Scars on Broadway

The brainchild of System of a Down guitarist and co-vocalist Daron Malakian, Scars on Broadway is a socio-politically charged heavy rock band infused with all its creator's eclectic musical tastes. Emerging in 2006, the project has yielded three full-length efforts -- 2008's Scars on Broadway, 2018's Dictator, and 2025's Addicted to the Violence -- that traffic in a dynamic blend of alternative and nu-metal, electro-industrial rock, and Middle Eastern-tinged punk. With System drummer John Dolmayan as a collaborator, Scars on Broadway began recording tracks in 2006, and in Ma...