"System of a Down: Hypnotize : Music Reviews". ^ a b Fricke, David (November 17, 2005).^ a b Begrand, Adrien (November 21, 2005).Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios, New York, NYįinnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista).Mixed at Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY And Enterprise Studios, Los Angeles, CA.Recording location: The Mansion in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, CA.Album production coordinator: Lindsay Chase / Braden Asher.Mix assistant engineers: Steve Sisco (Soundtrack) & Joe Peluso (Enterprise).Worldwide representation: Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group.String arrangement: Serj Tankian and Marc Mann.Design: System of a Down and Brandy Flower.Editing by Jason Lader and Dana Neilsen.Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian."Soldier Side": Tankian and Malakian (both main)."Lonely Day": Malakian (main), Tankian (second voice)."She's Like Heroin": Malakian (main), Tankian (second voice)."Holy Mountains": Tankian (main), Malakian (second voice)."U-Fig": Tankian (main - verses & chorus) Malakian (main - chorus)."Tentative": Tankian (main), Malakian (second voice)."Stealing Society": Tankian and Malakian (both main)."Hypnotize": Tankian and Malakian (both main)."Kill Rock 'n Roll": Tankian and Malakian (both main).
988, p. 117) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "Hell immediately runneth over on Malakian's scoured-staccato guitars and Dolmayan's furious hammering." 851, p. 100) - "hey're flaunting a heretofore underexplored sensitive side, offsetting their trademark stampeding riffology with flashes of delicate lyricism." - Grade: B+ Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide. The album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005. The album also debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week. It opened at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with 320,000 copies sold in the first week. Hypnotize received generally positive reviews.
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