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Daron Malakian

Hollywood, United States

Daron Malakian is credited on 248 releases across 72 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1994–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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248

Pressings credited

72

Albums

4

Decades active

499

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Biography

Daron Malakian (Armenian: Տարոն Մալաքյան; Western Armenian: Տարօն Մալաքեան; 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 Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway. Malakian was ranked 47th 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 placed 30th in Guitar World's list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time".

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Credited work

248 releases · 72 albums · active 1994–2026

  • Performance · 295
  • Other credits · 264
  • Production · 94

Studios: Pulse Recording · Gibson Amphitheatre · Retrofit Recording · Big Day Out

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