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John Dolmayan (born July 15, 1973 in Lebanon) is a musician, best known as the drummer for the Armenian-American alternative metal band System of a Down. His bandmates are vocalist/guitar/keyboards Serj Tankian, guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, and bassist Shavo Odadjian. John currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. When he was 3 years old, he asked his parents for a drumkit every birthday and Christmas until he was 7 and he got his first drumkit. He stayed up till 5 am playing and his dad just threw it away. He kept asking for another drumkit until he was 15 and he finally got another one.
So far, he has recorded five albums with System of a Down: System of a Down (1998), Toxicity (2001), Steal This Album! (2002), and, most recently, Mezmerize (2005), and Hypnotize (2005). His style of drumming has influenced an emerging generation of drummers, and this has attracted a significant portion of SOAD’s audience. It is generally agreed that his talent is a large part of SOAD’s appeal.
John’s facial expressions are famous for being constantly foreboding and angry-looking. Lead singer Serj Tankian was quoted in Kerrang magazine as always trying to make John crack a smile on stage, to which John replied that he had to make an extreme effort to keep a straight face and not get put off beat, which is sometimes not believed due to the fact that John is very rhythmically sound when it comes to his drum beats. He is known throughout the metal scene for his hi-hat to snare combo, which can be heard in such songs as “Deer Dance” on Toxicity, “I-E-A-I-A-I-O” on Steal This Album! and “B.Y.O.B.” and “Question!” on Mezmerize.
So far, he has recorded five albums with System of a Down: System of a Down (1998), Toxicity (2001), Steal This Album! (2002), and, most recently, Mezmerize (2005), and Hypnotize (2005). His style of drumming has influenced an emerging generation of drummers, and this has attracted a significant portion of SOAD’s audience. It is generally agreed that his talent is a large part of SOAD’s appeal.
John’s facial expressions are famous for being constantly foreboding and angry-looking. Lead singer Serj Tankian was quoted in Kerrang magazine as always trying to make John crack a smile on stage, to which John replied that he had to make an extreme effort to keep a straight face and not get put off beat, which is sometimes not believed due to the fact that John is very rhythmically sound when it comes to his drum beats. He is known throughout the metal scene for his hi-hat to snare combo, which can be heard in such songs as “Deer Dance” on Toxicity, “I-E-A-I-A-I-O” on Steal This Album! and “B.Y.O.B.” and “Question!” on Mezmerize.
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Aloha-- wrote:
самый лучший
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Aisorfe wrote:
serious cat <3
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MarkBarkeer wrote:
BEST drummer [3]
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FiftySven wrote:
good drummer
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Joarl16 wrote:
best drummer.. [2]
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Shazzrah wrote:
best drummer...
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Skinny9406 wrote:
One of the best Drummers on this fucked world... so good technic... my Guru ^^
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nowherelplans wrote:
Mike Byrne !!!
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KilroyX wrote:
Sugar :)
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emerailish wrote:
so hot!
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sa6ta6nn6 wrote:
i love him ^^
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StealThisCasey wrote:
lol John waved at me.... in a freaked out kind of way lmao
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MusicTowersFM wrote:
Catch a new video interview with John Dolmayan here - talking about the things that matter. Well, comic books, sandwiches and Warcraft, at any rate. Video interview with John Dolmayan on MusicTowers.com
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RedGlow wrote:
"damn hot" is just about what I always thought about him :-) I mean, respect for his music. But... damn hot anyway :-)
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justHal wrote:
damn hot!!
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ClearviewPro wrote:
John FTW!
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