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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2005
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918

ANCA TOURS WITH SYSTEM OF A DOWN

— Joins Amnesty International and Axis of Justice
in Educating System Fans during North American Tour

WASHINGTON, DC – Cutting-edge, multi-platinum band System of a Down
continues to deliver its message of justice for the Armenian Genocide,
educating fans at its Summer 2005 concert series about this crime
against humanity, and urging them to work for the adoption of the
Armenian Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian National Committee
of America (ANCA).

The ANCA, at the invitation of the band, has worked alongside Amnesty
International and Axis of Justice at activist tables at concerts to
distribute educational materials, secure signatures on petitions,
field questions, and promote discussion about the Turkish government’s
ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The ANCA, in coordination
with its regional offices and with the help of the Armenian Youth
Federation (AYF), has already worked shows in Long Beach, CA; San
Diego, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Dallas, TX; San Antonio, TX; Houston, TX;
Pensacola, FL; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Hampton, VA; Baltimore, MD;
East Rutherford, NJ; and Philadelphia, PA.

In May of this year, Mezmerize, the first half of the band’s two-
part album Mezmerize/Hypnotize, debuted as the number-one selling
CD in the United States. On April 24th of this year, System held
a sold-out “Souls” benefit concert for the ANCA and other groups
working to prevent genocide and counter genocide denial. The band has
sold nearly 10 million CDs worldwide. A Google search for “System of
a Down” returns over 1.6 million hits.

“We are tremendously encouraged by the overwhelming response to
System’s creative and powerful outreach to their growing fan-base,”
said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “The band has educated
literally millions about the Armenian Genocide, increasing awareness
of this crime and helping generate the political will we will need
to defeat Turkey’s campaign to deny justice to the Armenian people.”

Among the media outlets that have discussed the Armenian Genocide
and/or the band’s Armenian heritage during their coverage of this
tour are the New York Daily News, Newsday, Boston Globe, Boston
Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, Bergen Record, Miami Herald, Orange
County Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, Palm Beach Post, Newark
Star-Ledger, San Bernardino Sun, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Atlanta
Journal Constitution, and Rolling Stone.

For information about System of a Down, including a full listing of
their remaining tour dates, visit:

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