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System of a Down is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rollins Band, Disturbed, Mike Patton, Hatebreed and Ozzfest. Those roots explain a lot about how System of a Down arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway, Korn, Deftones, Snot and Avenged Sevenfold, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Incubus, CMX, Rob Bourdon, Mastodon and OK Go, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 85 connections around System of a Down, reaching back through Rollins Band and forward to Incubus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, and Shavo Odadjian (bass); along with John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian.
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System of a Down connections
System of a Down grew out of Rollins Band, Disturbed, Mike Patton and Hatebreed, shares an orbit with Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway, Korn, Deftones and Snot, went on to shape Incubus, CMX, Rob Bourdon and Mastodon. 85 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced System of a Down
Sounds and acts that shaped System of a Down.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with System of a Down.
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