{"id":2006509,"date":"2026-06-23T11:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2006509"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:29:42","slug":"system-of-a-down-to-launch-pop-up-fan-shops-with-exclusive-merch-for-uk-and-european-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2006509","title":{"rendered":"System Of A Down to launch pop-up fan shops with exclusive merch for UK and European tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">System Of A Down to launch pop-up fan shops with exclusive merch for UK and European tour<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Merch includes exclusive football tops made in collaboration Hummel, and limited edition 25th anniversary pressings of \u2018Toxicity\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T12:29:42+01:00\">23rd June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"soad-merch@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>System Of A Down are launching pop-up shops with exclusive merch ahead of their huge UK and European tour.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Daron Malakian tells us about his new Scars On Broadway album \u2013 and the chances of new System Of A Down<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their European tour will begin in Sweden on June 29, before the metal legends play venues in France, Italy and Germany, and two mammoth nights at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London on July 13 and 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They wrap up the tour with a stop in Poland on July 18, and supporting them at all dates will be Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath, with the latter having reformed in 2025 after a 17 year hiatus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ7E5BeFBTj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 2026 shows mark SOAD\u2019s first tour dates in Europe since 2017 and first London gigs since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Now, ahead of the tour kicking off later this month, Serj Tankian and co have announced some fan shops that are set to launch in five cities along their route.<\/p>\n<p>Open for a limited time and containing exclusive merch, the pop-up shops will be situated in including Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, D\u00fcsseldorf and London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952648\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch1@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch2@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952650\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch3@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In-store merchandise including tees, hoodies, track jackets, jerseys, shorts and more \u2013 as well as some football tops in collaboration with sportswear brand, Hummel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The stores also coincide with the 25th anniversary of their seminal album, \u2018Toxicity\u2019, and will have some commemorative posters and exclusive tour-edition vinyl formats of the album available, with a different vinyl made specifically for each pop-up shop.<\/p>\n<p>Entry will be open between 10am\u20138pm local time, up to and including the last date of trade, except for the London store, which will operate reduced hours of 11am\u20135pm on Sunday July 12.<\/p>\n<p>Visit here to book a time slot to visit, find details for each shop below, and visit here for any remaining tickets to the gigs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952651\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch4@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952652\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch6@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>System Of A Down fan pop-up shops are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>JUNE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>27-30: Stockholm, Sweden (Vasagatan 11, 111 20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1-5: Paris, France (23 Rue du Sentier, 75002)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6-9: Berlin, Germany (Bismarckstra\u00dfe, 103, 10625 Berlin-Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8-11: D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany (Galerie Voss M\u00fchlengasse 3 40213)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10-16: London, UK (56-57 Eastcastle Street, W1W 8EQ)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since announcing the UK and EU tour dates, frontman Serj Tankian has said he and his bandmates are currently \u201chaving the best time of [their] lives as a band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so, so welcoming \u2013 we\u2019re very deeply involved with each other\u2019s lives, personally. It\u2019s what I\u2019ve always wanted the band to be,\u201d he said shortly after concluding the North American leg of the tour. \u201cWe had to go back to our own corners, assess things and come back together for us to really appreciate what we have in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>System released their first new songs in 15 years in 2020 \u2013 \u2018Protect The Land\u2019 and \u2018Genocidal Humanoidz\u2019 \u2013 after going on hiatus from 2006 to 2010. However, they are yet to record a full-length follow-up to their 2005 albums \u2018Mezmerize\u2019 and \u2018Hypnotize\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, guitarist Daron Malakian spoke to <em>NME<\/em> about the chances of more new music from the band, and discussed the chemistry between the members.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of our personalities are extremely different from one another. We are all very different people,\u201d he told us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven our politics \u2013 you can\u2019t base the band\u2019s viewpoints based on what Serj thinks, or what I think, or Shavo [Odadjian] and John [Dolmayan]. I don\u2019t always agree with what Serj thinks, he doesn\u2019t always agree with what John thinks and the same goes for everyone in the band. It\u2019s not a cult, it\u2019s a band, and it\u2019s made up of four different people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for the first time in a long time, it feels like we went on tour and we all had dinner and laughs together. We all got along and rediscovered our friendship on this last tour and we really enjoyed it. I missed my friends. I\u2019m really happy that we\u2019re all putting things in the past and moving forward, enjoying each other\u2019s company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that we\u2019re going to make a new album, it just means that we\u2019re friends again. It\u2019s the album shit that drives wedges between us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of new music, Dolmayan also weighed in and shared the \u201csecret sauce\u201d that he believed would help the band get a new album made.<\/p>\n<p>Tankian has taken a hot-and-cold approach to a new SOAD record too. 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>System Of A Down are launching pop-up shops with exclusive merch ahead of their huge UK and European tour.