We first fought . . . in the name of religion, then communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.

Serj Tankian

About Serj Tankian

Portrait of Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian ( TAHN-kee-ən, Western Armenian: Սերժ Թանգյան pronounced [sɛɾʒ tʰɑŋkʰˈjɑn]; born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.