Conversation so far:
Is System of a Down still a band in light of this project?
formed a new band using the name "System of a Down", based on a poem that Daron wrote.
Do the two bands have similar sounds?
Malakian co-produced System of a Down's albums with Rick Rubin, as well as albums by The Ambulance and Bad Acid Trip.

Question: What ethnicity is Malakian?
Self-contained rewrite: What ethnicity is Daron Malakian?