The Eighties Matchbox SOAD Tour Sampler, usually referred to as the System of a Down Tour Sampler, is an unnamed compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster were an English rock band from Brighton, England, formed in 1999. They have released three full-length albums, Hörse Of the Dög , The Royal Society and Blood And Fire...

. It was sold during System of a Down's

System of a Down

System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...

 2005 UK tour. Eighties Matchbox was the support act on this tour, and the album was a method of promoting the band to a new fan base. It compiles songs from the band's album, The Royal Society

The Royal Society (album)

The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label....

, and B-sides from the singles "Horse of the Dog

Horse of the Dog

Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33...

" and "The Royal Society".

Track listing

1. "I Rejection" - 4:13
2. "Turkish Delights Of The Devil" - 2:58
3. "Flag party" - 2:46
4. "Lazy Bones" - 2:32
5. "The Fool" - 3:07
6. "Briefcases For Girls" - 2:15
7. "Puppy Dog Snails" - 3:53
8. "Alchemy" - 3:56
9. "Palamino's Dream" - 2:49
10. "The Way Of The Men Of The Stuff" - 3:22

Tracks 1, 5, 7 and 10 are taken from The Royal Society

The Royal Society (album)

The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label....

(2004) Tracks 2 and 9 are B-sides taken from the "Chicken

Chicken (song)

"Chicken" is a song by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released as the fourth single from their debut album Horse of the Dog. It was played often on MTV Two and Kerrang!...

" single (2003) Track 3 is a B-Side taken from the Mister Mental

Mister Mental

"Mister Mental" is the first single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album The Royal Society. This is the band's most popular song, receiving good amounts of airplay on Kerrang! and MTV Two...

Single (2004) Track 4 is the demo recording on the song "Giant Bones" which was used on Horse of the Dog

Horse of the Dog

Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33...

, and is taken from the 6 track promo release of "Chicken" (2003) Track 6 is a B-Side taken from the "Psychosis Safari" single (2003) Track 8 is a B-Side taken from the "Rise of the Eagles" single (2005)

Personnel

• Guy McKnight – vocals
• Marc R. Norris – rhythm guitar
• Tom Diamantopoulo – drums
• Sym Gharial - bass guitar
• Rich Fownes – lead guitar