{"id":2437278,"date":"2026-05-29T18:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2437278"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:10:55","slug":"tom-morello-teams-up-with-system-of-a-downs-serj-tankian-and-son-roman-for-powerful-new-single-adjourn-it-every-act-of-art-is-an-act-of-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tom-morello-teams-up-with-system-of-a-downs-serj-tankian-and-son-roman-for-powerful-new-single-adjourn-it-every-act-of-art-is-an-act-of-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Morello teams up with System Of A Down\u2019s Serj Tankian and son Roman for powerful new single \u2018Adjourn It\u2019: \u201cEvery act of art is an act of resistance\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tom-morello\">Tom Morello<\/a> has teamed up with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/serj-tankian\">Serj Tankian<\/a> and the former\u2019s son, Roman, on a powerful new single \u2013 listen to \u2018Adjourn It\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rage-against-the-machine\">Rage Against The Machine<\/a> guitarist and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/system-of-a-down\">System Of A Down<\/a> frontman\u2019s collab comes on the heels of Morello announcing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bruce-springsteen-foo-fighters-joan-baez-system-of-a-downs-serj-tankian-and-more-for-tom-morellos-power-to-the-people-festival-3947932\">his new Power To The People festival<\/a> \u2013 the line-up for which boasts Tankian, along with the likes of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bruce-springsteen\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/foo-fighters\">Foo Fighters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this historical juncture every act of art is an act of resistance, and \u2018Adjourn It\u2019, a collaboration with long-time friend Serj Tankian and my 15-year-old guitar wiz son Roman Morello, is a clarion call for justice in unjust times,\u201d Morello explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProduced by Zakk Cervini (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bring-me-the-horizon\">Bring Me The Horizon<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/yungblud\">Yungblud<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/aerosmith\">Aerosmith<\/a>) this latest tune from my upcoming solo album combines multi-generational Morello bulldozer riffs with the great Serj Tankian\u2019s prophetic wailings.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cInspired by the persecution of immigrants across the land and the heroic resistance to the rising tide of fascism, it\u2019s just about damn time to rock for freedom, justice and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Morello - \u201cADJOURN IT\u201d\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kSmATAKkrzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kicking off with a distorted, highly processed riff, \u2018Adjourn It\u2019 explodes into a heavy call to arms anthem.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBurn it\/ Turn it\/ Have them fucking learn it\/ Make them pay for their crimes<\/em>,\u201d Tankian demands in the first verse. \u201c<em>Adjourn it\/ Never buy their racist lies\/ Unearth it\/ Help our brother sisters stay\/ They\u2019ve earned it<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The track is accompanied by an official video showing the trio in the studio, interspersed with black-and-white clips from the 1954 film <em>Salt Of The Earth<\/em>. This \u201creflect[s] the song\u2019s theme of resistance in the face of prejudice and injustice\u201d, per a description.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film is based on a true story of Mexican-American miners fighting against labor exploitation, racism, and institutional oppression, and was made by three Hollywood executives blacklisted for their political beliefs,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Salt Of The Earth<\/em> was a powerful act of defiance in its time and more than half a century later, its themes continue to echo through today\u2019s political climate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Adjourn It\u2019 channels the defiant legacy of the film reinforcing the importance of solidarity in bringing people together against fear and division.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3947937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3947937\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3947937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Morello. CREDIT: Rob DeMartin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-rage-against-the-machine-new-solo-rock-album-download-2024-interview-3766001\">Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> at Download Festival 2024<\/a>, Morello discussed the power of music to spark political change, and revealed his all-time favourite protest songs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bruce-springsteen-foo-fighters-joan-baez-system-of-a-downs-serj-tankian-and-more-for-tom-morellos-power-to-the-people-festival-3947932\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cThe first thing that makes a great protest song is that it\u2019s a great song,\u201d he told us. \u201cNobody wants to hear a college lecture with a beat to it, there has to be an artistry there and an authenticity and a power and a chemistry behind it. All of those songs have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-to-join-bruce-springsteen-for-every-show-of-land-of-hope-and-dreams-us-arena-tour-3931298\">Morello is currently touring with Springsteen on the latter\u2019s \u2018Land Of Hope And Dreams\u2019 US tour<\/a>. The Boss released <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bruce-springsteen-releases-prince-purple-rain-performance-video-from-minneapolis-tour-opener-with-tom-morello-3939589\">a live video of his cover of\u00a0Prince\u2018s \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 featuring Morello<\/a>, filmed at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bruce-springsteen-attacks-president-who-cant-handle-the-truth-and-covers-prince-and-bob-dylan-with-tom-morello-as-he-kicks-off-2026-tour-3938149\">a gig in Minneapolis earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of this year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-bruce-springsteen-debut-new-anti-ice-protest-song-with-surprise-appearance-at-tom-morellos-minneapolis-benefit-show-3926676\">Springsteen debuted his anti-Donald Trump song \u2018Streets Of Minneapolis\u2019<\/a> at Morello\u2019s benefit show in the titular city.<\/p>\n<p>The concert was held as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-announces-defend-minnesota-fundraiser-gig-with-rise-against-aint-nobody-coming-to-save-us-except-us-and-its-now-or-never-3926136\">a show of \u201csolidarity and resistance\u201d<\/a> in the wake of the deaths of Ren\u00e9e Good and Alex Pretti, who were both shot and killed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on separate occasions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Morello | In Conversation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wZQgcBKN-fA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Last summer, the guitarist \u2013 a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/prophets-of-rages-tom-morello-hits-out-at-orange-faced-demagogue-donald-trump-2529773\">longtime critic of the US President<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-shares-fuck-ice-playlist-featuring-the-white-stripes-bruce-springsteen-public-enemy-3886125\">shared a \u201cFuck ICE\u201d playlist<\/a>, and he was one of the many figures from the entertainment world\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tom-morello-attends-ice-protests-defend-l-a-3868644\">who attended the anti-ICE protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Morello\u2019s Power To The People festival is due to take place in Columbia, Maryland on October 3. Other names on the line-up include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/joan-baez\">Joan Baez<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave-matthews\">Dave Matthews<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/brittany-howard\">Brittany Howard<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dropkick-murphys\">Dropkick Murphys<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/jack-black\">Jack Black<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cypress-hill\">Cypress Hill<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/killer-mike\">Killer Mike<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-momson\">Taylor Momsen<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-linda-lindas\">The Linda Lindas<\/a>, as well as Morello himself.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/download-festival-2026-check-out-the-full-set-times-stage-by-stage-3943295\">The guitarist will return to Download Festival next month<\/a>, ahead of an intimate gig at London\u2019s Electric Brixton. He is also scheduled to appear at numerous European events over the summer, such as Rock For People, Hellfest and Pinkpop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Morello has teamed up with Serj Tankian and the former\u2019s son, Roman, on a powerful new single \u2013 listen to \u2018Adjourn It\u2019 below. 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