Daron Malakian

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daron Malakian
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jul 18, 1975(1975-07-18)
Age	49
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Daron Malakian Biography

Daron Malakian is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on July 18, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, United States. A guitarist and songwriter from the heavy metal group System of a Down, well- known for songs like “Toxicity” and “B.Y.O.B.” He also performed alongside Scars in Broadway.

Serj Tankian is the lead singer for System of a Down. is the lead vocalist of System of a Down.

Daron Vartan Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter and second vocalist of the metal band System of a Down and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of the band Scars on Broadway. Malakian is known for his distinctive playing and is ranked 14th in Loudwire’ s list of Top 50 Hard Rock

• Metal Guitarists of All Time and number 11 in MusicRadar’ s poll, The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever. He is placed 30th in Guitar World’ s list of The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time.

Malakian met Serj Tankian in 1993, while they both shared the same rehearsal studio in different bands. Tankian was playing keyboard for a band, and Daron was playing guitar and singing for another band. They formed a jam band called Soil with bassist Dave Hakopyan and drummer Domingo Laraino. Shavo Odadjian then became their manager, and then rhythm guitarist. Soil broke up and Malakian, Tankian, and Odadjian (who switched to bass) formed a new band using the name “System of a Down”, based on a poem that Daron wrote. The poem’s title was “Victims of a Down” but Odadjian thought “system” was a stronger word than “victims.” They then recruited drummer Andy Khachaturian, who was replaced by John Dolmayan in 1997.

The parents of his son, Zepur and Vartan, are both artists of distinction.

Daron Malakian Net Worth

Daron Malakian is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daron Malakian 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He says his cousin was responsible for making him interested in music when he gave him an Kiss record when he was just four years old.

The other members group members of the System of a Down bandmates are all Armenian.

Daron Vartan Malakian was born on July 18, 1975, in Hollywood, the only child to Vartan and Zepur Malakian. His parents are ethnic Armenian immigrants originally from Iraq. Vartan Malakian is a painter, dancer, and choreographer and Zepur Malakian is a sculptor who instructed college-level sculpture earlier in her career. At a very early age, Malakian got into heavy metal music; his distant cousin played him a Kiss record when he was four years old. Malakian started listening to Van Halen, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motörhead and Ozzy Osbourne among others. He always wanted to play the drums, but his parents got him a guitar instead because “You can’t turn the drums off.” Daron first picked up a guitar at age 11, saying in an interview, “For the first year and a half, I learned how to play by ear, and did alright. After a few years I gained a reputation as being a guitar player in high school. And by 16 or 17 I actually realized it was a good songwriting instrument, and, over anything, that’s what I feel like. I don’t pretend to be Mr. Guitar Virtuoso.” During his teens Malakian listened to thrash metal bands such as Slayer, Venom, Metallica, Pantera and Sepultura. Malakian then began listening to The Beatles and cites John Lennon as one of his biggest influences as a songwriter. He also cites other British Invasion bands such as The Kinks and The Who as major influences as well as folk-rock such as trio Peter, Paul and Mary and punk pioneer Iggy Pop. Daron went to Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School in the Los Feliz side of Hollywood, which his future bandmates Shavo Odadjian and Ontronik “Andy” Khachaturian (System of a Down’s original drummer) also attended. System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian attended the school as well, but he was many years above Malakian and the others. Malakian attended Glendale High School as a teenager. He is a lifelong fan of the Edmonton Oilers and has a large collection of Oilers- related memorabilia.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Daron Malakian height 5 ft 7 in Daron weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Daron Malakian Dating?

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In August 2009, Scars on Broadway, minus Malakian, traveled to Iraq for a USO tour across the U.S. army bases. Their setlist consisted of covers as well as a few Scars songs. Guitarist/vocalist Franky Perez stated on his Twitter that “the Scars tunes sound amazing but they’re not the same without D…” He also stated before they left that Malakian had given them his blessing. In 2009 Franky Perez mentioned on his Twitter that he and the D-Man (Malakian) were going into studio to jam, this was the first news people have heard about Malakian’s whereabouts for about a year.

Facts & Trivia

Daron Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Daron Malakian celebrates birthday on July 18 of every year.

On May 2, 2010, Malakian reunited with Scars on Broadway at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. It was the first time he had performed with the band since October 2008. The group played songs from their album as well as new songs. Odadjian performed with the band for two songs, playing guitar. On August 20, 2010, Malakian played in Hollywood with Scars on Broadway. On November 29, 2010, it was announced that System of a Down would reunite for a European tour to take place in June 2011. They played at the Download Festival on June 11,

2011. Despite playing a number of reunion shows, the band had no plans to record new material. In October 2011, John Dolmayan expressed his interest in writing new material but cited that band members are all busy with their other projects (such as Daron’s Scars on Broadway and Serj Tankian’s solo efforts).

Is Daron Malakian Iranian?

Daron Malakian was born on July 18, 1975 in Hollywood, California, U.S. as an only child to an Iraqi-Armenian father Vartan Malakian and an Iranian- Armenian mother Zepur Malakian.

How good is Daron Malakian at guitar?

He can play very dynamic riffs and kick your ass with his heavy guitar, but he can also do some lighter, slower and more calm stuff that can be just beautiful. Beside his talent for guitar playing, Daron Malakian is also good at playing many others, like bass, drums, keyboard, mandolin…

How did Daron Malakian learn guitar?

He always wanted to play the drums, but his parents got him a guitar instead because “You can’t turn the drums off.” Daron first picked up a guitar at age 11, saying in an interview, “For the first year and a half, I learned how to play by ear, and did alright.

Who founded System of a Down?

Vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan formed System of a Down in Southern California in the mid-’90s.

What religion is Serj?

Tankian said in an interview that he has “the same religion as that tree over there”. He said, “It’s a mix of Native American, Buddhist, and Transcendental ideas.