Sunday, August 29, 2010

Music: System of a Down-Aerials



The group "System of a Down" released a track known as "Aerials" from there album Toxicity. What is interesting that the video shows a hybrid. The hybrid dresses in overalls is some sort of celebrity in the video, and is under the control of an old and powerful official. The Hybrid is escorted at all times by two females in red. Does this have a double meaning? Does the old man represent the government? Do the woman represent aspects Sin and Sacrifice? And does the Hybrid show that the common individual is being exploited, so the governement can make a profit from the Aerials?
Most fans assume that the term Aerials, is a reference to Aliens.


It is also interesting to note that there are native American pictograms/glyphs found in the area where the band is performing. You can clearly see this at the end of the video. Some of these glyphs are contemporary, as the question mark and the icthus symbol. I am assuming that most of the other symbols are Native American in origin.

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