System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will release his debut solo album, 'Elect The Dead', through his own Serjical Strike label / Warner Bros on October 22.

Recorded at Tankian's home studio during the latter half of 2006, 'Elect The Dead' is entirely self-recorded and self-produced apart from guest appearances by former Primus and Guns N' Roses drummer Bryan Mantia and System Of A Down's tub thumper John Dolmayan.

"I was writing more traditional type songs on my piano and acoustic guitar," says Tankian. "But low and behold, it ended up being a rock record. There is more instrumental depth - more pianos, acoustics and string arrangements. Stylistically it touches upon ****cal music and Spanish gypsy vibes while still remaining schizophrenic and dramatic within a single song".

"There are political songs, funny songs, love songs, songs about painful experiences, vanity, and the environment", he adds. "It has a deep melancholy that runs from the personal to the global, with a glimmer of hope in the solidarity of spirit".

'Elect The Dead' will be preceded by the digital download single, 'Unthinking Majority', on August 7 with an actual physical single, 'Empty Walls' on October 15.