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.
Endocrine glands are also called ductless glands, because they secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. In contrast, exocrine glands release their secretions through ducts (for example, the sweat glands produce fluid that flows to the skin's surface through tiny tubelike sweat ducts).