System Of A Down's Protect The Land Lyrics Explained

Apparently, a war — though not a war of creative differences. The band returned to the studio to record two new songs, "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz," "to draw attention to the crisis in their ancestral homeland," writes Rolling Stone.

All of the members are of Armenian descent. Proceeds will be donated to the Armenia Fund, a US-based humanitarian relief organization — especially crucial, given the increased violence of the conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey which flared up last September with the invasion of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, "which we as Armenians call Artsakh."

In a post about the new music from SOAD's website, the band writes, "These two songs ... both speak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of Artsakh and Armenia." They say that the "corrupt regimes" of Turkey and Azerbaijan are committing "genocidal acts with impunity." The two-song digital album can be purchased for $2 from their website. "Please consider the opportunity to download these songs as an act of charity above all else," they write. "The music and lyrics speak for themselves."

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