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Foundations: Limited Edition 'Voodoo' Vinyl LP & Signed Book Bundle, last 100 signed copies of the book available!Serj Tankian, lead vocalist and lyricist for the GRAMMY© Award-win ning rock band System of a Down, is always creating, always looking ahead. His recent memoir, the New York Times bestseller Down with the System, saw him dive deep into the principles, passions and philosophies that have fueled his life in and out of music. Similarly, his new EP, Foundations, mines music and lyrics from previous decades and reframes them in a hard-hitting, intensely focused collection. It is, Tankian says, “A retrospective of songs from different eras of my life, meant to complement the memoir.” Additional instrumentation on the record was provided by Dan Monti (guitars, bass and drum programming) and, on “Cartoon Buyer,” by bassist Mario Pagliarulo and SOAD drummer John Dolmayan.With nearly 40 million record sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, a Grammy win and a legion of fans, System Of A Down are one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. At their core has always been Serj Tankian, whose journey from the streets of Beirut to rock superstardom is as remarkable and unlikely as you'll get. By dint of luck, circumstance, struggle, and more than a little talent, Serj has had the chance to live an extraordinary life. In Down With the System, he retraces this remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it's taught him - about music, about art, about activism, and about himself. From teaming up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, arguing with LAPD officers over the best way to quell his rioting fans, and traveling with Anthony Bourdain through Armenia one meal at a time, Down With the System is an immigrant's tale, an activist's awakening, and rock memoir unlike any other. Show more