tankian's breakthrough as a solo artist came with the release of his debut record "elect the dead". the first singles from "elect the dead" are "the unthinking majority" and "empty walls". the music video "feed us" was released on the swedish and uk mtv. tankian appeared on mtv's you rock the deuce to promote "elect the dead". a music video was directed and filmed for every song on the record, each by unique directors. tankian explained, "i asked each of the directors for their visual interpretation of my work. they were asked not to write treatments and that they could make whatever they liked. the results have been overwhelmingly amazing!" some music videos were initially released exclusively to those who purchased the limited edition of "elect the dead", while all of the music videos, except "money", have since been publicly released on tankian's website and youtube channel. some videos have alternative versions which were originally released as well, but later altered.