The religion and it's many barbed indoctrinating tendrils just start to become what makes you who you are, so you have to kind of destroy yourself to be able to rebuild yourself and make yourself whole again. — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
When you're trying to free yourself from a religion that has been ingrained in you since childhood, it's more like ripping out your veins and tendons. — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I do try to pay attention to new bands and what's happening within the scene. I try to make sure I give everything a… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I like what's going on in Finland, with the rebirth of Beherit. I also like a band called Oranssi Pazuzu and a band called… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
Before the 90s, black metal wasn't a selling tool [and didn't] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are. — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
People are appreciating the old stuff again and there's no MTV-style scene police to try to make us all listen to Machine Head and… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything remotely "new" or "experimental" about any modern metal bands. — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I think there was a brief period where Norwegian bands were evolving and that was an interesting time where it seemed like a band… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I have a lot of mental scars from being brought up Catholic and being sent to Catholic school for 13 years! — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
The religion and it's many barbed indoctrinating tendrils just start to become what makes you who you are, so you have to kind of… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
I think there's a certain limit to the number of times you can raise hairs on the back of peoples' heads before it gets… — Mat McNerney Copy Share Image
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