Retro saturdays and the system of a down album toxicity

Similar to how nevermind by nirvana defined a generation and set the tone, toxicity by system of a down is the pinnacle of the nu metal movement of the late 90's to the early 00's. Critically acclaimed and universally loved by listeners, toxicity was released a few days before 9/11 and was the perfect album after the attacks. The themes on the songs are of government corruption and charles manson and overcrowded prisons and whatever chop suey is about. When it was released it was extremely popular even if you weren't into nu metal

The band didn't fit the nu metal mold but they were still lumped into that genre, the songs are catchy especially chop suey and prison song and shimmy and bounce and toxicity. For me this album is what stands out from the early 00's besides the obvious. Everyone who was anyone had this cd and it made you somewhat cool to own it and say you watched the chop suey video. It was a time of sagging dickies pants/shorts and small skate shirts and spiky bleached blonde hair and system of a down

The follow up(steal this album) was good but not as huge as toxicity and the band lost some popularity but not the ability to make good music. For me when I listen to chop suey I'm back in 2001 when the world was starting to become a different place