Scott's Metal Track of the Day - BYOB by System of a Down

Why do they always send the poor?!!

Today's Metal Track is BYOB by System of a Down. This was the first single released off of their 2005 album Mezmerize. This song is full of erratic vocals and tempo changes mixed in with extremely catchy riffs and beats. This track was the band's Top 40 single making it up to 27 and remains their highest selling single to date.

In this instance, BYOB stands for Bring Your Own Bombs instead of Bring Your Own Booze. It is a protest against the Iraq war which, in the song, is portrayed as party for the U.S. where everyone "brings their own bombs"