Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist of System of a Down. He was also the lead singer and guitarist for Scars on Broadway. He is the only member of System of a Down who was born in the United States. He placed 30th in Guitar World's "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time".

Personal life
Malakian was born in 1975. He was the only child of Vartan Malakian and Zepur Malakian.  He first started playing guitar when he was 11. He says his main inspirations were The Beatles, Metallica, Slayer, The Who and Iggy Pop. Daron met Serj Tankian in 1993. System of a Down was formed in 1994. Shortly after Scars on Broadway's first album was released, Daron cancelled all of the band's tours and TV appearances, saying that his "heart wasn't up to touring". Before the band announced the actual reason, there were many rumours about Daron's health, but these were not true.

Discography
System of a Down
 System of a Down - 1998
 Toxicity - 2001
Steal This Album! - 2002
 Mezmerize - 2005
 Hypnotize - 2005
Scars on Broadway
 Scars on Broadway - 2008
Guest appearances
 Linkin Park - Rebellion - 2014 

References

Other websites
 Scars on Broadway Official Website
 System of a Down Official Website


Category:1975 births
Category:Living people
Category:Armenian musicians
Category:Singers from Los Angeles
Category:American guitarists