System of a Down (album)

System of a Down
System of a Down
Studio album by System of a Down
Released	June 30, 1998
Studio	Sound City (Van Nuys); The Mansion (Hollywood);
Genre	Nu metal; alternative metal;
Length	40:40
Label	American; Columbia;
Producer	Rick Rubin; System of a Down;
System of a Down chronology
Singles from System of a Down
	"Sugar"; Released: May 24, 1998; "Spiders"; Released: February 10, 1999;

System of a Down is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on June 30, 1998, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2000. After the success of the band's following album, Toxicity (2001), System of a Down was certified platinum and has since gone double platinum.