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Article: Music Review: Serj Tankian

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September 3, 2008
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SERJ TANKIAN *** ABC, GLASGOW

"ALL empires lie because all they want are natural resources and the subjugation of people," bellows Serj Tankian. As a song intro, it beats "here's another one from the new album" and as casual banter with the audience, it's a change from "Glasgow, you're so crazy" - although he tries that one too.

Tankian is a charismatic figure. Sporting a pale top hat and dress shirt, he is the alternative rock ringmaster who never takes himself as seriously as his politics. Together with his fellow rock radical, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, he founded grassroots activist organisation Axis For Justice and his day job is fronting politicised metal band ...

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