm i'm not quite sure wat's wrong with the people at "Uncut" but unless you're really close minded and have no general taste in music SOAD kicks ass. and so does this album. enough said.
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AndrewM.Jul 13, 2004My favorite bands are probably Radiohead and Modest Mouse, but System of a Down is really something different. I really really like this cd. It is very chaotic and unrestrained by boundaries that hold other albums (such as following a predictable music pattern)
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declanmDec 7, 2005the album is totally superb never to be beaten by system or any other band for that matter
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Addison05Aug 24, 2005This is the only band i lisen to and the only one i will a true FAN here. There concert here in Tx on the 11th was the best I have seen from them yet and iI hope to see them agien real soon keep Rockin SOAD
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eatmenowJan 12, 2006not enouf reviews to give it justice aerials toxicity chop suey prison song needles deer dance bounce and all the others is stunning there arnt enough reviews from critics above to do justice to this masterpiece systems best work to date
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ZyXomMar 4, 2006I LOVE this CD! So good, and so thinkable (does it exist? lol)! Chup Suey's my favorite, and I CANT understand how u can give 30/100 to this CD. It maybe the best ever from Soad. Well, for now, its my favorite!
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MattSApr 3, 2006There best album! Its fast paced! Amazing! Stylish! And funny too! Any metal fan would agree it's amazing!! I wouldn't class it as "nu-metal" though. Fuck that uncut guy he has no sese! Anyway, great album! Soil, P.L.U.C.K, peephole and suite-pee = amazig,
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TaylorKMar 20, 2007this song is freaking awesome! SOAD is the best band ever! keep rockin' out yall!
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AaronH.Oct 12, 2001if you've come this far and you liked the last album, you're wasting your time sitting here, go get it. From Hard Death to Light Melody in a single song, brilliant...
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AaronH.Oct 12, 2001if you've come this far and you liked the last album, you're wasting your time sitting here, go get it. From Hard Death to Light Melody in a single song, brilliant...
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JamesR.Oct 16, 2001impossible to classify. they have come a long way since their first recording. The melodies have an almost comical feel, while touching on the gravest of issues. intense and brilliant
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AdamB.Nov 7, 2001SOAD is a great rock band that still doesn't take them selves to seriously even with all their success.
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DarwinL.Oct 21, 2001system of a down has gone to another level with their music while still having the addicting sounds that made the first album great.
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ChristianL.Jan 24, 2002I LOVE IT. AND I LIVE FOR SYSTEM!!!! Every day i hear toxicity!!!! SYSTEM I LIVE FOR U!!!!! Its just to bad that system is not coming to denmark :o( BUt i still live/love them!!!!!!!!
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DarkSpawnJan 30, 2002Having seen System of a Down live and listened to their albums i fail to see how anyone can not like this fantastic and groundbreaking original band
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RiaA.Feb 1, 2002This cd kix Azz!!
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JasmineS.Feb 16, 2002i love this album and toxicitys music its not as boring as most bands out these days coz the music is so full on and fun to listen to . to toxicity keep up the good work and dont listen to the critics they dont know what they're on about!!!!!
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DylanO.Feb 2, 2002
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ChopSueyFeb 23, 2002SICK!!!!!!!!
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KevinP.Feb 5, 2002This is best metal album i've ever stumbled over! It has some of the war at heavy metal style to it, but it's better because of the way they use there softer melodies. I wasn't going to buy it until I heard it when a person put it on in my school weight lifting gym, and now I cant stop listning to it!
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JamesW.Feb 5, 2002sweet album,system of a down kix @$$!!!
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JodieR.Mar 25, 2002Anyone who states that this album is sellout must be retarded...........it ROCKS!!!
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AerialsMar 3, 2002Another one of the best albums I have ever owned. They must make another CD
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IanSMar 2, 2003Best album I have ever heard...buy it, you'll love it. I did
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fannySep 9, 2003it's my fave band but denifintely not my fave cd of theirs, s.o.a.d self titled was much better but this one still kicks ass
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IAMMADONTHISBAND!!AaronAllenOct 1, 2004this is absolutely brilliant! i picked up this album just for 'Aeriels' but got totally surprised by how great all of the other songs are! 'prison song' 'needles' and 'ATWA' are amazing but my fave is the unmissable 'Forest'. S.O.A.D i salute u
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NathanSAug 27, 2004Toxicity best song everr!
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DumDumJan 10, 2005Best Album Ever Made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ovieoJan 20, 2005the best album ever made by anyone anytime .period
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ClareNFeb 21, 2005i love this album i've had it since it came out and will never put it away
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iabrMar 30, 2005incredible album raising many...interesting topics
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AnaitaDJul 29, 2005just FABULOUS
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IanM.Sep 9, 2005
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EleanorDApr 19, 2006Although it's not their best piece of work, haunting melodies, socially aware/"quacky" lyrics, and crushing riffs make this album absolutely incredable. Good work, mad professors!
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DeclanA.Oct 8, 2007This has to be one of my favourite albums of all time. It's exhilarating from start to finish, and Serj's voice is amazing. You can listen to it again and again and get the same rush you did first time listening to it. Out of this world
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jamesoFeb 9, 2007amazing record. from "prison song" to "aerials" SOAD takes you for a hell of a ride. if there's a top 5 albums of this century so far, this is easily in the top 5
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MoritzB.Apr 6, 2007GREAT ALBUM! i love it, best album ever heard! better than mezmerize, i think mezmerize is designed for mainstream, but toxicity is SOAD itself!
