System of a Down - 'Chop Suey' Reaction! Unique Metal Work at it's Finest!

[@browntabproductions]

Guitarist Daron Malakian, who wrote the Song along with lead singer Serj Tankian, has been quoted as saying: "The song is about how when people die, they will be regarded differently depending on the way they pass. Like, if I were to die from a drug overdose, everyone would say I deserved it because I abused drugs, hence the line 'Angels deserve to die."

[@saintsataniko2116]

Corey: "I don't know anything about the song, but the name sounds real familiar." Uh yeah, it appears on every Chinese takeout menu you've ever seen 🤣

[@Jaspertine]

Funny enough, the term Chop Suey actually translates to "odds and ends" and was probably originally just a dish made out of leftovers before coming overseas and having a more specific meaning in the West. The Canadian dish known as "poutine" has a similar origin.

[@TheMonkeydela]

Evidently the name of the song was "Suicide" during production. Their producers wanted a more subtle name so they were forced to change chop the name in half, Chop/suey. (Just finished the video and I see Corey pointed that out lol)

[@sumonjamal1653]

System of a Down was formed in the 90's by 4 Armenian Americans in Cali... Serj Tankian (vocals), Daron Malakian (guitar/ vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass) and John Dolmayan (drums)... They were an unorthodox mix of punk rock, extreme metal and Mediterranean music... They were signed by producer Rick Rubin (who worked w/ Beastie Boys, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, etc.) and their debut self-titled album was released in 1998... Tours opening for Slayer, and then, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest tour in '98 and '99 solidified System of a Down's fanbase and the album sold gold in the US (half million copies) 2nd album 'Toxicity' was released in 2001 and it charted at #1 in the US after the success of the singles - "Chopsuey!" ... 'Toxicity'... 'Aerials'... The record was a sonic leap from the 1st album and sold 6x platinum (debut album would sell 2x platinum) 3rd album 'Steal this album!' was released in 2003... System of a Down used the single 'Boom!' to protest their dissatisfaction w/ the US invasion of Iraq in '03...the album sold platinum w/ little promotion. 4th and 5th albums 'Mesmerize' and 'Hypnotize' were recorded simultaneously and released months apart... both charted at #1 and sold platinum... But singer Serj Tankian was experiencing changes to his vocals and clashed musically w/ guitarist Daron Malakian... As a result, System of a Down has not released any new albums since... but tour often to promote their catalog of music. They did recently release 2 new songs to raise support for their native country Armenia in their recent war against Azerbaijan. Serj Tankian launched his solo career in 2007, releasing the album 'Elect the dead'... followed by 'Harakiri' in 2013... he still releases new records... Guitarist Daron Malakian formed a new band Scars on Broadway... bassist Shavo Odadjian has a new band Seven Hours of Violet.

[@christophermastrocola3048]

"B.Y.O.B." goes HARD, and would be a good follow-up if you're looking for more SOAD

[@jiorts]

Prison song 😁

[@matchu.j]

I didn't like byob the first time I herad it after listening to the earlier stuff ... it's hard to top... just my subjective oppinion (I soley listened to rap into my 20s) the toxicity album got me into heavier rock

[@christophermastrocola3048]

@@matchu.j same here regarding BYOB.

[@tierbore1985]

BYOB and Prison Song, the people have spoken

[@bethannprather1462]

Straight up

[@react2reactions246]

These guys are really masterful at that fast slow dynamic. And when they slow it down man, it can sound downright gorgeous. One of my favorites is called Hypnotize. That would be my rec for another reaction.

[@rozkidd8645]

I highly recommend "Aerials" and especially "B.Y.O.B." I recommend most of their catalogue tbh. One of the best bands of the Oughts.

[@scapito]

Corey, love watching your joy of discovering new music. Never stop smiling!

[@black4pienus]

I love watching people who've been in a one music genre bubble discover different genres and artists. And also discover that metal isn't just demonic growling and evil lyrics. That is just a small part of metal music. I've read an article about a study they did about metalheads and people who listen to classical music. Turned out they have a lot in common. Music wise and character wise. Pretty interesting.

[@Jaspertine]

For sure, I grew up on metal, grunge, and alternative rock. I've recently discovered that I kinda dig Jazz Fusion... and vaporwave, interestingly enough.

[@gingerbeardedone3318]

With regards to comparisons between metalheads and lovers of classical music, a significant number of us are in both camps.

[@edwardmunoz7853]

Im a rocker at ❤️ but I'll listen to everything from ABBA to ZZ TOP

[@black4pienus]

@@gingerbeardedone3318 That's true. And combine the two and you got symphonic metal!

[@amygenevalee6393]

They are a band that all I can say is, just dive into their rabbit hole. So good. I could recommend just about any song by them and it's a banger.

[@SnailMailShell]

Olli, you guys touched on the subject of this title very naturally. The band wanted to name the song the S-word, but were censored. So they chose Chop Suey instead. That’s the reason for Serj’s look of exasperated boredom while eating his Chinese takeout 3:40 . Thanks, guys.

