Alejandro Aranda: Last News

System Of A Down‘s Shavo Odadjian has launched his brand new project Seven Hours After Violet with the gnarly new single ‘Paradise’.The bassist has unveiled the new five-piece band, which consists of Odjajian, Taylor Barber from Left To Suffer on vocals, Alejandro Aranda from Scarypoolparty on guitar/backing vocals, with Morgoth and Josh Johnson from Winds of Plague on guitar/production and drums respectively.Speaking about the new song, Odadjian says ‘Paradise’ “showcases the various dynamics we explore throughout, which makes it the perfect introduction to Seven Hours After Violet.”“I’ve been making music for over 30 years, and I wanted to do something super heavy but melodic and come back to my roots,” he continued. “Until this band, every side project I’ve done has been outside the walls of heavy music.

If your favorite American Idol hopeful survived the Genre and Duets rounds of Hollywood Week, you’d best white-knuckle the vermouth bottle, Sally, because there’s still the Solo gauntlet to get through before Season 18’s Top 40 is decided. To give these kiddos a jolt of encouragement, last year’s standout contestant, Alejandro Aranda, stops by to dole out a pep talk.

Tensions tend to run super-high during Hollywood Week on American Idol. Nobody is getting any sleep, the pressure is intense and nerves are frayed as dozens of singers battle it out to make it into the top 40 and possibly land a chance at the live shows.