Today, singer/poet/producer/activist and lead singer of Grammy Award-winning System of a Down Serj Tankian has shared a brand new single, “Justice Will Shine On.”
The raging, impassioned hard rocking song is available via Gibson Records and follows the previously released “A-F Day.” Much like that single, “Justice Will Shine On” was composed by Tankian in the early System of a Down days, but the message is still just as hard-hitting and relevant today.
Along with “A.F. Day,” “Justice Will Shine On” will appear on the upcoming EP from Tankian, FOUNDATIONS, which will be released on September 27th via Gibson Records.
Watch the official music video for “Justice Will Shine On” below and pre-order FOUNDATIONS here.
Over potent riffs and pummeling rhythms, Tankian grapples with the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide, experienced by his grandparents firsthand. He addresses their suffering in jarringly personal and direct terms, singing, “Can you tell me dear grandfather of your childhood so far away/You can see the death of laughter in his teared eyes disarray/Can you tell me dear grandmother of your childhood from hunger and pain /Of the orphans you called brothers in her teared eyes disarray.”
As the song launches into its soaring chorus, Tankian declares that the torment and anguish experienced by all victims of the Armenian Genocide will not be in vain. “We are the children of all the survivors/Justice will shine on!”
‘Foundations’ EP Artwork
The new single and forthcoming EP continue a massive year for Tankian, who released his exhilarating debut memoir, DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, on Hachette Books in May. An immigrant’s tale, an activist’s awakening, and a spiritual journey from darkness toward light, DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM was an instant New York Times bestseller. On August 17th, Tankian will perform with System Of A Down for a headlining, sold-out show at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. He also recently celebrated the opening of his Kavat Café / Eye For Sound Art Gallery in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, located at 1638 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041.
Read Tankian’s best-selling new memoir DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, available in all formats worldwide here.
