Ten years on from their debut, Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway for new album Dictator. We dig into the mind of a guitar genius and ask: why now? And what does this mean for System Of A Down?

Tankian says playing live has made the band better friends as they don’t have to deal with the “complex” situations which arise when recording together

System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian unfurls his own freak flag on Dictator

System of a Down star Daron Malakian's other band Scars On Broadway have revealed an online stream

System Of A Down are still together -- they reconvened in 2010 after a four-year hiatus, and they have a few tour dates coming up in October -- but they haven't actually released any music in 13 years. Their last album, Hypnotize, came out in 2005, six months after its companion album Mezmerize, and their…