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Daron Malakian
Daron Malakian is an Armenian-American musician. He is the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of the metal band System of a Down, and the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway.
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entertainment · Armenian-American musician (born 1975) · guitarist · singer · songwriter · rock musician · composer · also Daron Malakian, Daron Vartan Malakian, Malakian
Born 18 July 1975 · Q486786
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2026· 2 entries
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2025· 6 entries
Yahoo: Daron Malakian on the time his prized Gibson was swiped from the stage – while System of a Down were headlining Ozzfest
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MetalSucks: System of a Down Guitarist Daron Malakian Surprises SOAD Tribute Band on Stage
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Yahoo: Daron Malakian: ‘I’m Blessed to Have Both Scars and System’
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Metal Injection: DARON MALAKIAN Says He Never Wanted To Replace SERJ TANKIAN In SYSTEM OF A DOWN
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Metal Injection: DARON MALAKIAN Explains Why He's So Hesitant About Making A New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Record
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VICE: Daron Malakian Isn’t Sure He Wants More System of a Down Music
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2018· 4 entries
Malakian and Scars on Broadway released the album Dictator
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loudwire: Daron Malakian: ‘As of Right Now, System’s Not Making Albums’
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Malakian released a song with Scars on Broadway called "Lives" about the history and culture of Armenia
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Stated that he grew up listening to Armenian, Arabic, and Greek music
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2017· 1 entry
Malakian performed with the members of Linkin Park which played a show at the Hollywood Bowl dedicated to the passing of their frontman Chester Bennington
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2016· 1 entry
Malakian performed with the Los Angeles–based alternative music project Millennials
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2014· 1 entry
Appeared on Linkin Park's sixth studio album The Hunting Party, for which he provided additional guitars for the promotional single "Rebellion"
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2012· 1 entry
System of a Down announced that the Scars on Broadway website was back online featuring a preview of a new song called "Guns Are Loaded"
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2010· 4 entries
It was announced that System of a Down would reunite for a European tour to take place in June 2011
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Malakian played in Hollywood with Scars on Broadway
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Scars on Broadway released their first new studio recording in exactly two years, a Malakian-penned song called "Fucking"
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Malakian reunited with Scars on Broadway at the Troubadour in West Hollywood
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2009· 3 entries
Malakian played at the Chi Cheng Benefit concert along with Deftones, and also performed with Odadjian and Dolmayan
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Franky Perez mentioned on his Twitter that he and the D-Man (Malakian) were going into the studio to jam, this was the first news people have heard about Malakian's whereabouts for about a year
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Malakian made a surprise appearance (his first in a year) at Shavo Odadjian's Halloween Party and played "Suite-Pee", "They Say", and an unknown song with Odadjian, Dolmayan and Scars on Broadway's Franky Perez on guitar
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2008· 1 entry
Which featured the hit single "They Say" (written by Malakian)
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2007· 1 entry
An official letter appeared on the band's website that stated that these tracks are not in any way affiliated with Malakian's later project Scars on Broadway
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2006· 1 entry
In a 2006 interview, Malakian said he has not consumed alcohol since he was 21 years old, but that he smokes "an insane amount of weed."
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2003· 2 entries
Malakian (lead guitar and vocals), Greg Kelso (rhythm guitar), Casey Chaos (vocals), and Zach Hill (drums) recorded a demo tape entitled Ghetto Blaster Rehearsals, credited to the name Scars on Broadway
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Malakian started his own label, EatUrMusic, on which Amen was the first signed band
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1993· 1 entry
While they both shared the same rehearsal studio in different bands
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1975· 2 entries
Born 1975-07-18.
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In Hollywood, California, the only child to Armenian parents Vartan and Zepur Malakian (née Markarian)
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