Alternative metal band from Glendale, piece California, the USA, based in 1994. All five studio albums let out by group became platinum. All participants of group have the Armenian roots.
In 1992 soloist Serzh Tankjan and guitarist Daron Malakjan have based group "Soil" (not to confuse to group SOiL of Chicago, piece Illinois), on the shock played Domingo Lareno, and a bass guitar of Dejv Hakopjan. Approximately at this time they have met Shavo Odadzhjana. About one year later, having in the active similarity jam-sejshena and one live concert, Dejv and Domingo leave group since in their opinion of the future at it aren't present (Hakopjan further will create group The Apex Theory which in 2007 will replace the name on Mt. Helium).« Soil »in a consequence Tankjan has broken up also and Malakjan have based new group« System of a Down ». Group System name of a Down occurs from the name of the poem written by Daronom Malakjanom which is called« Victims of A Down ». Shavo Odadzhjan has considered that word System (system, the device) will be pleasant to public much more, than Victims they also would like (victim), that their plates ranked with group Slayer plates. Îäàäæÿí initially was the manager and the promoter of group, but has soon taken a place of the bass guitarist, vacancy of the drummer was occupied with Andy Hachaturjan (also is one of group The Apex Theory founders) who in 1997 has left collective because of a trauma of a hand and on its place there was John Dolmajan.
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