SERJ TANKIAN, PUSCIFER Albums Among 'Shortlist Prize' Finalists

January 8, 2008

According to The Pulse of Radio, SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian's debut solo album, "Elect the Dead", has made the "long list" of finalists for this year's Shortlist Prize, which is awarded to an album which has sold less than 500,000 copies. CDs by TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan's side project PUSCIFER, AGAINST ME!, THE ARCADE FIRE, EDDIE VEDDER, BJORK, THE HIVES, KINGS OF LEON and dozens more also made the list, which will be narrowed down to a final list before the winner is announced in the spring.

"Elect the Dead" sold 66,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD is the first new release from a member of SYSTEM OF A DOWN since the band went on hiatus in the fall of 2006.

Although Tankian played most of the instruments on the record himself, SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan contributed to a few songs.

Dolmayan is also in a new band called SCARS ON BROADWAY with SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian.

Tankian and his backing band, the FCC, recently toured the UK as the support act for FOO FIGHTERS.

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