10 Bands That Made The Same Song Twice

10. Soldier Side - System of a Down

As America was heading off to war, it was time for System of a Down to step up to the big leagues. Since the Bush regime was about to get a lot uglier than we realized, the experience of Mezmerize and Hypnotize gave us a much different perspective on the supposed patriotism that was being shoved down everyone's throats at the time. In between the more pointed material though, it all comes back to the everyman heading off to war.

On Mezmerize, Soldier Side almost serves as a sort of ominous intro for the album, as Daron Malakian just sets the tone for the darker side of war. With no real accompaniment, it almost acts as a calm before the storm here until BYOB picks up the pace and puts you right in the center of the carnage. Once you go through the rest of the album, you gain a lot more perspective until you're ready to take in the full experience on Hypnotize.

Compared to the first version, the closing song on Hynotize is almost like a funeral wake for all of those who will pass away for an unjust war, working so hard and realizing that they're going to die for nothing. Coming from the perspective of the soldier overseas, this is the moment where he loses hope and finds that there's no one left standing by his side. You can call yourself a patriot, but when you're in it for the wrong reasons, you're left with only darkness.