Why would heavy metal ever go away?
You want to meet a bunch of really friendly people? Go to a Slayer concert. There'll be some real psychos there, but most of those people will take care of each other.
Metal fans are the most hard-core, loyal fans.
We had an extreme reaction to Storm Corrosion. We were proud of it, but it divided the audience. The metal fans were divided. Some went with it. Some hated it, since it wasn't the progressive metal supergroup they were waiting for.
The main thing was metal was scary. But thanks to Babymetal and being exposed to different types of music, we've learned to love metal.
Always been a big heavy metal fan. I remember being 15 saying, Dude I'm going to love heavy metal forever. Heavy metal til I'm 60. I'm 35 now. I think I'm going to give it one more year.
A lot of these dudes in metal, they're just mad at the world because, like... who even knows?
If we're compared to Metallica, the greatest metal band in the world, I think that's actually a pretty damn good compliment.
People get into metal and they don't drift away from it. They might have families and move away a little, but they certainly don't forget about it.
Black-metal is my favourite. Mayhem are one of my favourite bands. But whenever Slayer comes to town, I am going to that show.
Our fans are made up of different groups of people: people who enjoy this Japanese idol scene, versus metal fans. The crowd is disorganised because everyone is reacting to the band in a different way.
But anytime at a metal show, fans are going to be going crazy.
I think metal fans are more loyal than other fans, and they are often more inclined to collect the albums of their favorite bands.
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.
Being on Ozzfest has been a great way for us to break out and show metal fans that we have a heavy side.
When you look at metal, it's probably one of the healthiest genres when you look at it in a worldwide perspective - every single country listens to metal.
You'd be surprised the type of people who are into metal when you see them. Sometimes I'm even surprised, but it's cool. That's the reason it's still around.
My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal.
We believe that many people who already like metal and those who like other genres will be accepting to this new type of metal.
I love metal songs about metal. That's one of my favorite things. Nobody does that any more. Nobody sings about how metal they are, or about their fans, or about how crazy their pits are.
We would like to continue to spread metal to everyone.
People sometimes tell me that I don't talk or act or look like a metal fan. Well, what does a metal fan look like? I've found people from all walks of life who love metal.
There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by pop culture.
Metal fans are just as compassionate and caring and tolerant as any other form of music fans are.
I think metal and horror definitely go hand in hand. Even when you go to a horror convention and meet the fans, nine out of 10 times if they're not wearing some sort of horror shirt, they're wearing a shirt with a metal band on it.
