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Serj Tankian

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Born 21 August 1967.

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Biography

Serj Tankian (born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American singer–songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally live rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down.

In 2002, Tankian and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello co-founded a non-profit political activist organization, Axis of Justice. During his musical career, he has released five albums with System of a Down, one with Arto Tunçboyacıyan (Serart), as well as his debut solo album Elect the Dead. He was named the 26th-greatest metal vocalist of all time by Hit Parader magazine.

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  1. Elect The Dead 2007

    Elect the Dead

    Reviewed by Paul Sullivan

    As elastic and bombastic as a System Of A Down soundtrack.

Credits

Role Artist Release
Arranger System of a Down Hypnotize (2005)
Producer Buckethead & Friends Enter the Chicken (2005)
Instrument System of a Down Mezmerize (2005)
Lyricist System of a Down Chop Suey! (2001)
Producer System of a Down Toxicity (2001)
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