Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian
Malakian performing with System of a Down in 2011
Malakian performing with System of a Down in 2011
Background information
Born (1975-07-18) July 18, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1990–present
Member of

Daron Malakian (Armenian: Դարոն Մալաքյան; born July 18, 1975) 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 Scars on Broadway.

Malakian was ranked 47th in Loudwire's list of "Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time"[1] and number 11 in MusicRadar's poll "The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever".[2] He placed 30th in Guitar World's list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time".[3]

  1. ^ "Top 66 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time". Loudwire. June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever". March 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time". Blabbermouth.net. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2010.