Dolmayan makes announcement in Los Angeles
At the end of a show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan promised the audience a new album: "The next time we play here, we'll have a new album .
The possibility of a new System Of A Down album has created controversy within the band. In May, bassist Shavo Odadjian posted comments on Facebook about the upcoming CD, blaming vocalist Serj Tankian for the delay.
Tankian responded to the comments the following week, saying that the album shouldn't be released anytime soon: "It's not like making a pizza .
System of a Down's last CD, Mesmerize/Hypnotize, was released in 2005. Serj Tankian released a solo CD in 2012 and currently also works on two side projects, one in progressive jazz and the other in symphonies.
