System of a Down - Chop Suey! - Medieval Cover

Song composed by Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian
Instruments: Irish Bouzouki, Lute-guitar, zitherette, bansuri, duduk and drums.

[CmdrWinters]

SOAD was basically already plugged-in bardcore, you just exposed their true potential in the genre. Excellent work as always

[Linky]

This man's entire discography just became my D&D playlist

[mtndewmslayer]

Love how you made the flute have its own beat instead of completely following the lyrics.

[gluttonous_scoundrel]

“I have a quest for you. You must wake up, collect a brush and apply a small amount of makeup. You must hide away the scars and fade away the shake up.”

[flutechannel]

The flute taking the main melody slaps so SO HARD! Bravo!

[hcpdrummer]

How is YouTube not recommending this to everybody? This is one of the best SOAD covers ever!

[MellowJelly]

i love this song the way you arrange it with these instruments really showcases how much soad's Armenian traditional folk roots actually came through in their nu metal. It's honestly gorgeous how it sounds in your version. It sounds very very old. You always know where to put a perfect trill/turn in the flute too :))

[nikmay]

Sounds epic. Like it was written over 500 years ago. Really enjoy your covers!

[generatoralignmentdevalue]

I like how everyone else is all "I'll do a MIDI!" while this guy just casually learned several actual period instruments.

[cedricathlan]

I like that you put in a Duduk part as well, SOAD being an Armenian American band, it's cool to see cover artists referencing their origins!

[yrq_]

2:42 - it really shines from this moment. It's like a true medieval ballad, as far as I can imagine. I would love to hear a full song based on this fragment solely. Great interpretation!

[supernanny]

I always have to imagine how European medieval people like nobles would've reacted to your covers. Pretty sure SOAD would've been shocking to them even in this awesome version :D

I'm especially amazed how well you managed to do the climax of the last chorus here :)!

[MCYonazz]

So many details in this one. The fast-picked bouzouki in the intro giving that distinct balkan feel, an Armenian instrument in the duduk, the addition of the zitherette... Excellent stuff.

[LasagnaQueen]

Youtube: How many more SOAD do you want Algal The Bard to do?

Me: YES

[TheChosen]

This could be easily a battle song in a great RPG game!

[jilllogan]

Can we all just stop for a moment to appreciate how gifted he is by playing all these different instruments🥁

[YamaEikiShiki]

Honestly, at this point, i just want a bardcore version of Holy Mountains

[widgren]

Well, as I said to friend "Algal is really good at what he does"
This was really good and I hope that maybe one day he plays "Soldier Side"

[soogymoogi]

This is absolutely amazing! Especially the flute parts, the way you add more of a tune to the vocals and do the harmonization is truly haunting in a good way.

I honestly do wonder what medieval people would think of this haha.

[danielbush]

For some reason I listened to Toxicity in the Bardcore style like 30 times this week, so this is certainly a treat! Thank you, my Lord Algal the Bard!