Always from day one, we were the band on Warped Tour with a fog machine, and our backdrop had to be up… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people just want to be more extreme than the next band or the next person, and that's all… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
Our band has always been really big on imagery. We've kind of used that as one of our strengths; we tend to… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
We grew up with every type of band from Primus to Mr. Bungle to Elton John to pop music to metal, and… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I think you gotta have balls to be an Avenged fan sometimes. A lot of our fans get hated on just as… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
When we were growing up, we listened to all sorts of music, but the first band that really grabbed all of us… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I just think that a metal band covering a bunch of metal songs is so boring, so 'done before.' — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
For me, a band like Gojira brings something really cool and new to the table. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I feel like our whole discography up through 'Hail to the King' was young, fun, and exciting. It was aggressively driven. 'The… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
We do a lot of things that kind of annoy people and our fan base. We try not to get overloaded on… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I think everyone in the band has had someone that's served in their family. I wouldn't say that anybody has a military… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
Ever since 'Hail to the King,' we've been more cognizant of our chord progressions, our key changes, drama in songs, a lot of dynamics… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I think you gotta have balls to be an Avenged fan sometimes. A lot of our fans get hated on just as much as… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
When I'm by myself asking the questions that many of us do at some point in our lives, I look to the stars knowing… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
If there's something I really like or a chord progression, I write a note in my Blackberry, and maybe a year later, I'll revisit… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I recall us selling out L.A.'s 5,000-capacity Gibson Amphitheatre and flying straight to Germany to play a 300-capacity room where we'd only sold 120… — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
I used to get a huge kick out of walking into a record store and finding something I didn't know was out. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. — M. Shadows Copy Share Image
