Results
- Thousands more fans than expected arrived for a free System Of A Down concert in a Los Angeles parking lot. Authorities prevented the band from performing, riots followed, the group’s equipment was destroyed and six people were arrested. The concert was intended to celebrate the release of the album Toxicity the following day.
- System of a Down released their second studio album, Toxicity, regarded as a classic of the Armenian folk-metal genre. It sold more than three million copies, reached number one in North America and featured three of their best-known songs: “Chop Suey!,” “Toxicity” and “Aerials.”