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Serj Tankian unveils his new EP “Covers, Collaborations & Collages” today, as well as the last single taken from this release titled “When Death Arrives“.
We have come to the final week of my ‘Covers, Collaborations & Collages’ song releases.
We close with “When Death Arrives” a song by @ruben_hakhverdyan, the incredible Armenian poet, singer, and songwriter.
Ruben and I met a long time ago. I’ve been a fan of his for a long time and I really wanted to cover this song. I translated it to English from Armenian and recorded it on acoustic guitar and added some other instruments about 20-25 years ago. Lyrically, this is a very compelling song exploring what happens when we leave this life, imagining through the perspective of the deceased. What kind of life was lived? What are the emotions of those left behind? What aren’t the emotions?
Ruben has such immense talent in how he uses language and crafts stories through his writing. I am excited to share that with all of you in this rendition.
Watch the intro video for “When Death Arrives” and stream the song on your favorite services.
‘Covers, Collaborations & Collages’ is OUT NOW (Serjical Strike Records / @createmusic ). Listen now at the link in bio.
“Similar to Foundations, these are pre-existing archival recordings, some of them from way back,” says Tankian. “I wanted to put out a record of collaborations I haven’t released before, along with covers, which I haven’t done. The rest, the collages, are parts that fit the puzzle in the same tone, the same vibe.