[@Festus171]

Good on y'all! Love your open-minded approach! I wish we could all evolve in our musical journey. You guys are doing great stuff. Great reaction! Thanks!

[@RichardRitenour0522]

The expansion of the mind is a beautiful thing, great channel gentlemen!

[@gaiavenus]

Yessss!!!! as soon as I saw the thumbnail and notification, I'm in 😄 I love SOAD, there is no band like them, they definitely don't shy away from speaking the truth and I respect them for that. Deep song meaning at the same time, it rocks. These guys are amazing with the transitions in all their songs, and if your up for a SOAD roller coaster ride, you won't be disappointed. You guys are awesome, love your reaction ☺👍💖 another good one is *System of a down - Prison Song Lyric video*

[@stevestefano3298]

You guys are awesome! I LOVE your channel! All 3 of you. Always open. Always honest. Always intelligent and insightful.. Nice job fellas!

[@henryevenson8152]

Thanks guys. Rock on.

[@mrgoodtines1122]

Much love for expanding your musical boundaries! And mosh pits are all love…until someone breaks the code lol. Great reaction fellas!

[@rebeccalipps23]

My husband introduced me to this band. I would play it loudly as I was turning into the parking lot at work when I was an Ohio Correctional Officer to boost my energy level for the day ahead.

[@jeremyklekot2279]

Definitely one of the defining songs of my generation

[@mehere4684]

Corey never lose that smile man ❤

[@MastinoNapoletano420]

They are a bad ass band. They did a cover of Wu Tang's Shame on a Nigga that was fuckin phenomenal. They also covered Snowblind by Black Sabbath and Metro by Berlin. Every one of their albums is a banger. Of course check out their most popular songs. The one that always stuck out to me was Mr Jack. Unfortunately they don't make any new music(except for 2 tracks 3 or 4 years ago on bandcamp for support of Armenia) but they do tour regularly on their vast library. They realized they liked to play together but not write together.

[@theshadowfax239]

My favorite cover they did was the cover of the Legend of Zelda theme, followed by Metro.

[@carlparker8730]

@@theshadowfax239 Damn, I forgot all about that one. I downloaded it from Kazaa back in the early 00s. As far as the Wu-Tang cover, I actually tracked down a copy of Loud Rocks at a record store back then because it had so many good covers and collabs. Incubus, Big Pun, RZA, MOP, Mobb Deep, Tom Morello, etc.

[@BasedHonk]

Corey’s visible adrenaline rush at the end of the song is SO REAL

[@dangaiser4729]

This is about ending your existence. But since we can't talk about that they were forced to change the title. Thus the one obligatory scene eating Chinese food.

[@brandonjones1349]

Boom 💥. Badass reaction guys! ☘️🇺🇲

[@benb6535]

System of a Down......masters of tempo change!!! 😁

[@TheIndigoEclipse]

I hate that YT censors freaking everything these days. Can't even have a deeper discussion about the song's meaning. Glad you enjoyed it. SOAD has so many great tracks.

[@stathamspeacoat]

I've always loved the minor chord/church-like harmonies of this song. This is one of my favorite songs to sing along with.

[@jernejulcar8325]

I love the meaning of this song. I have not seen any other artist touch this subject before. But it is not what you guys think it is about. It has nothing to do with that. It's actually even deeper and it's an very interesting subject. You should look it up.

[@0507katy]

My seniior thesis in college was on genocide and I did a presentation on System of a Down and their activism around the Armenian Holocaust.

[@pairofpints]

Love the harmonies most of all.

[@lonewanderer2287]

Great band. Lots of great songs to choose from.

[@JohnDoe-pq3gm]

Toxicity was one of my favorite workout albums, all of the way through. Rare to have albums that are great from start to finish.

[@markupton1417]

Their drum and guitar are TIGHT!

[@strettoasino9006]

The masters of 2min+ songs

[@billyblackman9996]

“Question” You’ll love it!

[@Scintillant_Rationality]

BYOB, by System of a Down next please!! I know you guys will love it!!

[@annahart69]

I am new here and love the fact that your reaction videos broaden peoples musical horizon (if they are open to it😉) 👍🏼 Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark🇩🇰

[@tbd407]

straight FIRE, hard rock masterpiece.

[@AnotherFacelessDigitalNoOne]

Dudes. Stay open always. Im as old as you and meaningful music is just that. Its a big world out there in the wastelands away from hip hop

[@klipkultur3680]

Chop Suey Corey!!!!

[@brandonboucher7090]

The great Rick Rubin produced this

[@ruckusmalone9419]

I recommend "Spiders" off their first album. Masterpiece of a song.

[@LoriCollis]

Yes! B.Y.OB., B.Y.O.B.!!

[@rimisark]

Imagine hearing Chop Suey for the first time...

[@SarahAParis]

I love this song..high energy and catchy! Can you do a reaction/review for my favorite band Sinister Ghost please? 🙏Song is Eden is Our Home.

[@mauroulivi]

Yes please

[@tonyaristide2582]

Always dug this song and this band

[@nukguard]

Yeah BYOB is really hard and the lyrics and singing is top notch

[@Cpt.Andy2]

I really liked fenoms reaction. I agree 100% brotha.

