Daron Malakian
Armenian-American rock musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | (1975-07-18) July 18, 1975 (age 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Malakian is known for his distinctive playing and is 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 is placed 30th in Guitar World's list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time".[3]