System of a Down

Summary

System of a Down is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,587 views/month, #38 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• System of a Down was influenced by Armenian Genocide^[3].
• System of a Down's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• System of a Down's genre is alternative metal^[5].
• System of a Down's genre is nu metal^[6].
• System of a Down's record label is recorded as Sony Music^[7].
• System of a Down's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[8].
• System of a Down's record label is recorded as American Recordings^[9].
• System of a Down's discography is recorded as System of a Down discography^[10].
• System of a Down's Commons category is recorded as System of a Down^[11].
• System of a Down's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• System of a Down comprises Serj Tankian^[13].
• System of a Down comprises Daron Malakian^[14].
• System of a Down comprises Shavo Odadjian^[15].
• System of a Down comprises John Dolmayan^[16].
• January 1, 1995 marks the founding of System of a Down^[17].
• System of a Down's location of formation is recorded as Glendale^[18].
• System of a Down's official website is recorded as https://systemofadown.com/^[19].
• System of a Down's topic's main category is recorded as Category:System of a Down^[20].
• System of a Down's topic has template is recorded as Template:System of a Down^[21].
• System of a Down's start of work period is recorded as 1994^[22].
• System of a Down's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'System of a Down'}^[23].
• System of a Down's member category is recorded as Category:System of a Down members^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1995-02-01^[27]

• Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal^[28]

• Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: cc0b7089-c08d-4c10-b6b0-873582c17fd6^[30]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1995 marks the founding of System of a Down^[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glendale^[18].

Why It Matters

System of a Down ranks in the top 0.19% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,587 views/month, #38 of 20,490).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

It has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park^[33], a musical group^[34], founded in 1996^[35] and 30 Seconds to Mars^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 1998^[38].

FAQs

Who did System of a Down influence?

System of a Down has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park^[33] and 30 Seconds to Mars^[36].