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OllyH.Nov 18, 2001Amazing, so diverse. SOAD songs can jump from one place to another in an instant. Amazing melodies with the same "craziness" of the first album - best album yet of the 21st century.
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MirandaA.Nov 5, 2001Its crazy, just like it should be. Damned awesome.
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StewartB.Oct 16, 2001the most original sound from a metal act that i have ever heard, it blew me away. it doesn't get any better than this
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ChrisP.Dec 9, 2001I was seduced by the amazing dynamics of Chop Suey! and decided to take a chance on this album which I knew would probably be the heaviest thing in my CD collection by far. I can't say I love it, but I still like it.
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PaulH.Feb 27, 2002
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[Anonymous]Mar 24, 2002This album is the BEST
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danMar 26, 2002kicks ass
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NyssaLJun 6, 2002oh my god, i love this cd. it totally blows my mind. beyond any belief, this is probably 1 of my fave cds of all time
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SlashJ.Sep 13, 2002GREAT CD , this cd was a masterpiece and surely to god one of the best cds of the year
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JimmyWOct 20, 2003all of the songs are freaking sweet except for areials
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liordAug 29, 2003this album is really great!!! i loved the cd very much! i hope system will bring us more albums like this one
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EvanKOct 9, 2004This album is the best System of a down has ever put forth, Forest is my favorite, but Toxicity, Arials, and Chopsuey are up there too.
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ThedevilissolovelyFeb 13, 2004Dave E! please understand that system of a down are not childish but very political. they are also one hell of a band SOAD RULE
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AndrewFApr 18, 2004
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TomMJul 26, 2004This album kicks ass!!! Brilliant acoustics, transitions, and rhythms track after track.
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JohnRAug 24, 2004This is a really good album, but I didn't quite follow what they were talking about in that song 'Jet Pilot' I like nearly every song on here but they could be a little more direct with some of their messages. -Peace/Rock Out!
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LukeBAug 31, 2004this is one song you never get tired of hearing it over and over
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DanielMAug 30, 2004I picked this album up about a week after it's release, all because of only listening to "Chop Suey" once, and after I popped it into my CD player, it didn't leave for weeks, this album can be summed up in one word, Beutiful.
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DylanJan 1, 2005i can't quite fathom the opposition. this is everything that is great in metal. metal is all about distinct change, otherwise it would be boring and repetitive. i love the change. and the lyrics are great, metaphorical, symbolical. the best thing about this cd is that it has the catchiness to be great for first time listeners and the depth to be interesting again and again.
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RamboNov 17, 2005non stop quality album from the most amazing and original band out there, do yourself a favour and get this!
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BillyROct 12, 2005Incredible album. From start to end!!!!
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NickPOct 12, 2005It makes me mad how stupid critics are, Toxicity is definitely System's best album. They seem to like each cd better as it becomes more pop.
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MichaelSJan 16, 2005Exellent album.
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macsNov 7, 2005First SOAD album bought. has some of their best songs on it.
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JohnLDec 23, 2005Two words 'get it'. The highlights are Chop suey!, forest, aerials and prison song. It's also got a deeper meaning than a rock CD. Great album.
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spongeeeOct 31, 2005best!!!
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karoaOct 30, 2005this is the best song i ever heard! i like almost all the songs cuz its better than mezmerize
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nateJan 30, 2005at least some of THESE peeps have taste unlike the guys and gals reviewing limp bizkit (that pissed me and my friend jake off).system of a down reigns as the kings of rock as we speak and i cant wait for the new cd.soad kicks all kinds of ass and so does limp bizkit!!
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TorySMar 12, 2005...Great!...
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MCJun 1, 2005Best album I ever bought. Great from beginning to end.
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RockManJun 15, 2005If they let me choose my own rating i would give the band and the album an infinate amount of numbers like a 1,000,000,000,000,.........This is the best kick ass rock band and album of all time.If you don't love or even like this band you are the most retarded person on this universe.System of a down RULES!
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MetalLordJul 24, 2005
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EinoillakylLJan 14, 2006Their greatest album.
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TomRFeb 19, 2006Anyone with any appreciation of good metal will agree... this is one of the best metal albums ever... I don't know what that "Uncut" journalist was listening to but it surely wasn't this... his ears seem to deceive him.
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JacobSAug 15, 2006Thier greatest album to date! Haunting melodies, very political lyrics that you normally doesn't see in this genre, and Serj's voice is the most amazing on the planet! 10/10
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Myles#13Sep 6, 2006This is the album that first brought me to the band... Toxicity is one of the best metal albums ever created. SOAD has truly created their own energetic, phenomenal sound that sadly does not get enough airplay. Best album to listen to when driving... EVER! Fav songs are 'Chop Suey', 'Toxicity' and 'Aerials' although I LOVE the entire album!
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JoshuaS.Sep 21, 2007The guy who wrote the article for Uncut: Just shut up, just fucking shut up! it's quite clear some of the reviewers don't like metal bands from the new millennium at all so they might as well not bother reviewing if they already have a pessimistic preconception
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Awards & Rankings
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When System's at their best, the Los Angeles four-piece evokes most vividly punk politicos the Dead Kennedys.... Yet the band sputters out when the lyrics are awash in vagueness.
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UncutToxicity is virtually unlistenable: thrash metal splintered into a million pieces by unnecessary time changes, topped off with excruciatingly theatrical vocals. [Dec 2001, p.118]
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Cast in layers upon layers of aural intricacy, Toxicity charters new frontiers, yet it’s still grinding rock at its most deafening.