Los Angeles, Sept. 4 -- Daron Malakian, the songwriter, guitarist, and secondary vocalist for the highly renowned wacky Armenian-American metal band System Of A Down, recalled the band's early days in the 90s, stating that it was very tough for them as no record label would sign them on account of their unique sound and Armenian heritage.
Malakian, speaking to Metal Hammer said "At first nobody wanted to sign us, because we didn't sound like Korn or Limp Bizkit, and we were four Armenian guys! I mean, what the f*is an Armenian to somebody that lives in Kentucky?! They don't even know what Armenians are!"And we looked like we were just aliens to the local people, the way our stage presence was and the way our look was at the time. Serj (Tan...