Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian (2011)

Daron Vartan Malakian (born July 18, 1975 in Hollywood , California ) is the singer and guitarist of the rock band Scars on Broadway . Malakian gained fame as the guitarist of the US metal band System of a Down , for which he wrote most of the music and most recently took over a larger part of the lyrics. Like the other "SOAD" band members, Malakian is of Armenian origin.

Career

childhood

Malakian took an early interest in heavy metal . Ever since his cousin played him a KISS recording at the age of four , he became enthusiastic about this genre. Malakian began to listen to bands like Van Halen , Iron Maiden , Judas Priest , Mötley Crüe or Black Sabbath . In his teens, he turned to even heavier music like that of Slayer , Venom, and Cannibal Corpse . Around the age of 17, he took a liking to the Beatles and calls John Lennon one of his greatest influences in songwriting. As a child, Malakian went to an Armenian school in Hollywood , which his later bandmates Serj Tankian and Shavo Odadjian also attended. He then attended Roosevelt Middle School and finally went to Glendale High School , where he said he often skipped and was involved in many fights. Malakian originally wanted to play drums, but his parents did not allow him, so he began to play the guitar.

System of a Down

In 1995 Malakian met Serj Tankian , who later became System of a Down's vocalist , while they were sharing the same rehearsal studio with different bands. Tankian played keyboard for his band, Malakian was lead singer for his. After both bands broke up, they decided to form the band Soil together , in which Serj would take on the role of lead singer. Shavo Odadjian soon joined them, initially as a manager for Soil, but later on as a bassist . A short time later Andy Khachaturian came on as drummer, who was later replaced by John Dolmayan - System of a Down had been found. The band name comes from a poem that Malakian wrote about the Armenian genocide and called "Victims of a Down".

Malakian was named fourth best guitarist of 2005 by Metal Edge Magazine .

Others

Malakian co-produced the Rick Rubin- produced albums by System of a Down, the band The Ambulance and Bad Acid Trip , which his bandmate Serj Tankian produces on his Serjical Strike label . At the end of 2003 he founded the label EatUrMusic , to which Amen was the first band under contract. As a result of System of a Down's hiatus, Malakian announced his new project Scars on Broadway - a band that would also play System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian as bassist. Ultimately, however, Odadjian was not involved, instead System of a Down's drummer John Dolmayan became a founding member. Additionally, there were Amen vocalist Casey Chaos and Zach Hill from Hella and Team Sleep with. The band split up in 2009 after releasing their first album (Scars on Broadway) and re-founded in 2010.

When Paul Landers , one of the two Rammstein guitarists, had to return to Germany during a US tour , Malakian stepped in and played for a concert with Rammstein. Malakian is credited with advocating the legalization of cannabis , which he denied in an interview.

In 2010 he can be heard on "Rise Up", the new album from Cypress Hill . The song is called "Trouble Seeker" and Malakian contributes the drums and guitar.

In 2014 he can be heard on Linkin Park's promo single "Rebellion" . He plays guitar alongside Brad Delson . The song appeared on the album The Hunting Party . The song was an in-house production by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson.

Discography

With System of a Down

→ See: Discography of System of a Down

• 1998: System of a Down
• 2001: Toxicity
• 2002: Steal This Album!
• 2005: Mezmerize
• 2005: Hypnotize

Scars on Broadway

→ See: Scars on Broadway discography

• 2008: Scars on Broadway

Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway

• 2018: Dictator

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Laut.de: “I never really had anything to do with the political side of cannabis. I just smoke it. If you want to legalize it, go ahead! And if not, I'll smoke it anyway! " [1]