Winter. Yeck…..Pulse Of Radio reports System Of Down singer Serj Tankian said in a new interview with RollingStone.com that “there has been talk” of the band recording a new album. Tankian explained, “We are going to play this (upcoming U.S.) tour, come back and we’re going to see where we are . . . The openness is there to work together, but we haven’t made any particular plans that we can announce.” Tankian added a new record depends on whether he and guitarist Daron Malakian have “songs that work for System,” saying, “I have a few that could apply, but I’m not sure until the time comes where I can actually play them for the guys and see if it’s something that vibes off them.” Although the band has been vague for years about its status and internal relationships, drummer John Dolmayan told us a while back the members of System have always been friends: “I think a part of it is people like drama, you know. They look for it, and they want drama involved, they want System to have problems. There’s a lot of haters out there, let’s face it, and as much as the fans really want the band to get together just so that they can see and enjoy the music again, there’s also just as many people that would like to see us not getting along and, you know, no hope of reuniting.” Nevertheless, Dolmayan did hint last year at personal problems within the group: “You know, there’s still some drama from the past that we’ve got to figure out, and the funny thing is that we get onstage, we have a great time. The last couple of tours have probably been the most fun we’ve ever had, but I’m a very honest guy. You know, there’s problems in this band. But they’re problems that can be figured out and we’re in the process of doing that. We probably would have been in the studio making an album already, but for personal reasons, one of our members cant be in the studio right now. It’s a positive thing, but that’s all I can say on that right now.” Tankian, who released a number of solo albums and has been the most musically active member of the band, said that at the moment he’s working on a film score. He revealed, “It’s actually a really cool score, and it’s for a film based on, again, the (Armenian) genocide. That’s all I’m dealing with right now. It’s called 1915 . . . It deals with denial and the psychological impacts of a genocide rather than the physical aspects of it.” System Of A Down last released new music in 2005 with the Mezmerize and Hypnotize albums, but started to tour again in 2011. The band will play in Los Angeles on April 6th before launching a string of European dates on April 10th in London. The tour commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and will conclude on April 23rd with System Of A Down’s first-ever performance in their homeland of Armenia, in the city of Yerevan…..Pulse also posted this. According to a new article in England’s Q magazine, dementia wasn’t the only illness that now-retired AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young faced during the last several years. Malcolm was first diagnosed with lung cancer after the band concluded its Black Ice tour in 2010, but it was detected early and surgeons were able to operate on the guitarist successfully. Then Malcolm discovered he had a heart condition, which singer Brian Johnson only learned about while having dinner in London with Malcolm and his wife one evening a couple of years ago. Johnson recalled, “He got a hold of my hand and went (bangs repeatedly on his chest) . . . He says, ‘Pacemaker. F**king good, mate.’ He scared the s**t out of us! And there’s a twinkle in his eye, he was tickled pink. It’s like he was showing us a new fuzzbox or something!” But it was the onset of dementia that eventually forced Malcolm out of the band, leaving his brother and co-founder, guitarist Angus Young to decide whether the group should carry on. Angus told Q he approached his older brother George, who co-produced many of AC/DC’s early albums, for advice. He explained, “George always said, ‘It’s really what you want. Do you think you should go forward?’ I said, ‘It’s not easy.’ And he said, ‘You know Mal better than anyone. Mal always liked to go forward, to play on.’ I thought, ‘OK. I’ll give it a shot. I’ll try.‘” Malcolm was replaced in the lineup by the Youngs’ nephew Stevie, who once filled in for Malcolm on a 1988 American tour. The band’s 16th studio album, Rock Or Bust, came out in early December. AC/DC has been confirmed as one of the headliners at this April’s Coachella Festival, scheduled to take place in Indio, California. A full North American tour will follow in the fall. They’re also set to perform at the Grammys….Monday! Halestorm will be announcing many things! A TOUR, A new SINGLE, an ALBUM title and release date and more! We’re getting Lzzy Hale on the hotLine from the road next week! Stay tuned…Celebrating birthdays: Today: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 71. Dave Matthews is 48. Saturday: Brent Smith of Shinedown is 37, George Forman is 66. Michael Schenker is 60.