Editing Serj Tankian (section)

=== ''Down With The System'' and new solo projects (2023–present) ===
In October 2023, Tankian announced that he would release his first [[memoir]], ''Down With the System'', on May 14, 2024, via [[Hachette Books]]; the artist wrote on [[Twitter|X]], "I had a blast working on this accidentally hatched philosophical memoir, as it's given me the unique opportunity to deep dive into my family history, my own motivations from a young age and lessons I didn't know I had learned".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rettig |first=James |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Serj Tankian Announces Memoir 'Down With The System' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2240290/serj-tankian-announces-memoir-down-with-the-system/news/ |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Serj Tankian Announces Philosophical Memoir 'Down With the System' Out Next May |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/serj-tankian-memoir-down-with-the-system-1234861951/ |access-date=April 29, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2024, during an interview with ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' in promotion of ''Down With the System'', Tankian announced that he would release a new solo EP, titled ''Foundations'', in September of the same year; he also revealed that he had originally written one of the songs included in the project for System of a Down, while two other tracks had been recorded during the studio sessions for his 2007 solo album ''Elect the Dead.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=April 28, 2024 |title="It's called Foundations because it's the founding of my musical life." Serj Tankian's forthcoming Foundations EP will include an early unreleased System Of A Down song |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/serj-tankians-foundations-ep-unreleased-system-of-a-down |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |publisher=Louder Sound |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trambusti |first=Luca |date=April 28, 2024 |title=√ Serj Tankian: esce un nuovo EP del frontman dei System Of A Down |url=https://www.rockol.it/news-744125/serj-tankian-frontman-system-of-a-down-ep-foundations-inediti-band |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=[[Rockol]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> The first single from the EP, "A.F. Day", was released on May 17 of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |date=April 29, 2024 |title=Serj Tankian Announces New EP, Teases Lead Single "A.F. Day" |url=https://consequence.net/2024/04/serj-tankian-foundations-ep-af-day-tease/ |access-date=May 1, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=May 17, 2024 |title='Dystopian in mood, it's a reflection of the angst and anti-authoritarian attitude I had to conformity.' Listen to Serj Tankian's 'new' single A.F. Day, originally written for System Of A Down |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/serj-tankian-af-day-system-of-a-down |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |publisher=Louder Sound |language=en-GB}}</ref>