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System Of A Down

An American rock group formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian under the name Soil, which adopted its current name in 1995. All members of the band are of Armenian descent. Between 1998 and 2005, the band released five studio albums, each of which went platinum (the most successful being the multi-platinum Toxicity, with total sales exceeding 12 million copies). In 2006, the members of System of a Down decided to temporarily suspend their joint activities and focus on solo projects. On November 29, 2010, the band announced its reunion and a European tour in 2011. Initially, the band was to be called "Victims of the Down"—after a poem written by Daron Malakian. During a joint discussion, the members decided to replace the word "victims" with the more general "system." The reason for the change was also Shavo Odadjian's desire to position the band closer to Slayer on music store shelves.