The RoXY, JAN. 24th 1998

As my roommate Anthony put it, "The animosity filled the air!" The smoke infected air outside the Roxy last Saturday night for SYSTEM OF A DOWN along with special guests STATIC, ULTRASPANK, and DROWN. The clubs capacity of 650 was filled easily, and many ticket holders were left to wait outside until somebody having a nicotine fit had to get their fix! Two out, two in! Some tough guys even had the balls to say, "I got my ticket, so let me in biyatch!" You don't say biyatch to a 6'3, 300lbs. guy working the door who is already upset with everybody and their mother complaining about not being let in to see SYSTEM. Bottom line, SYSTEM OF A DOWN is huge! This infectious disease in LA is rapidly infiltrating the minds of many across the globe. SOAD has had over 10 websites start up within a month's time. The hype is so monstrous that other bands are wondering what the hell they are doing to make this happen. Ancient Chinese Secret! I will not tell! But I can tell you that they will be in San Diego on Feb. 4 for the GAVIN convention and March 19 in San Antonio for SXSW. No local shows for quite some time. So those of you in attendance were given a real treat to hear SPIDERS, X, SUGGESTIONS, and TEMPER. This was the first time I had heard Temper live within 5 months. The boys are sounding better than ever and will soon be mixing their debut album.


A big thanx to Mark Thompson for the review.