Daron Vartan Malakian (Armenian: Տարոն Վարդանի Մալաքյան) (born 18 July 1975) was the lead guitarist and main songwriter in the band System of a Down until their hiatus in 2006 and is now lead singer and guitarist in the Scars On Broadway band. Malakian has written most of System of a Down's music, and, more recently, has taken on a large share of the vocal work for the band as well. Like the rest of the Hollywood-based band, he is of Armenian ancestry, but is the only member to actually have been born inside the U.S. (Los Angeles). He placed 30th in Guitar World's List of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
Born July 18, 1975 (age 32) :D
Origin Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genre(s)
Metal 8)
Alternative rock
Experimental Metal
Hard rock ^^
Hardcore punk
Alternative Metal
Heavy Metal
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)
Vocals, guitar, bass
Years active 1990–present
Label(s)
American, Columbia, EatUrMusic
Associated acts System of a Down
Scars on Broadway
Website www.systemofadown.com
www.scarsonbroadway.com
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