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Harakiri
Rock · 2012 · 13 tracks · 50m

Harakiri

Serj Tankian

High-velocity alternative metal fueled by political urgency. Operatic vocals meet jagged riffs and electronic textures in a frantic meditation on global collapse.

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It's like System of a Down went to art school and came back obsessed with the environment.

A high-stakes collision of righteous anger and mourning for a dying planet.

Harakiri · vs · Serj Tankian
Electric Guitar+1.1σ

The instrumentation foregrounds electric guitar notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 50m
01
Cornucopia
4:28
02
Figure It Out
2:52
03
Ching Chime
4:05
04
Butterfly
4:10
05
Harakiri
4:19
06
Occupied Tears
4:22
07
Deafening Silence
4:16
08
Forget Me Knot
4:26
09
Reality TV
4:10
10
Uneducated Democracy
3:59
11
Weave On
4:07
12
Revolver
2:31
13
Tyrant’s Gratitude
2:38
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, staccato vocal delivery on Figure It Out that mirrors the chaos of a breaking news cycle
The title track's sudden shift from driving rock to a haunting, melodic bridge mourning ecological loss
The bizarre, circus-like synth textures and rhythmic chanting that define the mid-section of Ching Chime
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