Shavo Odadjian can’t sit still. Or maybe he just doesn’t want to. Whichever it is, his perpetual motion at the moment keeps him bouncing back and forth from greeting excited fans and taking selfies with them, to crossing the hall to chat with his publicists, to answering texts from his wife, and eventually entering a quiet sound booth where his focus dials in and becomes razor sharp. That might more succinctly sum him up — juggling many things at once, until he hones in on one thing and then he’s entirely in the zone. It’s thanks to this trait that his band, System Of A Down, has experienced the extreme amount of success that they’ve had in their 22 years as one of the most beloved hard-rocking metal outfits. It’s also due to his desire to keep busy that has led to his newest ventures.
Having not released an album since 2005’s Hypnotize, System slowed down their life on the road in 2015, apart from stretches of festivals overseas, which eventually led to a brief sold-o