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When did System Of A Down start making music?

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System Of A Down's first song “Metro (Demo)” released in 1995.


System of a Down, also known by the acronym ‘SOAD’ and often shortened to ‘System,’ are an Armenian four-piece rock band from Southern California, formed in 1994.




The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, and Toxicity, Mezmerize and Hypnotize have all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. System of a... Read More
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