{"id":14322,"date":"2025-07-18T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=14322"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:43:01","slug":"daron-malakian-soad-premieres-destroy-the-power-video-as-new-scars-on-broadway-album-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=14322","title":{"rendered":"Daron Malakian (SOAD) Premieres \u201cDestroy The Power\u201d Video as New Scars On Broadway Album Arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unnamed-5-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14323\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unnamed-5-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unnamed-5-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unnamed-5-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unnamed-5-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unnamed-5-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>LOS ANGELES (July 18, 2025) \u2013 Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway\u2019s explosive new album,\u00a0<em>ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE<\/em>, is out now (listen here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydg1FMcMM3ToX51xTuIckM5sboDxbHkUNHATraBOMMOK-srXHrMMD387elbfsAyGYEHee_JeYJGjsHRDhrsaiEm9WpYezAlj-0odzruKTWbrGRhZRHqtYlk4=&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/lnk.to\/ScarsOnBroadway<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway - Destroy The Power (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_PVkwFTy0O0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10-song collection includes the head spinning singles \u201cKilling Spree\u201d and \u201cDestroy The Power\u201d \u2013 with the latter now accompanied by a gripping new video (<a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydh9ofmG_1PZxEjQEUloxgeHQXm48xt8_iLF-jMbyvvCWb8JkeqrQJeg8CwBlDbMxR1njCsoo3s__ug4LkCowrRuAuBkfA8A_plgrlWGZFxpk&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/_PVkwFTy0O0<\/a>). Malakian continues to bridge the brutal and the beautiful with a sound that\u2019s as punishing as it is poetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last few years, Malakian meticulously pieced together what would become&nbsp;<em>ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE<\/em>. &nbsp;He helmed the project as its primary creator \u2013 composing, producing, and performing \u2013 with contributions from longtime bandmates Orbel Babayan (guitar) and Roman Lomtadze (drums).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always writing songs, because it\u2019s the only way I know how to live. It\u2019s my purpose,\u201d Malakian shares. \u201cWhen I write, I stay honest. I don\u2019t put myself in a box, which is why you have both heavy and mid-tempo material. It takes you through different feelings, and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always done. If I was a painter, I wouldn\u2019t tell myself, \u2018I can\u2019t use these colors.\u2019 So, all the colors are available to me. All the emotions are also available, because we go through each one of them as people. I\u2019m expressing everything I can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malakian adds, \u201cI\u2019m just as proud of Scars as I am of System Of A Down. This is another musical outlet for me. I think it\u2019s some of the best stuff I have to offer. I\u2019m blessed that I can still do this and write songs every day.\u201d&nbsp;<em>ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE&nbsp;<\/em>is a rollercoaster of aggression, vulnerability, satire, and soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a songwriter, vocalist, producer, and guitarist \/ multi-instrumentalist, GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning Daron Malakian creates from a limitless palette. Like painting a moving target, he seamlessly integrates elements of rock, punk, metal, pop, psychedelia, electronic, and Armenian stylings into a living sound untethered from tradition and bound only to inspiration. The music grows and evolves with him. Under the moniker of Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway, he continues to approach his craft with an alchemist&#8217;s open heart, an absurdist&#8217;s appreciation for the ridiculous, and an artist&#8217;s attention to detail. Malakian introduced Scars On Broadway with its self-titled debut in 2008. The LP bowed in the Top 20 of the&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;200, spawning fan favorites such as \u201cThey Say,\u201d \u201cSerious,\u201d and \u201cFunny.\u201d The follow-up,&nbsp;<em>Dictator<\/em>, arrived exactly a decade later during 2018. In addition to praise from&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Revolver<\/em>, and more,&nbsp;<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>&nbsp;hailed it as one of the&nbsp;<em>\u201c20 Best Metal Albums of 2018<\/em>.<em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world initially got to know Malakian as a co-Founder, songwriter, vocalist, producer [alongside Rick Rubin], and guitarist for System Of A Down whose legacy encompasses global sales north of 45 million records, a GRAMMY\u00ae Award, and countless sold-out stadium shows. Now, the same creative instinct and internal compass have led him to&nbsp;<em>ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; the third full-length offering from Scars On Broadway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydg1FMcMM3ToXEiI5eFnORnmIMqovu5lmjiZAqxW6r_buNrvblQeqnc-OFnFjy0U081dVaf4pg_M9swp1CwLOd-Ab80UkkAWBKx5JT8u99242&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scarsonbroadway.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydg1FMcMM3ToXdiWF14EPp_Z0MntxnZXlTSNpYcnMU6dhYA8Jqdv3dZje1z8Q5i_odmYjk1LQ1FUpvsR4sjBX8ZXla9eM74a4ebUB1sfsPsVlM8oPLGPEZM5XXmua8SWRbQ==&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube.com\/ScarsOnBroadwayOfficial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydg1FMcMM3ToX-1Lez7DpMtDRTKcBtcWVOKenzOfQGpprSdWGI0N-qXLjV4xXNZ-PNJ97rSZX3OlLAAUDP_DwbJUvkKQIA0h1OY2u1j4F0pSmEp1SD0T9c7Q=&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram.com\/ScarsOnBroadway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydg1FMcMM3ToXfQSElu-z8UF2BPMPxK0x-TzLgRtsfpV_MMFnjb59iua-SC6b5ZEiT-WqkUFq0WhfwxtVfgD4d2MJ5x2yFVUkHr68Ozj0RiHZ7Jg1FkPOCBE=&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/ScarsOnBroadway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rxfc49ebb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001f-8F2ZhZB1HiIbvT7Un8Fcu3INJFsK34Sperl00kUCX-Q_lMzkEydg1FMcMM3ToXn1x-ZyiKsuTbBkH6eGkc8HhMlovIldM5Dvt2gXVvLxyinVVCcqVf6mQZk3wOSOmwUyEHCH53FD3V08vPvVySZPtmiv5x8m1o&amp;c=9h7430mniWUQul6VcrorG4U9mP1aoSiI8ykDSbR-fQUd_dXYphBuuw==&amp;ch=RyuF-2bGrRd-Dzo7u5MLY-jd35hHcB9DtT61zaR6EIijMSGU3vv_Kw==\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X.com\/ScarsOnBroadway<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES (July 18, 2025) \u2013 Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway\u2019s explosive new album,\u00a0ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE, is out now (listen here:\u00a0https:\/\/lnk.to\/ScarsOnBroadway). The 10-song collection includes the head spinning singles \u201cKilling Spree\u201d and \u201cDestroy The Power\u201d \u2013 with the latter now accompanied by a gripping new video (https:\/\/youtu.be\/_PVkwFTy0O0). Malakian continues to bridge the brutal&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=14322\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Daron Malakian (SOAD) Premieres \u201cDestroy The Power\u201d Video as New Scars On Broadway Album Arrives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14324,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14322\/revisions\/14324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}