Are there any other singers or groups in US besides System o

[LithiumC4]

I'm curious if System of a Down is the only group out there and if so, why darn it!? Isn't there any Armenian group out there who can financially establish some contracts between companies and get some Armenians on the scene?

[shorty]

there are some other armenians but system of a down are the most well known - with odars. armenchik is american, and hokis british. there are also these little armenian rappers everywhere like The Twinz, The Kro, Bouncer. Search on Kazaa you will find some there

[gamavor]

'IO' were very promising but they just disappeared.

[Vayri7X]

Nancy Agabian is (was?) the lead singer of a punk/industrial group called " Guitar Boy" in the states. She also wrote a book called " princess freak" .

 

I read a while back of a hardcore group whose members were fr. yerevan.. If I find the e-mail, i'll post it.

[shiner]

There is also "The Apex Theory"

[Vayri7X]

shiner-

are these folx " nu metal" or what? ( think i may have heard of them)

[shiner]

Actually I don't know what they are like. But I found this article about them. Even though they are pretty famous there isn't much on the web about them.

 

 

Since the formation of The Apex Theory in 1999, the members of this Los Angeles quartet have paid respect to their musical roots. Andy Khachaturian (vocals), Art Karamian (guitar) and David Hakopyan (bass) are all of Armenian descent. Sammy J. Watson (drums) is not, but he is nonetheless a key factor in the group’s “heavy Mediterranean groove.” Three quarters of the band were raised in the Los Angeles area; Watson grew up in Chimacum, Wash. As teens they sponged up a variety of musical genres, from heavy metal and pop to jazz and classical. But before then, David, Art and Andy were already absorbing the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Near Eastern music they heard at home. The Apex Theory’s past goes back to junior high, when Andy and David met as students attending a private Armenian school in Hollywood. The pair played in numerous bands together and separately throughout their high school years. Meanwhile, Andy met Art in another pre-Apex band, and the band began to take its present shape. Andy, David and Art had almost given up on finding a drummer when Andy heard Sammy playing in another band and invited him to sit in with The Apex Theory. The band played its first formal showcase in March 1999 at the famed Troubadour in West Hollywood. The four-piece quickly developed a rep for intense live performances, packing clubs all over Hollywood and attracting an army of record company A&R scouts. Apex later recorded a show at The Roxy, burning their own CDs of the gig, which they made available to fans at performances. Encouraged by the energetic response, the band went into a Van Nuys, Calif., studio in 2000 and cut their debut recording, the EP extendemo, which they also released on their own. Ultimately, DreamWorks Records principal Michael Goldstone tendered them an offer they could not refuse. In early 2001, the band entered NRG Studios in L.A. with producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Sugar Ray, Lit, Eve 6, Pearl Jam) to cut the material bound for The Apex Theory, the band’s first major-label debut, released Oct. 9, 2001

[Sasun]

I have both their albums ("the apex theory" and "topsy turvy"), they are very good. You can listen and watch some of their songs on their website, http://www.theapextheory.com . They have been working on a new album, but without the old vocal. We will see what is coming out. There is one demo on the website, very Armenian one - not bad I think.