# Protect the Land guitar solo

> Daron Malakian's guitar solo on Protect the Land by System of a Down (2020) starts at about 2:58. From the album Protect the Land / Genocidal Humanoidz.

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System of a Down, 2020, from *Protect the Land / Genocidal Humanoidz*. Solo by *Daron Malakian*.

The band's first new music in 15 years features a stately, mournful solo supporting Armenia during the Artsakh war. Its melodic lead line is among Malakian's most expressive.

Protect the Land by System of a Down is #16 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 2020.

## In our lists

- [The Best System of a Down Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/system-of-a-down-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Protect the Land?

Daron Malakian played the solo on System of a Down's Protect the Land (2020).

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