Spotify, much like science, has failed our world, as fans have discovered that System of a Down’s legendary sophomore album Toxicity disappeared from the platform. On Wednesday, fans discovered that the iconic LP was taken down from streaming services, though as of Thursday evening, it is back up for one’s listening pleasure.
During this lapse, which lasted only slightly longer than the nap that TikTok took earlier this year, only three of the songs from the record were available to stream, albeit accredited to compilations. According to Loudwire, “Toxicity,” “Aerials,” and “Chop Suey!” were the only songs of the fourteen (fifteen if you count the hidden track “Arto) left after the album disappeared.
While no official statement has come from the band or their label regarding the snafu, a fan account known as Victims of a Down was allegedly able to speak with the parties involved and confirmed the situation was known and being fixed, and we can now report that the album is back up on Spotify.
On the subject of Toxicity, two of the album’s biggest singles, “Chop Suey!” and the title track, are a part of Spotify’s Billions Club, with “Aerials” being the third most-streamed track on the album, sitting around 681 million streams at time of publication. It is only behind “Lonely Day” and “BYOB” for the band’s next most likely tracks to crack the Billions Club, with the other two sitting at 772 million and 691 million, respectively.
