Elect the Dead

Elect the Dead
Studio album by
Serj Tankian
ReleasedOctober 22, 2007
RecordedSerjical Strike Dungeons, The Pass (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length45:03
LabelSerjical Strike, Reprise
ProducerSerj Tankian
Serj Tankian chronology
Serart
(2003) 		Elect the Dead
(2007) 		Lie Lie Live
(2008)
Serj Tankian studio album chronology
Elect the Dead
(2007) 		Imperfect Harmonies
(2010)
Alternative cover
Special edition cover
Singles from Elect the Dead
  1. "The Unthinking Majority"
    Released: July 30, 2007
  2. "Empty Walls"
    Released: September 10, 2007
  3. "Lie Lie Lie"
    Released: December 24, 2007
  4. "Sky Is Over"
    Released: January 16, 2008[5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(68%)[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(69%)[7]
AllMusic[3]
Billboard(favorable)[8]
Robert Christgau(dud)[9]
IGN(7.1/10)[10]
Kerrang!
Music Emissions[11]
NME (October 27, 2007, p.39)
Rolling Stone
The Guardian[4]

Elect the Dead is the debut album by rock musician Serj Tankian, lead singer and founding member of Armenian-American metal band System of a Down. It was released on October 22, 2007. Alongside Tankian appears Armenian-American coloratura Ani Maldjian, drummers John Dolmayan (System of a Down) and Brain (Primus, Guns N' Roses), Dan Monti on guitars, as well as a string section featuring Antonio Pontarelli.[12]

  1. ^ "Serj Tankian - Elect The Dead Review". IGN. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (August 11, 2010). "SERJ TANKIAN + Elect the Dead Symphony". M Music & Musicians Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b AllMusic review
  4. ^ a b "CD: Serj Tankian, Elect the Dead". The Guardian. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020.
  5. ^ SERJ TANKIAN Paints Grim Picture With 'Sky Is Over' - Jan. 16, 2008
  6. ^ "Elect The Dead". Metacritic.
  7. ^ "Serj Tankian - Elect The Dead - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. August 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Elect the Dead - Serj Tankian". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007.
  9. ^ "CG: serj". Robert Christgau.
  10. ^ "Serj Tankian - Elect The Dead Review". IGN. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
  11. ^ "Serj Tankian - Elect The Dead Review". Music Emissions. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  12. ^ Serj Tankian biography on SOADFans fansite Archived August 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine