System of a Down fans name the worst song to introduce a new fan

System of a Down fans are discussing on Reddit the worst song to introduce someone new to the band with.

First impressions are hard to erase, are they? The first time you heard System of a Down was probably unforgettable, as they are such a unique sounding group. But there are many people who have never heard them, or maybe have without knowing it.

Usually, if you want to get someone to become a fan of an artist, you want to go for a good song that really resonates so that the artist can slowly work their way through the rest of their catalog. Choosing a really eccentric song isn’t always the best solution, although in the case of SOAD, many of them are eccentric.

For example, one fan on Reddit asked what the band’s worst song was to introduce it to someone who was new to the music. Below we’ve listed some of the most popular answers.

‘Arto’

‘Arto’ was mentioned in the first comments of the Reddit discussion. The track was featured on the group’s 2001 release. Toxicity. It is the band’s reinterpretation of an Armenian church hymn entitled “Der Voghormia” (which translates as “Lord, have mercy”).

READ MORE: Are System of a Down Metal? Fans debate

Check out some comments mentioning it below.

• “It’s a good song on its own, but the band’s Armenian heritage makes it different from SOAD’s other songs.”
• “‘Arto’ is definitely a cool song, just different from all their other songs.”

System of a Down, “Arto”

“Violent pornography”

This song was featured on SOAD’s 2005 album. Hypnotize, and as some Reddit users noted, it has some intense lyrics, such as “It’s violent pornography / girl choking and sodomy / the kind of shit you see on TV.“

• “‘Violent Pornography’ … the lyrics and the style of the song are, in my opinion, a bit much for the first-time listener.”
• “‘Violent Pornography’ is one of my favorites but when you first hear the lyrics you never really get it, LMAO.”

System of a Down, “violent pornography”

‘Roulette’

“Roulette” appeared on their 2002 release Steal this album!

• “Amazing song, but it gives the wrong impression of what to expect.”
• “I love ‘Roulette’, but yeah. It’s not really nu metal and it doesn’t represent their style as a whole.”

System of a Down, “Roulette”

“It’s like heroin”

This song was on Hypnotize.

• “This might actually be the worst vocal performance ever on a SOAD song… At some point, being really bouncy and over the top stops being fun. There’s a way to do it right, and in my opinion, this song isn’t that. Daron (Malakian) takes his performance a few steps too far, making it a novelty song that trumps anything I could take seriously. Instrumentally, though, it’s fine.”

You can find the rest of the discussion here.