Editing System of a Down (section)

==Band members==
[[File:SoaD-2013-2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|System of a Down in 2013]]
'''Current members'''
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* [[Serj Tankian]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, keyboards, samples <small>(1994–2006, 2010–present)</small>, rhythm guitar <small>(2001–2006, 2010–present)</small>
* [[Daron Malakian]]&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(1994–2006, 2010–present)</small>, co-lead vocals <small>(2004–2006, 2010–present)</small>, rhythm guitar <small>(1994–2001)</small>
* [[Shavo Odadjian]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals <small>(1994–2006, 2010–present)</small> 
* [[John Dolmayan]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(1997–2006, 2010–present)</small>

'''Former members'''
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* [[Andy Khachaturian]]&nbsp;– drums <small>(1994–1997)</small>

'''Timeline'''
{{#tag:timeline|
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PlotArea = left:110 bottom:80 top:0 right:10
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:01/01/1994 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}}
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4
ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1994
ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1994

Colors =
  id:Lvocals   value:red         legend:Lead_vocals
  id:Lguitar   value:teal        legend:Lead_guitar,_backing_vocals
  id:Rguitar   value:brightgreen legend:Rhythm_guitar
  id:Bass      value:blue        legend:Bass,_backing_vocals
  id:Keyboards value:purple      legend:Keyboards,_samples
  id:Drums     value:orange      legend:Drums,_percussion
  id:Studio    value:black       legend:Studio_album
  id:Demos     value:gray(0.5)   legend:Demo/EP
  id:bars      value:gray(0.95)

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  layer:back
  color:Studio
  at:06/30/1998
  at:09/04/2001
  at:11/26/2002
  at:05/17/2005
  at:11/22/2005

  color:Demos
  at:01/20/1995
  at:05/01/1995
  at:02/01/1996
  at:06/01/1996
  at:10/01/1997
  at:11/06/2020

BarData =
  bar:Tankian      text:"Serj Tankian"
  bar:Malakian     text:"Daron Malakian"
  bar:Odadjian     text:"Shavo Odadjian"
  bar:Khachaturian text:"Andy Khachaturian"
  bar:Dolmayan     text:"John Dolmayan"

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  bar:Tankian      from:01/01/1994 till:07/13/2006 color:Lvocals
  bar:Tankian      from:01/01/1994 till:07/13/2006 color:Keyboards width:3
  bar:Tankian      from:02/14/2001 till:07/13/2006 color:Rguitar width:7
  bar:Tankian      from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Lvocals
  bar:Tankian      from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Keyboards width:3
  bar:Tankian      from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Rguitar width:7

  bar:Malakian     from:01/01/1994 till:07/13/2006 color:Lguitar
  bar:Malakian     from:01/01/1994 till:02/14/2001 color:Rguitar width:3
  bar:Malakian     from:01/01/2005 till:07/13/2006 color:Lvocals width:3
  bar:Malakian     from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Lguitar 
  bar:Malakian     from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Lvocals width:3

  bar:Odadjian     from:01/01/1994 till:07/13/2006 color:Bass
  bar:Odadjian     from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Bass

  bar:Dolmayan     from:06/02/1997 till:07/13/2006 color:Drums
  bar:Dolmayan     from:11/29/2010 till:end        color:Drums

  bar:Khachaturian from:01/01/1994 till:06/01/1997 color:Drums
}}