System of a Down’s ‘Toxicity’ returns to Spotify after mysterious disappeance
System of a Down’s classic album, Toxicity, has returned to Spotify after mysteriously disappearing from the streaming platform.
There is no explanation for the record’s disappearance, which was seemingly removed from Spotify on April 30th, and System of a Down has yet to comment on the incident. Toxicity, released in 2001, has sold more than eight million copies worldwide and is the band’s best-selling record.
However, as of May 1st, the album has returned to Spotify and is again available to stream on the musical service. Notably, despite briefly being removed from Spotify, the album was still able to be listened to on other streaming services, such as Apple Music.
Reflecting on the album’s legacy in 2022 during an interview with Metal Injection, frontman Serj Tankian admitted his memories are mixed due to the political climate of the time. Notably, the record was released a week before 9/11.
He shared: “So when I think of Toxicity, everyone thinks, ‘Oh, it’s your kind of best record or your best selling record’, whatever you want to call it. And they’re like, ‘How was it? How did it feel?’ Like they expect some really positive kind of memory or response. It was fucking stressful as fuck. That’s what I remember. I didn’t feel like a musician. I didn’t feel like I was doing music. It was fucking stressful as fuck. It was really, really dicey. That’s what I remember, that’s the emotion that prevails
System of a Down kicked off their ongoing South American tour on April 24th at the Estadio El Campin in Bogota, Columbia. Their next show is scheduled to take place at the Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 3rd.
The nu-metal icons will also visit Brazil for a series of huge dates, including two shows at the Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, a performance at the Estadio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janiero and at the Estadio Couto Pereira in Curitiba.
It has now been 20 years since they last released an album, sharing two records, Mezmerize and Hypnotize, in 2005. During an interview last year, frontman Serj Tankian admitted he was “emotionally checked out of the band” when they made the two LPS, and admitted, “There was music I wanted to bring in that I felt like I couldn’t… I was in a weird place.”
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