Serj Tankian premieres “1915” Genocide film in Moscow

System of a Down American-Armenian rock band frontman Serj Tankian arrived in Moscow for a concert tour of the group, Starman24.com reports.

Ahead of the major show, Tankian attended the closed premiere of the film “1915” about the Armenian Genocide, for which he composed a score. Tankian was accompanied by the co-author of the film Garin Hovannisyan.

The film will hit the Russian theaters on April 20.

SOAD’s Wake up the Souls tour commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It will wrap up with the Grammy-winning band’s first-ever performance in their homeland of Armenia.