Vinyl Record

System Of A Down - Hypnotize

Buy System Of A Down – Hypnotize on LP at Kilmorna, Listowel: a sharp, hooky modern metal record with big riffs and left turns, in a solid vinyl reissue.

LP · 2018

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2018 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

System Of A Down’s Hypnotize is the band at full stride: heavy, hyper-melodic, and fearless about sudden turns from crunching riffs to off-kilter singalongs. It’s a record built on tension—sweet vocal lines brushing up against jagged rhythms and lyrics that feel urgent without ever becoming one-note. Even at its most direct, it keeps you slightly off balance in the best way. As the companion to Mezmerize, Hypnotize leans into bigger choruses and more expansive arrangements while still sounding unmistakably like SOAD: stop-start dynamics, unusual phrasing, and that unique blend of aggression and weird humour. From the opening jolt through to the closing moments, it plays like a tightly sequenced set—hard-hitting, catchy, and full of details that reveal themselves more with each spin. On vinyl, the album’s contrasts land especially well: the punch of the rhythm section, the bite of the guitars, and the way the vocals sit on top when the hooks arrive. If you want a modern heavy record that’s both fun and ferocious, this one earns its classic status.

Hypnotize captures a rare balance: mainstream-sized hooks with genuinely unpredictable writing. It’s a key late-era statement from a band that reshaped heavy music’s vocabulary—proving you can be political, strange, and stadium-catchy all at once.

This is a single-LP reissue edition (not the original mid-2000s pressing). Reissues can vary slightly by plant and packaging, but the appeal is straightforward: a clean, affordable way to keep a core System Of A Down title on the shelf and in regular rotation.

Tight, punchy alt-metal with fast dynamic swings—crunchy guitars, snappy drums, and vocals that jump from melodic to snarling. Big choruses, abrupt turns, and plenty of bite.

Recommended for: fans of System Of A Down who want the essential studio run on vinyl; listeners into hooky heavy music that still gets weird; collectors building a 2000s alternative/nu-metal era shelf; anyone who wants a metal LP with strong replay value and standout singles.

Is this the original pressing? No—this listing is for a reissue LP edition. It’s a solid way to pick up the album without chasing earlier pressings. Is it a double LP? This edition is listed as a single LP. What kind of metal is it? It sits in alternative metal/nu-metal territory, mixing heavy riffs with sharp melody, oddball structure, and a big-rock chorus sensibility.