<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Daron-malakian ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/daron-malakian Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:16:44 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Kirk Hammett’s in front of me with a guitar trying to teach me stuff. They’re like, ‘Get your stuff. You’re flying on the private jet with us’”: Daron Malakian on the time he saved a Metallica gig – and ended up filling in for an injured James Hetfield ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/daron-malakians-metallica-cameo mnDBLXPDNNztNKA8RgFnZA Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:16:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ From the shred heroics of Joe Satriani to the melodic mastery of George Benson and fascinating phrasing of Yvette Young, we chart 25 game-changing Ibanez guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-25-most-important-ibanez-guitarists dJMxmk2gjmNXx7UASQGWM6 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They would hear Aerials or Chop Suey! on the radio or MTV, and they’d be like, ‘That’s the one we heard you playing in your room’”: Daron Malakian wrote System of a Down’s career-defining album while still living with his parents ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/they-would-hear-aerials-or-chop-suey-on-the-radio-or-mtv-and-theyd-be-like-thats-the-one-we-heard-you-playing-in-your-room-daron-malakian-wrote-system-of-a-downs-career-defining-album-while-still-living-with-his-parents MaqHpHP4TdPPuLzYBimTzC Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:54:15 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:36:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I probably had a better chance of getting struck by lightning”: Daron Malakian joins System of a Down tribute band onstage – after wandering into their gig off the street ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/daron-malakian-plays-with-system-of-a-down-tribute-band 7RX6p8XscewqYnGdBcu8Wd Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:29:09 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:02:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I went to Guitar Center and saw this Iceman sitting there and I was like, ‘You know, that’s a guitar that not too many people use’”: How the Ibanez Iceman became System of a Down’s Daron Malakian’s go-to guitar – and why he initially didn’t play it live ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-the-ibanez-iceman-became-system-of-a-down-daron-malakian-go-to-guitar kZj9cYuGpGyojTTooY7T3T Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:41:25 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Daron Malakian on how System of a Down ended up recording their first new music in 15 years – and what the future holds for the alt-metal icons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-on-how-system-of-a-down-ended-up-recording-their-first-music-in-15-years-and-what-the-future-holds-for-the-alt-metal-icons Z4JK6zodSegNntwQgpGLBi Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:39:41 +0000 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:50:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway Share Official “Guns Are Loaded” Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/daron-malakian-and-scars-on-broadway-share-official-guns-are-loaded-video TrzYtbtyPtyDBqG9jGNo4Z Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:13:45 +0000 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:52:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Daron Malakian Play System of a Down and Scars on Broadway Riffs, Talk Guitars and Songwriting ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-daron-malakian-play-system-of-a-down-and-scars-on-broadway-riffs-talk-guitars-and-songwriting Wmv7FcZF5hjDDAvhH8F9SB Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:47:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ System of a Down's Daron Malakian Talks New Scars on Broadway Album, 'Dictator' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/system-of-a-downs-daron-malakian-talks-new-scars-on-broadway-album-dictator w5iZyzX3Z5HPeGJhQ36dMo Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:42:46 +0000 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:59:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Photo Gallery: Guitar World Magazine Covers Throughout the Years — 2005 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/photo-gallery-guitar-world-magazine-covers-throughout-years-2005 bDSKJnYUSnPnSYkZePxQzS Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:38:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Readers Poll Results: Top 10 Guitar Albums of 2001 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/readers-poll-results-top-10-guitar-albums-2001 H2xiF6ZsLXS5zaUqVHkadh Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Daron Malakian: 21st Century Schizoid Man ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/daron-malakian-21st-century-schizoid-man Cxf7jKFVtnDWGYQHBcp8dh Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:23:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scars on Broadway: A Scar is Born ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/scars-broadway-scar-born YAQ6Dddyt5Mj9GET8HSEnE Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:31:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Debut Album Dropping From Daron Malakian's Scars On Broadway ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/debut-album-dropping-daron-malakians-scars-broadway D9KE3Wu2tKRd62d5WBiExR Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:36:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ System Failure? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/system-failure 9PU5Td2yLwGmFCuKJ3Qj3c Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:15:29 +0000