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.
Sweat glands are duct glands found in the skin and responsible for the secretion of sweat, which are watery in nature. The duct of the gland is opened at the skin surface by minute pore. There are two types of sweat glands; eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands. Eccrine sweat glands secrete thin sweat and are not associated with hairs. Eccrine secretions are crucial for thermo-regulation of animals.