Metal Band Quotes

I've been a huge Megadeth fan for years.

My first gig with Metallica was at San Quentin State Penitentiary.

As big as Metallica are, they're still not like a pop act. As big as they are, they're still not U2 or Lady Gaga. It's still underground.

We're definitely a metal band. We push a lot of boundaries. But at the core we're a metal band.

Anyone who likes Static-X will definitely like my solo record.

I know the Lamb of God guys. They're way mellow.

We didn't say, 'Hey, we're gonna pick a bunch of cover songs,' or, 'We're gonna write an original song that has to sound like this, because we're a metal band, so we're gonna cover some metal songs.' We did the opposite. We just said, 'We're gonna have fun with these songs, and we're gonna try different things.'

I just happened to wind up in a metal band when I was 15.

I think the church and the religion right now have a lot more to be worried about than SLAYER.

The power, the complexity, the aggression - there's so many things that would attract anyone to Metallica. I think that they are the prime example of a metal band.

Bullet for My Valentine, we're bros. We've been in the trenches with those guys.

In all of my years in this business, I've always been part of either a progressive band or a metal band.

I really felt like we were gonna be The Rolling Stones of heavy metal, and we could have been.

I never thought of us as a punk band, a metal band, or a new wave band. Just as a band band.

In 1994, we had the first record by a true heavy metal band to ever hit the Billboard top No. 1 slot. We paved the way. And we always waved the heavy metal flag.

We all grew up with Black Sabbath. I mean, there's no secret there. Any of us, any of the members of any band I've ever been in, or anyone I've ever worked with.

If we're compared to Metallica, the greatest metal band in the world, I think that's actually a pretty damn good compliment.

Metallica is a big, huge influence and inspiration. That's who Babymetal aspires to become some day.

I didn't realize Metallica was as big as they were. I just thought it was my buddy Kirk's band - we went to high school together. I wasn't really following metal.

It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.'

I joined a metal band with only guys when I was 17.

Kerrang asked us to do a heavy metal tribute to one of our favorite heavy metal bands. We had already been jamming out on 'Walk,' so we're like, 'OK. We'll record it for you guys.'

For me, a band like Gojira brings something really cool and new to the table.

The most metal? Some would say Slayer, but I think they're a dreadful band. Unbelievably boring. Terrible. Apparently it's not metal to say that, but it's a personal opinion.

When people saw us for the first time they were just open-mouthed. Then they really got into it and started wearing Babymetal T-shirts.