# Holy Mountains guitar solo

> Daron Malakian's guitar solo on Holy Mountains by System of a Down (2005) starts at about 3:20. From the album Hypnotize.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-holy-mountains/>

System of a Down, 2005, from *Hypnotize*. Solo by *Daron Malakian*.

A brooding epic about the Armenian genocide with a powerful, mournful lead line. It's one of their most emotionally loaded compositions.

Holy Mountains by System of a Down is #7 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 2005.

## In our lists

- [The Best System of a Down Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/system-of-a-down-guitar-solos/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Holy Mountains?

Daron Malakian played the solo on System of a Down's Holy Mountains (2005).

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