Serjical Strike Records is an American

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, owned by

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, and operates under

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Background

Serjical Strike was founded in April 2001 by

Serj Tankian Serj Tankian ( , ; born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994. Tankian has released five albums with System of a Down ...

(lead singer of System of a Down), and has cast away the restrictions of large scale record labels to create a 'unique and imaginative' label that provides a large spectrum of musical talent. In the previous five years Serj and the team have signed various bands of differing styles; Bad Acid Trip, Kittens for Christian, Slow Motion Reign, and Fair to Midland, and at the same time a good relationship with Columbia records has been built up. Serj also worked with Arto Tuncboyaciyan on a

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album named '' Serart'' out of Serjical Strike. The live album/DVD '' Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1'' and the Buckethead & Friends' 2005 release '' Enter the Chicken'' were under the Serjical Strike label. Serj Tankian's debut solo album '' Elect the Dead'' was also on Serjical Strike Records in addition to

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. In August 2007 Serjical Strike started its ow
YouTube account
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Artists

Current artists

* Arto Tunçboyacıyan * Axis of Justice * Bad Acid Trip *

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative and virtuosic electric guitar playing. Buckethead's extensive solo discography currentl ...

* The Cause * Flying Cunts of Chaos * Khatchadour Tankian * Kittens for Christian * Serart *

(solo music) * Slow Motion Reign * Viza

Former artists

* Mt. Helium * Armenian Navy Band * Death by Stereo * Fair to Midland * Ontronik Khachaturian

Releases

;Other albums available on the Serjical Strike website * Bigelf — ''Money Machine''

References

External links

*
Serjical Strike Records
at

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