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 (25,164 views/month, #38 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • System of a Down was influenced by Armenian Genocide[3].
  • System of a Down's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • System of a Down's genre is alternative metal[5].
  • System of a Down's genre is nu metal[6].
  • System of a Down's record label is recorded as Sony Music[7].
  • System of a Down's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • System of a Down's record label is recorded as American Recordings[9].
  • System of a Down's discography is recorded as System of a Down discography[10].
  • System of a Down's Commons category is recorded as System of a Down[11].
  • System of a Down's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • System of a Down comprises Serj Tankian[13].
  • System of a Down comprises Daron Malakian[14].
  • System of a Down comprises Shavo Odadjian[15].
  • System of a Down comprises John Dolmayan[16].
  • January 1, 1995 marks the founding of System of a Down[17].
  • System of a Down's location of formation is recorded as Glendale[18].
  • System of a Down's official website is recorded as https://systemofadown.com/[19].
  • System of a Down's topic's main category is recorded as Category:System of a Down[20].
  • System of a Down's topic has template is recorded as Template:System of a Down[21].
  • System of a Down's start of work period is recorded as 1994[22].
  • System of a Down's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'System of a Down'}[23].
  • System of a Down's member category is recorded as Category:System of a Down members[24].

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Founding

January 1, 1995 marks the founding of System of a Down[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glendale[18].

Why It Matters

System of a Down ranks in the top 0.19% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,164 views/month, #38 of 20,490).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

It has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park[27], a musical group[28], founded in 1996[29] and 30 Seconds to Mars[30], a musical group[31], founded in 1998[32].

FAQs

Who did System of a Down influence?

System of a Down has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park[27] and 30 Seconds to Mars[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . 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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radio france person id system-of-a-down
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10780]]: system-of-a-down, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/253397877|System Of A Down (#253397877)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7013|Radio"
  2. 16d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0238597-System-of-a-Down-hudebni-skupina
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0238597-System-of-a-Down-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 7w 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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