Serj Tankian is an Armenian-American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, political activist and trained opera singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, keyboardist, and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.

《Elect The Dead》是通过Serj Tankian在Warner公司旗下设立的个人厂牌Serjical Strike发行的。在System Of A Down乐队中时，Serj Tankian主要负责歌词的创作，而主要的作曲任务一般都是由吉他手Daron Malakian来完成。但在自己的这张处子作当中，全部12首歌曲的词曲创作全由Serj Tankian一人包办。
虽然还是那个我们非常熟悉的声音，但《Elect The Dead》带给听众的感觉跟System Of A Down乐队的专辑还是截然不同的。如果说System Of A Down乐队的作品更为硬朗的话，那么Serj Tankian这张个人专辑就显得相对更为细腻、更为多样化。