System of a Down band will receive 2015 Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award for heir virtuous commitment to justice exemplified by their historic 2015 Wake Up the Souls tour, the Institute said on Facebook.
The event will take place at a private ceremony in Hollywood on 21 October 2015.
The institute studies, preserves and promotes the work of Sergei Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov, who dedicated their lives to the righteous fight against the injustices of totalitarian regimes, according to blabbermouth.net reported.
Last year the award was handed over to Martin Scorsese.
