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Mezmerize

by System Of A Down

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of 455,776

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2000's

of 266,014

160
2005

of 37,902

34

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Overall Rating: 3.2412 Mezmerize is ranked overall as 3.2412 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.2267 Mezmerize has an avg. critic score of 3.2267 out of 4 stars

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Playlouder

'Mesmerize' is a frantic, frenetic brutal assault on the senses. It mashes up the most intense hardcore, the fiercest fire-starting punk rock with ridiculously complex riffing that’s like amphetamine prog. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Have you ever been trapped in a small space — say, a bus, subway car, or elevator — with a deranged or intoxicated person spewing nonstop, free-associative verbiage in a singsong manner? Often, such encounters are unpleasant. But every ...more

E! Online

You'll be left wondering why other bands aren't so daring. ...more

PopMatters

There is no other hard rock band around who can match the audacity, intensity, progressive nature, and accessibility of System of a Down, and with Mezmerize, they've simply topped themselves. ...more

Dot Music

Even if "Hypnotize" is simply more of the same, with SOAD operating at such astonishing creative and emotional heights, it'll still leave every other metal band on the planet scrabbling in the dust. ...more

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PopMatters

The massive popularity of System of a Down remains one of the unlikeliest rock success stories in the past five years. Seriously, how on earth could a band of eccentric Armenian-Americans, equally influenced by classic Los Angeles hardcore, ...more

The Onion A.V. Club

Even now, on the new album Mesmerize, System Of A Down sounds like a band out of time. ...more

All Music Guide

Mezmerize doesn't fail to be unique. ...more

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