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What is the origin of System of a Down's band name?

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The group took its name from a poem that Malakian had written titled "Victims of a Down".[7] The word "victims" was changed to "system" because Odadjian believed that it would appeal to a much wider audience and also because the group wanted their ... The meaning of their name can be understood from the poem. read more

Daron Malakian, band lead guitarrist, wrote a poem before called "Victims of a Down". The band, called "Soil" at the time, took the name of the poem and they transformed it to "System of a Down", because they thought that it would reach a bigger numbre of fans. read more

System of a Down, sometimes shortened to System and abbreviated as SOAD, is an Armenian-American heavy metal band from Glendale, California, formed in 1994. The band currently consists of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (vocals, guitar), Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals) and John Dolmayan (drums). read more

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