Like many late-'90s metal bands, System of a Down struck a balance between '80s underground thrash metal and metallic early-'90s alternative rockers like Jane's Addiction. Their dark, neo-gothic alternative metal earned a cult following in the wake of the popularity of such like-minded bands as Korn and the Deftones.
duct gland - a gland that secretes externally through a duct. exocrine, exocrine gland. gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ - any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream. oil gland - a gland that secretes oil. sudoriferous gland, sweat gland - any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration. lachrymal gland, lacrimal gland, tear gland - any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears.
(February 2012). A gland is an organ in an animal's body that synthesizes a substance such as hormones for release into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).lands are classified according to their shape. 1  If the gland retains its shape as a tube throughout it is termed a tubular gland. 2  In the second main variety of gland the secretory portion is enlarged and the lumen variously increased in size. 3  These are termed alveolar or saccular glands.