Editing System of a Down (album) (section)

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/system-of-a-down-mw0000040168|title=System of a Down – System of a Down|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 21, 2010|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629201632/http://www.allmusic.com/album/system-of-a-down-mw0000040168|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]''
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Jody |date=October 1, 1998 |title=CoC : System of a Down - System of a Down : Review |url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-985 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=[[Chronicles of Chaos (webzine)|Chronicles of Chaos]]}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev3score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Nettleton|first=Chris|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4822/reviews/6744 |title=Album Review: System of a Down – System of a Down|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|date=April 21, 2003|access-date=January 8, 2019|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090957/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4822/reviews/6744-|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Perry  |first=Neil |date= September 19, 1998 |title=Albums |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=717|page=44}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev5score = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruggeri|first=Kevin|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/system-of-a-down/system-of-a-down.shtml|title=System of a Down: System of a Down|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001003092540/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/system-of-a-down/system-of-a-down.shtml|archive-date=October 3, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=Q>{{cite magazine|title=System of a Down: System of a Down|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=182|date=October 2001|page=152}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book|chapter=System of a Down|last=Harris|first=Keith|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/800 800]}}</ref>
}}
''System of a Down'' received acclaim from music critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musiclegendtrend.com/system-of-a-down-armenian-metal-proprietors/ |title=System of a Down: Armenian Metal Proprietors |website=Musiclegendtrend.com |date=March 12, 2013 |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617010142/http://www.musiclegendtrend.com/system-of-a-down-armenian-metal-proprietors/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' called it "an excellent starting point for this most curious band".<ref name=Q/>

The album is featured in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=March 23, 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}</ref> ''[[Loudwire]]'' included the album in its list of ''The Best Metal Debut Albums'', at number 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-system-of-a-down-best-debut-metal-albums/|title=No. 22: System of a Down, 'System of a Down' – Best Debut Metal Albums|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|website=Loudwire|access-date=January 8, 2019|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091053/http://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-system-of-a-down-best-debut-metal-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>