“He’s like, ’I’m not a technical guy. I’m not a musician. But I bring my taste”: Daron Malakian on what Rick Rubin brings as a producer

Rick Rubin .

System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian has been singing the praises of the producer often credited as being ‘the fifth member’ of SOAD: Rick Rubin.

Malakian appeared on Ultimate Guitar’s On the Record podcast, ostensibly to promote Scars On Broadway’s current Addicted To The Violence album. Conversation soon turned, though, to what Rubin brought to SOAD’s body of work.