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Daron Malakian tells us about his new Scars On Broadway album \u2013 and the chances of new System Of A Down<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their European tour will begin in Sweden on June 29, before the metal legends play venues in France, Italy and Germany, and two mammoth nights at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London on July 13 and 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They wrap up the tour with a stop in Poland on July 18, and supporting them at all dates will be Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath, with the latter having reformed in 2025 after a 17 year hiatus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ7E5BeFBTj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 2026 shows mark SOAD\u2019s first tour dates in Europe since 2017 and first London gigs since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Now, ahead of the tour kicking off later this month, Serj Tankian and co have announced some fan shops that are set to launch in five cities along their route.<\/p>\n<p>Open for a limited time and containing exclusive merch, the pop-up shops will be situated in including Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, D\u00fcsseldorf and London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952648\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch1@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952649\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch2@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952650\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch3@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In-store merchandise including tees, hoodies, track jackets, jerseys, shorts and more \u2013 as well as some football tops in collaboration with sportswear brand, Hummel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The stores also coincide with the 25th anniversary of their seminal album, \u2018Toxicity\u2019, and will have some commemorative posters and exclusive tour-edition vinyl formats of the album available, with a different vinyl made specifically for each pop-up shop.<\/p>\n<p>Entry will be open between 10am\u20138pm local time, up to and including the last date of trade, except for the London store, which will operate reduced hours of 11am\u20135pm on Sunday July 12.<\/p>\n<p>Visit here to book a time slot to visit, find details for each shop below, and visit here for any remaining tickets to the gigs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952651\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch4@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952652\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch6@2000x1270.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>System Of A Down fan pop-up shops are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>JUNE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>27-30: Stockholm, Sweden (Vasagatan 11, 111 20)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1-5: Paris, France (23 Rue du Sentier, 75002)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6-9: Berlin, Germany (Bismarckstra\u00dfe, 103, 10625 Berlin-Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8-11: D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany (Galerie Voss M\u00fchlengasse 3 40213)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10-16: London, UK (56-57 Eastcastle Street, W1W 8EQ)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since announcing the UK and EU tour dates, frontman Serj Tankian has said he and his bandmates are currently \u201chaving the best time of [their] lives as a band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so, so welcoming \u2013 we\u2019re very deeply involved with each other\u2019s lives, personally. It\u2019s what I\u2019ve always wanted the band to be,\u201d he said shortly after concluding the North American leg of the tour. \u201cWe had to go back to our own corners, assess things and come back together for us to really appreciate what we have in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>System released their first new songs in 15 years in 2020 \u2013 \u2018Protect The Land\u2019 and \u2018Genocidal Humanoidz\u2019 \u2013 after going on hiatus from 2006 to 2010. However, they are yet to record a full-length follow-up to their 2005 albums \u2018Mezmerize\u2019 and \u2018Hypnotize\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, guitarist Daron Malakian spoke to <em>NME<\/em> about the chances of more new music from the band, and discussed the chemistry between the members.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of our personalities are extremely different from one another. We are all very different people,\u201d he told us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven our politics \u2013 you can\u2019t base the band\u2019s viewpoints based on what Serj thinks, or what I think, or Shavo [Odadjian] and John [Dolmayan]. I don\u2019t always agree with what Serj thinks, he doesn\u2019t always agree with what John thinks and the same goes for everyone in the band. It\u2019s not a cult, it\u2019s a band, and it\u2019s made up of four different people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for the first time in a long time, it feels like we went on tour and we all had dinner and laughs together. We all got along and rediscovered our friendship on this last tour and we really enjoyed it. I missed my friends. I\u2019m really happy that we\u2019re all putting things in the past and moving forward, enjoying each other\u2019s company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that we\u2019re going to make a new album, it just means that we\u2019re friends again. It\u2019s the album shit that drives wedges between us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of new music, Dolmayan also weighed in and shared the \u201csecret sauce\u201d that he believed would help the band get a new album made.<\/p>\n<p>Tankian has taken a hot-and-cold approach to a new SOAD record too. In October 2024, he said that a new System album would be a \u201cfresh start in a brand new way\u201d, but later revealed that he had been put off recording after becoming \u201cvery passive\u201d while working on \u2018Mezmerize\u2019 and \u2018Hypnotize\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He then dismissed rumours that System would be teasing a new album with their 2025 tour dates, saying: \u201cThere is no album that is written.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/system-of-a-down-to-launch-pop-up-fan-shops-with-exclusive-merch-for-uk-and-european-tour-3952646&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soad-merch@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News System Of A Down to launch pop-up fan shops with exclusive merch for UK and European tour Merch includes exclusive football tops made in collaboration Hummel, and limited edition 25th anniversary pressings of \u2018Toxicity\u2019 By Liberty Dunworth 23rd June 2026 System Of A Down pop-up shop merch, 2026. 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