Hypnotize (album)

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Hypnotize
Studio album by System of a Down
Released November 22, 2005
Recorded 2004–2005, The Mansion
Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California
Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research
Los Angeles, California
Genre Alternative metal, progressive rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, experimental rock
Length 39:46
Label American
Producer Rick Rubin, Daron Malakian
System of a Down chronology
Mezmerize
(2005)		 Hypnotize
(2005)
Singles from Hypnotize
  1. "Hypnotize"
    Released: October/November 2005
  2. "Lonely Day"
    Released: March 2006
  3. "Kill Rock 'n Roll"
    Released: 2006
  4. "Vicinity of Obscenity"
    Released: 2006

Hypnotize is the fifth album by American heavy metal band System of a Down and the second half of the Mezmerize/Hypnotize double album. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of companion album Mezmerize. Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart making the band one of the few to achieve this with two albums in the same year. Hypnotize was System of a Down's last studio album before their four year hiatus from August 2006 to November 2010.

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[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (78%)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (91%)[2]
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[3]
E! Online (B)
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[4]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[5]
Kerrang! 4/5 stars
PopMatters 6/10 stars[6]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[7]
Stylus Magazine (C)[8]
Sputnikmusic 4/5 stars[9]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10 stars[10]

Hypnotize opened at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 320,000 copies the first week. The album debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week.[11] The album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005.[12] Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide.

Entertainment Weekly (No. 851, p. 100) - "[T]hey're flaunting a heretofore underexplored sensitive side, offsetting their trademark stampeding riffology with flashes of delicate lyricism." - Grade: B+

Rolling Stone (No. 988, p. 117) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "Hell immediately runneth over on Malakian's scoured-staccato guitars and Dolmayan's furious hammering."

Spin (p. 62) - Ranked #20 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of 2005".

Uncut (p. 109) - 3 stars out of 5 - "System succeed through their skill at wielding complex, progressive heaviness in a pop context."

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Daron Malakian, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Attack" (Malakian, Serj Tankian) 3:06
2. "Dreaming" (Malakian, Tankian, Shavo Odadjian) 3:59
3. "Kill Rock 'n Roll"   2:28
4. "Hypnotize" (Malakian, Tankian) 3:09
5. "Stealing Society" (Malakian, Tankian) 2:58
6. "Tentative" (Malakian, Tankian) 3:36
7. "U-Fig" (Malakian, Tankian, Odadjian) 2:55
8. "Holy Mountains" (Malakian, Tankian) 5:28
9. "Vicinity of Obscenity" (Tankian) 2:51
10. "She's Like Heroin"   2:44
11. "Lonely Day"   2:47
12. "Soldier Side"   3:40
Total length:
 39:46

The album was initially going to start with a Middle Eastern style instrumental track entitled "Hezze", which Malakian stated was one of his favorite songs on the record prior its release. It was dropped at the last minute because the group wanted to open the album with a heavy song and because the band felt it was incongruous with the other songs on the album. However, during live performance of "Mr. Jack" Daron will yell "Hello Hezze" after the first chorus. A funk/jazzy guitar instrumental, believed to be "Hezze" is then played after.

[edit] DualDisc edition — DVD side

[edit] Personnel

System of a Down
Production
  • Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian
  • Mixed by Andy Wallace
  • Engineered by David Schiffman
  • Editing by Jason Lader and Dana Neilsen
  • Assistant engineer: Phillip Broussard
  • All artwork by Vartan Malakian
  • Design: System of a Down and Brandy Flower
  • String arrangement: Serj Tankian and Mark Mann
  • Worldwide representation: Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group
  • Mix ProTools engineer: John O'Mahony
  • Mix assistant engineers: Steve Sisco (Soundtrack) & Joe Peluso (Enterprise)
  • Album production coordinator: Lindsay Chase / Braden Asher
  • Recording location: The Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, CA
  • Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY And Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, New York, NY

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Album

Year Chart Peak
position
2005 Billboard 200 1
UK Albums Chart 11
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 3
Canadian Albums Chart 1
New Zealand Top Albums Chart 1
Polish Albums Chart[14] 16

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Hypnotize" Billboard Hot 100 1
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
2006 "Lonely Day" Billboard Hot 100 1
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
Australian ARIA Top 50 1
"Kill Rock 'n Roll" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Hypnotize". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/hypnotize. 
  2. ^ "System Of A Down - Hypnotize - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=97964. 
  3. ^ "Hypnotize - System of a Down". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r806636. 
  4. ^ "Hypnotize Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1131697,00.html. 
  5. ^ "CD: System of a Down, Hypnotize". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,16373,1644869,00.html. 
  6. ^ "System of a Down: Hypnotize". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/systemofadown-hypnotize.shtml. 
  7. ^ Fricke, David (November 17, 2005). "Hypnotize : System of a Down : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 26, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051126110138/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7690031/systemofadown?. Retrieved January 29, 2012. 
  8. ^ "System Of A Down - Hypnotize - Review". Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/system-of-a-down/hypnotize.htm. 
  9. ^ "System of a Down - Hypnotize (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/4350/System-of-a-Down-Hypnotize/. 
  10. ^ "System of a Down: Mezmerize / Hypnotize". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11839-mezmerize-hypnotize. 
  11. ^ "SOAD knocks Madonna from No. 1". Jam!. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/System_Of_A_Down/2005/11/30/1330677-ca.html. Retrieved April 6, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Underwood Leads Three Country Debuts Onto Chart". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003665671. 
  13. ^ a b Epstein, Dan (July 2008). Guitar World Interview with Daron Malakian: "A Scar Is Born". Guitar World. http://soadfans.com/Article600.htm. 
  14. ^ http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=287&lang=
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