System Of A Down - Lonely Day [EP] (2006)

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System Of A Down - Lonely Day [EP] (2006)

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"Shame," "Snowblind," and "Metro" are covers of a Wu-Tang Clan, Black Sabbath, and Berlin song respectively. "Shame" actually features some members of the Wu-Tang Clan and contains typical System insanity with Serj rapping and a few extremely catchy riffs. In "Snowblind," SOAD makes a decent Black Sabbath song into a fantastic song by speeding up the tempo of the verses and slowing down the bridge, bringing a beauty to it that was never previously there. Then changing speeds again back to the heavy chorus. "Metro" is another classic System-twanged cover with another catchy slow verse that gives way to a hectic chorus then right back to the melodic verse. All three covers display all the things System of a Down fans have come to love about the band.
"Marmalade" is not only the best song on the EP, but one of System of a Down’s best songs period. The wacky verse structure and riff, intensity-raising chorus, solid drumming, and sweet little solo by Daron, makes a case for this song belonging in the annals of SOAD.
On the other end of the spectrum is "Lonely Day." Though solid enough musically, lyrically and vocally this song is pure rubbish. The lyrics are downright stupid and Daron is at his vocally most annoyingest. There is another nice solo here, but it’s not worth the brain bludgeoning that is the rest of the song.