Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down Forms a New Band Named North Kingsley

Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down has formed a new band named North Kingsley. “I am proud to announce my new project @northkingsley. Music coming soon!!!,” he stated on Instagram. According to Consequence of Sound, in recent interview with Marijuana Retail Report, he explained the band name North Kingsley, saying, “When I moved from Armenia to LA, I moved to North Kingsley drive. That was my street, that’s where I grew up and I saw everything there.”

He continued to say “I started skateboarding there. I witnessed homelessness, the poor, you know, I noticed gangs. I learned about friendship. I saw sex there — there were prostitutes. I grew up there, so it means a lot to me. So when I say that name, that’s my growth, how I became who I am, you know?”

Odadjian hinted at the project in late 2018 in an interview with Consequence of Sound, saying “The way it happened is that I got together with these two guys, really cool young guys in their late 20s, early 30s … It’s bass-driven hip-hop, but I can’t really explain it.” This will mark Odadjian’s second side project as his first was collaboration was with Wu-Tang Clan member The RZA, Kinetic 9 and Reverend William Burke under the name Achozen. The supergroup went on to score the sci-fi thriller film, Babylon AD starring Vin Diesel.

While System of a Down still play shows, the band has yet to release any new material since 2005, which Odadjian commented on. “It’s weird that we don’t have a new record, or many records,” he told us. “We have [new] material that tops everything we’ve done. And that’s me telling you, honestly. I can’t wait to record that and drop it.”

Photo Credit: Mauricio Alvarado

Roy Lott: College grad and aspiring music journalist. I have a passion for all things music, listen to most genres and go to many shows and festivals (if the lineup is good). Discovering new music and artists is another habit of mine that I can't shake.
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