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Background information
OriginUnited States Los Angeles, California, USA
GenresAlternative metal,[1][2] Alternative rock,[3] Progressive metal,[4] Experimental rock,[3] Hard rock,[1][2] Nu Metal,[5][6][7][8][9]
Years active1995 – 2006 (on hiatus)
LabelsAmerican, Columbia
MembersSerj Tankian
Daron Malakian
Shavo Odadjian
John Dolmayan
Past membersOntronik Khachaturian
Websitewww.systemofadown.com


Background information
OriginSweden Umeå, Sweden
GenresGroove metal, Industrial metal, Avant-garde metal, Technical death metal[10][11][12]
Years active1987–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
MembersJens Kidman
Fredrik Thordendal
Mårten Hagström
Tomas Haake
Dick Lövgren
Past membersGustaf Hielm
Peter Nordin
Niklas Lundgren
WebsiteOfficial website


James Hetfield (solo_singer)
Birth nameJames Alan Hetfield
Websitewww.metallica.com
James Hetfield (non_vocal_instrumentalist)
Birth nameJames Alan Hetfield
Websitewww.metallica.com
James Hetfield (PapayaWhip)
Birth nameJames Alan Hetfield
Websitewww.metallica.com
James Hetfield (white)
Birth nameJames Alan Hetfield
Websitewww.metallica.com
James Hetfield (khaki)
Birth nameJames Alan Hetfield
Websitewww.metallica.com
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  2. ^ a b http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifuxqqjldfe
  3. ^ a b http://www.purevolume.com/systemofadown
  4. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8957307/system_of_a_down
  5. ^ "System of a Down Biography". Rockdetector. 2007-02-15. Retrieved 2007-04-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Will Hodgkinson (2003-02-21). "Songs in the key of C". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2007-05-06. Chisholm moves on to some of the nu metal she listens to at the gym, including System of a Down and Linkin Park. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Maria Armoudian (2003-02-06). "Rock's axis of activism". Salon.com. Retrieved 2007-05-06. Serj Tankian, lead singer of the multiplatinum-selling nu metal band System of a Down... {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "American Recordings/Columbia Records Release Special Limited Edition of System of a Down's #1 Album 'Toxicity'". PR Newswire. 2002-04-23. Retrieved 2007-05-06. Toxicity... was named Album Of The Year 2001 by Spin magazine who raved Toxicity is the most ambitious record yet to emerge from the nu metal scene. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Adrien Begrand (2002-07-25). "Various Artists: The Pledge of Allegiance Tour". PopMatters. Retrieved 2007-05-06. ...combining aggro punk with old school metal and the off-kilter sounds of Frank Zappa... I'm not someone who's completely unfamiliar with nu-metal. When it's done well, it's extremely powerful, but few know how to pull it off properly... especially System of a Down's two albums. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Chad Bowar. "Top 10 Heavy Metal CDs Of 2005 @ About.com: Heavy Metal". Retrieved 2007-06-25. {{cite web}}: Check |authorlink= value (help); External link in |authorlink= (help)
  11. ^ "Band page @ Metal Store". Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  12. ^ Ben Mitchell. "Review of "Nothing" @ Blender". Retrieved 2007-06-28.