System of a Down

Armenian-American heavy metal band
Organization musical_group Q45165
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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 (546 views/month, #38 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • System of a Down received the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[3].
  • System of a Down was influenced by Armenian Genocide[4].
  • System of a Down's instance of is recorded as musical group[5].
  • System of a Down's genre is alternative metal[6].
  • System of a Down's genre is nu metal[7].
  • System of a Down's genre is heavy metal music[8].
  • System of a Down's record label is recorded as Sony Music[9].
  • System of a Down's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • System of a Down's record label is recorded as American Recordings[11].
  • System of a Down's discography is recorded as System of a Down discography[12].
  • System of a Down's Commons category is recorded as System of a Down[13].
  • System of a Down's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • System of a Down comprises Serj Tankian[15].
  • System of a Down comprises Daron Malakian[16].
  • System of a Down comprises Shavo Odadjian[17].
  • System of a Down comprises John Dolmayan[18].
  • 1994 marks the founding of System of a Down[19].
  • System of a Down's location of formation is recorded as Glendale[20].
  • System of a Down's official website is recorded as https://systemofadown.com/[21].
  • System of a Down's topic's main category is recorded as Category:System of a Down[22].
  • System of a Down's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance[23].
  • System of a Down's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[24].
  • System of a Down's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[25].
  • System of a Down's topic has template is recorded as Template:System of a Down[26].
  • System of a Down's start of work period is recorded as 1994[27].

Body

Founding

1994 marks the founding of System of a Down[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glendale[20].

Recognition

System of a Down received the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[3].

Why It Matters

System of a Down ranks in the top 0.19% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month, #38 of 20,490).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park[30], a musical group[31], founded in 1996[32] and 30 Seconds to Mars[33], a musical group[34], founded in 1998[35].

FAQs

What awards did System of a Down receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[3].

Who did System of a Down influence?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . allmusic.com. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . latimes.com. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . latimes.com. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . grammy.com. Retrieved . grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5d ago · FuzzAndFog · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → alternative metal, nu metal, heavy metal music
    Inception → +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Nominated for → Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6d ago · FuzzAndFog · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'az', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca',
    Award received → Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radio france person id → system-of-a-down
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  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0238597-System-of-a-Down-hudebni-skupina
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  5. 21w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → musical group
    Has part(s) → Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian +2
    Record label → Sony Music, Columbia Records, American Recordings
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10069]]: 106400, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257367|batch #257367]]"
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