Toxicity
by System Of A Down
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 454 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 417 out of 454
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 454
  3. Negative: 26 out of 454

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  1. jims
    Jul 21, 2008
    10
    I love this cd it is perfect and could be SOAD's best album i'd pay $100 for it i think the best song is Chop Suey! (which is going to be in Rock Band 2!) if you don't own it you need to buy this!
  2. AlonsoC
    Jun 26, 2009
    10
    Toxicity and Mezmerize are their best albums, Toxicity was their first great hit, they just made a great work on it, with Toxicity, Aerials, Chop Suey!, the 3 singles, the Cd becomes one of the greatest metal albums for me.
  3. AnnaH.
    Nov 11, 2001
    10
    I love SOAD. Serj's lyrics are so original and his voice is wonderful.
  4. NotDavidAn
    Nov 12, 2001
    10
    SOAD is the poster child for the "nu-metal is not all bad" agruement. Rarely does a band come along that breaks all the rules so wonderfully.
  5. Ian
    Nov 29, 2001
    9
    Points the finger at referential critics and laughs as they struggle to categorise it. Nonsense buzz phrases of "prog rock" and "time changes" need to be thrown away and just listen to the damn thing. Done? Clearer? Correct, it rocks both body and brain, and that's all you need to know.
  6. PulahkC
    Nov 9, 2002
    10
    SYSTEM OF A DOWN is no doubt one of the best bands ever. All the songs on the album have great instrumentals and brilliant messages! God bless these Armenians! P.S.: "aomb.k", you brain-dead goof, this is a site aboutSystem Of A Down, not Tool or Dream Theater!
  7. JamesH.
    Feb 17, 2002
    9
    It's just simply awesome
  8. JessicaF.
    Mar 11, 2002
    10
    Their Cd rocks!
  9. Froggy
    Mar 18, 2002
    8
    Man... I am a Drum`n`bass fanatic, but this stuff caught me at once. Kicks serious ass!
  10. BubbaC.
    Mar 25, 2002
    10
    This album is awesome
  11. DominiqueA.
    Mar 25, 2002
    10
    This album is the Shit!!!! Tey are by far the best band in a looooonng time! I can't take my ears off of this extroadonarily sick/ingenius metal. ROCK ON SYSTEM OF A DOWN!!!!
  12. Karen
    Mar 31, 2002
    10
    best album to come out in a long time. brilliant
  13. AxelG.
    May 14, 2002
    10
    Same words.Best album of the year!
  14. DrGlock
    Jul 15, 2002
    10
    System of a Down has re-inspired my passion for fast, angry, aggressive heart pounding metal. Combining skate punk, thrash, ska, and metal to a unique and individual sound, this is easily my #1 album of 2002!
  15. TJWilliams
    Jul 17, 2002
    8
    A good album, no doubt, but nowhere near the energy of their self-titled debut. The uncut review, however, is simply absurd. They lost a bit of edge in Toxicity and traded it for melody. Either way, they do more with metal than any other band out there. The Dead Kennedys of Metal...
  16. JohnC
    Jul 23, 2002
    10
    No other album can touch this other than maybe Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets by Metallica. Toxicity incorporates metal, high tempos, intensity, creativity, and well written guitar and drum rifts like no other
  17. AlinaB.
    Aug 23, 2002
    10
    This album is the best that I've ever heard in my life. I could listen to it ten times a day and never get bored with it.
  18. AlysiaS.
    Aug 24, 2002
    10
    If the soul is a garden, System of a Down is the very earth itself.
  19. RyanR
    Aug 25, 2003
    9
    Great album. Haven't listend to Steal This Album or the original but this got me hooked. My complaints are that some of the songs seem to have no point (like Pogo). And others are done and over with so fast I could cry. I know, quick review but, rants aside, this is a kick ass album.
  20. MikeM
    Dec 18, 2004
    9
    Could not dissagree more with Uncut's review that Toxcity is "Toxicity is virtually unlistenable". It is the exact opposite. Once you throw it in your CD player the passion of Serj's voice inspires you while he harmonizes with Shavo (a big change from their debute) while the hard riffs and drum beats make you want to jump off the walls and throw your lamp across the room. System Could not dissagree more with Uncut's review that Toxcity is "Toxicity is virtually unlistenable". It is the exact opposite. Once you throw it in your CD player the passion of Serj's voice inspires you while he harmonizes with Shavo (a big change from their debute) while the hard riffs and drum beats make you want to jump off the walls and throw your lamp across the room. System is metal, System is punk, and when they mix it up with that dab of middle eastern sitar, System rocks the listener's ears hard. You can listen to this CD the entire way through without skipping a track. It is very well produced and has great lyrics too. … Expand
  21. danielm
    Dec 21, 2004
    10
    excellent choice of songs
  22. rianr
    Apr 17, 2004
    10
    it is great and has alot of great sounding songs that are actually worth listening to
  23. BrettC
    May 27, 2004
    10
    this album is nothin but head banging awesomeness
  24. stevenn
    Dec 16, 2005
    10
    My 2nd SOAD album and by far the best, it delivers some of the greatest songs uttered from the group inculding ATWA, Aerials, and Chop Suey!
  25. JimBobJ
    Dec 4, 2005
    8
    I like it. Chop Suey, is amazing.
  26. carinb
    Apr 11, 2005
    10
    this album fuckin kicked ass! i dunno what the other guys thinkin but he should be shot. any1 who puts down soad is just plain retarded. no1 better than soad. love em to death. oh- and im sorry if any of that sounded "childish"
  27. rockalternative
    Apr 19, 2005
    10
    Perfect Cd All The Time!
  28. ashleyl
    Jun 22, 2005
    10
    Its the best album EVER!!!!
  29. JonD
    Nov 8, 2006
    10
    Pefect, the best System album out. This cd flows brilliantly, the melodic songs is their best work the punk songs are real hardcore punk with good lyrics. and the hard stuff is as fast and hard as you can ask for... at least for me.
  30. JasonB
    Sep 29, 2006
    10
    This is the best album ever to grace the music industry. Serj can do it all; screaming, normal singing, and jumping an octave in just a couple of notes. I can't think of any more talented singers. They're able to pull off insane time changes and sound great doing it. The album flows excellently; nearly perfect from beginning to end, it never sounds repetitive, old, stale, This is the best album ever to grace the music industry. Serj can do it all; screaming, normal singing, and jumping an octave in just a couple of notes. I can't think of any more talented singers. They're able to pull off insane time changes and sound great doing it. The album flows excellently; nearly perfect from beginning to end, it never sounds repetitive, old, stale, boring, or bad. Every song on the album has a unique feel and a unique sound, and it's impossible to pick my favorite songs. Deer Dance, Chop Suey!, Forest, Science, Toxicity, and the haunting but brilliant Aerials are the best from this album. Overall, this is a brilliant masterpiece of an album that has few, if any, faults.… Expand
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#3 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#5 Most Shared Album of 2001

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Sonicnet
    60
    When System's at their best, the Los Angeles four-piece evokes most vividly punk politicos the Dead Kennedys.... Yet the band sputters out when the lyrics are awash in vagueness.
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  2. Uncut
    30
    Toxicity is virtually unlistenable: thrash metal splintered into a million pieces by unnecessary time changes, topped off with excruciatingly theatrical vocals. [Dec 2001, p.118]
  3. L.A. Weekly
    90
    Cast in layers upon layers of aural intricacy, Toxicity charters new frontiers, yet it’s still grinding rock at its most deafening.
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