System of a Down

System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California, formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), Shavo Odadjian (bass, background vocals) and John Dolmayan (drums). The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums; from which three debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Syste... More

Place Musical Career Began:

Active as Musical Artist (start):

  • 1994

Also known as:

  • SOAD,
  • System of a Down

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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Winning work
  • 2005

Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance Winners

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