System Of A Down

System Of A Down have unveiled details of the follow up to 2001’s ‘Toxicity’.

The politico-metal fourpiece have been working on the album for the past year in North Hollywood, and say their next venture will be “more complex”.

Guitarist Daron Malakian explained: "We've all been stretching and growing as musicians. The musicianship on the new songs is more complex, more intricate and technical. We're all so excited about being in this band and about getting into the studio to start recording the new album. There are a lot of things we want to try once we're in the studio, we'll be doing a lot of experimenting with these new songs," reports NME.

Singer Serj Tankian added: "There's a good amount of social commentary in our new songs, as is typical with our writing in terms of lyrics. There are also songs where we deal with love, with reminiscing, relationships, politics, and funny experiences. But the thing that I find about the songs is that they're less specific, they are more open to interpretation, which we like a lot more."

The album is expected to be finished by the end of the year.