[@AREA-jp8vb]

System of a Down doesn’t have any bad songs. Any song you choose next will be perfect.

[@joeyrogers7017]

"Aerials" is my fave from SOAD.

[@burntthesis]

lol. 1 vote for Corey to say "chop suey!!!" with the hand movements anytime he wants.

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥😎thanks guys!

[@dannyhayworth8833]

System of a Down has a song with Wutang called Shame that has a cool story if you wanna do a lil research on the song

[@thisisitreactions]

SOAD and WU....We are on it!

[@bogoljubdjordjevic7528]

One of best songs ever if you get it

[@metaluna72]

Oh please react to his solo project song "Empty Walls"...

[@heatheral-hammadi3046]

Corey is one of the coolest mf’s I have seen in a long time!!!

[@arnoldcox9128]

They were the real deal

[@castle07dw]

Beast of a song. That's so funny y'all didn't even know what you were about to hear. Can you please react to Everlong by Foo Fighters?

[@pedrooliveira-pj6dh]

"Question" SOAD❤❤

[@tbone2071]

Say "Chop Suey" the way u want, Corey!

[@Drotten999]

Nobody reacts to their collaboration with Wu on a phenomenal rendition of "Shame". Serj doing The Old Dirty Chinese Restaurant's part is killer.

[@misantrope6267]

I would recommend Lost in Hollywood, Tentative, Holy Mountains and Deer Dance from SOAD

[@staceycromer1172]

BYOB or Sugar should be next on your journey IMO.

[@Thundaarr]

Gotta check out Aerials

[@EessaTube]

'Prison Song' next.

[@gable354]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@carlosocano6036]

Holy Mountains def should be next lol

[@alfaspel3710]

These guys did a great Wu-Tang cover, together with several members of Wu-Tang. You guys should check it out! System of a Down - Shame

[@tresianyfb5865]

I'm poss off howev I feel byob was a iconic feel of a tune

[@Renee_009]

Would love to see you guys react to Aerials by SOAD. Great song.

[@bobabier5394]

Corey feels it. The rest is kinda stunned. Which is good^^

[@mkap931]

Keep you Chop Suey and gimme a Punani

[@thisisitreactions]

Top Tier Comment!!!!!!! LMAO!

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Ollie was dying the editor's death.

[@superfbomb9054]

Try BYOB ... It is unpredictable and has a great message

[@tbone2071]

They have a bunch of great songs! Check out Aerials by them.

[@jiorts]

Has anyone explayned that the og title suicide needed to be "chopped"? Hence chop suey

[@GraceOliver-x4c]

Lysanne Overpass

[@TheFlem69]

ICE NINE KlLLS - Farewell II Flesh

[@GiaKafer-f3c]

Wisozk Expressway

[@DimesFle-s2e]

Josefa Village

[@efjefe]

Assyrians can jam.

[@badbadgilead2552]

prison song or hypnotize next please!!

[@mauroulivi]

please react to Sinister Ghost's music

[@DickeyOmar-b9r]

Braun Keys

[@bphater31]

Next watch fall out boy - sugar we going down

[@raulcastro925]

Not sure what to make of the lyrics.

[@jak959]

I own multiple guns 45apc colt 1911

[@3generboiler]

The meaning.. trust in my self righteous suicide and when angels deserve to die .. this means that those who think they are good enough or do good enough to get into heaven can’t earn their way in .. they are forsaken and shocked by being denied by God .. and they die / separated from God forever

[@SandyEmbleton-j4l]

Lela Brook

[@ValentinButeau-o8s]

Haag Row

[@gable354]

Try Prison song

[@AlyshaBakko-n1w]

Corine Haven

[@JesseJohnson-i4h]

Mohr Stream

[@jeyrock5559]

Chop Suic...😂😂😂

[@brandonsimmons1695]

Funny story. Rick Ruben said they were stuck on how to come out of the bridge and he told the lead singer to go to his bookcase and grab the first book you see and start reading the first thing you see. He grabbed the Bible and it said, “Father, Father, in your hands I commend my spirit, why have you forsaken me?” That’s the genius of Rick Rueben

[@unconditional_lov3]

REACT TO $uicideboy$ please

[@strettoasino9006]

Song was banned due to 911.

[@MrDirty-if7gc]

No it isn't, it's readily available, easily digestible, regurgitate pap. The best of metal won't just fall in your lap, you have to dig for it, you have to want to hear it. Watching the singer die inside while performing a censored cover of Holiday in Cambodia, to a condo full of the people the song is talking about was as close to metal as he'll ever get.

[@katscully]

Corey did nothing wrong! KZbin & wokeness ruined everything. 🤬😉🥂

[@actuariallurker9650]

I never liked this song- it's dissing Christ on the Cross- "a self-righteous suicide" and then whining out "Father into Thy Hands" which are the last words of Christ before He died for our sins...

[@davidleach4689]

My understanding of this song is about a suicide bomber believing they are dying for god!

[@jiorts]

It's about people who struggle in life and rather kill themselves than to live on