Personnel

• All Songs Written & Performed by Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
  
  (guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s, bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  s, drum programming
  Programming (music)
  Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
  
  , melodica
  Melodica
  The melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
  
  , bells
  Bell (instrument)
  A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck...
  
  , and various tone generating beauties) - Stunning Suppository Sounds (BMI)
• All songs recorded at Serjical Strike
  Serjical Strike Records
  Serjical Strike Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under Universal Republic Records.-Background:...
  
   Studios
• Produced
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
   by Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
  
  
• Engineered
  Audio engineering
  An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
  
   by Dan Monti
  Dan Monti
  Dan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...
  
   & Serj Tankian
• Mastered
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
   by Vlado Meller at Sony Music
  Sony Music Entertainment
  Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
  
   Studios in New York, NY

• All drums recorded at The Pass in Los Angeles, CA
• Drum Engineer Krish Sharma
• Assistant Drum Engineer Bo Joe
• Drum Technician at The Pass Sako Karaian
• Mixed
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
   by Neal Avron at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA
• Mix Assistant Nicholas Fournier
• Drumming
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
   on Tracks 1, 3, 7-9, 11 by Brain
  Bryan Mantia
  Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis and Godflesh, and with other popular performers such as Tom Waits, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins and Buckethead...
  
  
• Drumming on Track 2 by John Dolmayan
  John Dolmayan
  John William Dolmayan is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American songwriter and drummer. He is best known as the drummer of System of a Down. Dolmayan is also the drummer for the band Scars on Broadway and Indicator....
  
  
• Drumming on Tracks 4 and 5 by Brain and John Dolmayan
• Drum Programming on Track 6 by Dan Monti
  Dan Monti
  Dan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...
  
  
• Additional Guitar on Tracks 1-4, 6, 8, 11 by Dan Monti
• Additional Bass on Tracks 2, 6-9, 11 by Dan Monti
• Additional Solo Guitar on Track 5 by Diran Noubar
  Diran Noubar
  Diran Noubar is a French film director of Armenian and Italian descent.Born in Lyon, France, Noubar is the director ofArmenia, A Country under Blockade, a documentary film on the impact of Turkey's blockade of Armenia...
  
  
• Additional Vocals on Tracks 5 and 9 by Ani Maldjian
• Additional Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
   on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12 by Cameron Stone
• Additional Violin
  Violin
  The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
  
   on Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 by Antonio Pontarelli
  Antonio Pontarelli
  Antonio Pontarelli , the concertmaster of the San Diego Youth Symphony from 2003 to 2005, winner of seven violin competitions as well as numerous other national and international music awards, is further known as a singer/songwriter and electric violinist...
  
  
• Additional Synthesizers on Track 6 by Dan Monti and Fabrice Favre

• Drums on Track 4 recorded at The Pass in Los Angeles, CA
• Additional Engineering on Track 1 by Thom Russo
  Thom Russo
  Thom Russo is an American record producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter. His works range from Anglo-American pop/rock to Alternative Latin. He is a recipient of 13 Grammy awards, most of them in recognition to his work with Latin music.-Life and education:...
  
  
• Drum Engineer on Track 4 Krish Sharma
• Assistant Drum Engineer on Track 4 Bo Joe
• Drum Technician on Track 4 Sako Karaian
• Tracks 1-3 Mixed by Serj Tankian & Dan Monti
• Track 4 Mixed by Neal Avron
• Track 4 Mix Assistant Nicholas Fournier
• Drumming on Track 4 by John Dolmayan
• Violin Solo on Track 4 by Antonio Pontarelli
• Additional Guitars on Track 4 by Dan Monti
• Additional Violin on Tracks 2-4 by Antonio Pontarelli
• Additional Cello on Tracks 2-4 by Cameron Stone

• A&R
  A&R
  Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
  
   Craig Aaronson & George Tonikian
• Original Artwork Provided by Sako Shahinian
  Sako Shahinian
  Sako Shahinian is an American illustrator whose artwork has been featured in System of a Down projects.-Biography:Sako was born in 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon to Armenian parents. From youth he showed interest in drawing...
  
  
• Album Packaging Design by Sako Shahinian
• Digipack Album Packaging Design by Keith Aazami
• Photography by Greg Watermann
• Worldwide Management Dave Holmes and Darin Harmon
• Booking (US) Don Muller at CAA
• Booking (Europe) Emma Banks at CAA
• Legal Don Passman and Gene Salomon at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc.
• Business Management David Weise at DW & Associates

Chart positions

External links

• Elect the Dead at Serjical Strike Records
  Serjical Strike Records
  Serjical Strike Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under Universal Republic Records.-Background:...