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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 18, 1975
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Years active | 1990–present |
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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.
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]