# Aerials guitar solo > Daron Malakian's guitar solo on Aerials by System of a Down (2001) starts at about 2:25. From the album Toxicity. A alternative metal classic from the 2000s. Canonical URL: System of a Down, 2001, from *Toxicity*. Solo by *Daron Malakian*. Malakian's melancholic, Eastern-tinged lead line gives this hit its haunting emotional core. It's his most beloved melodic moment. Aerials by System of a Down is #1 in our ranking of the best System of a Down guitar solos. The solo is played by Daron Malakian and the song was released in 2001. ## In our lists - [The Best System of a Down Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/system-of-a-down-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2001](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2001/) — #10 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Aerials? Daron Malakian played the solo on System of a Down's Aerials (2001). ### What guitar was used on the Aerials solo? An ibanez iceman through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)