This article is about the band. For their self-titled album, see System of a Down (album).
System of a Down | |
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System of a Down at Download Festival in 2005. | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Soil (1992–1994) |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative metal, progressive rock, hard rock, experimental |
Years active | 1994–2006, 2011 |
Labels | Sony Music, American, Columbia |
Associated acts | Achozen, Axis of Justice, George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love, Scars on Broadway, Serj Tankian and The F.C.C., The Apex Theory |
Website | systemofadown.com |
Members | |
Daron Malakian Serj Tankian Shavo Odadjian John Dolmayan | |
Past members | |
Ontronik "Andy" Khachaturian |
The band has achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums; three of their studio albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and won the award in 2006 for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "B.Y.O.B.". On August 13, 2006, the group went on indefinite hiatus, but announced a reunion on November 29, 2010 with several shows planned at European music festivals for the summer of 2011.
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