John Dolmayan - These Grey Men - Street Spirit (Fade Out) Radiohead cover

Even though System of a Down are currently on a recording break, drummer John Dolmayan has kept busy with his new project called These Grey Men. Calling in a few musical favors, the drummer has put his own touch on some well known songs.

The self-titled These Grey Men album finds John Dolmayan working with fellow SOAD member Serj Tankian, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows and many others.



The first video released is a cover of a classic Radiohead track titled Street Spirit (Fade Out).



In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Dolmayan stated "This song in particular is a really touching and moving song. I love the morose, in-your-room-and-it’s-raining-outside, it’s cold, and your girlfriend dumped you feeling that this song always gave me.… But when I listened to it, I’d be like, ‘I kinda wish the drums came in earlier, or, How would [John] Bonham approach this song if this was a [Led] Zeppelin song?Because I’m such a fan of the song, I wanted to do a version of it in homage."

These Grey Men, Track Listing

1. “Hung Up” (a mashup of Madonna’s song, with edits and a tip of the hat to “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
2. “Street Spirit” (Radiohead)
3. “Beautiful Thieves” (AFI)
4. “Road To Nowhere” (Talking Heads)
5. “Rock Bottom” (Eminem)
6. “Runaway” (Del Shannon)
7. “Starman” (David Bowie)
8. “What You Know” (Two Door Cinema Club)