Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian

Actor · Writer

Hollywood, California, USA
July 18, 1975

Biography

Daron Vartan Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter and second vocalist of the metal band System of a Down and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of the band Scars on Broadway. Malakian is known for his distinctive playing and is ranked 14th in Loudwire's list of Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time and number 11 in MusicRadar's poll, The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever. He is placed 30th in Guitar World's list of The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daron Malakian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017Winner

Best Performance

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

System Of A Down: Lowlands Festival 2001
2001Winner

Best Performance

System Of A Down: Lowlands Festival 2001

Screamers
2006Nominee

Best Performance

Screamers

Career Highlights

System Of A Down – Live At Pinkpop 2017
2017Highlight

Best Performance

System Of A Down – Live At Pinkpop 2017

System Of A Down: Rock am Ring
2011Highlight

Best Performance

System Of A Down: Rock am Ring

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