During our formative years, it was all about, 'What did Metallica do?' and 'How do we do that?' and then you try and find an identity of your own, but they're still... They were the pioneers and the trailblazers. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft a little bit and hone it as much as possible. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
During our formative years, it was all about, 'What did Metallica do?' and 'How do we do that?' and then you try and find… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
My fans, they know my dad as Guitar Guy or whatever, and he's kind of just this shredder that plays on my records sometimes.… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Everything from the lyrics to the production, solos to the writing - it's all democratic. At the end of the day, you know, when… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Lyrically, 'Planets' is the precursor to 'Acid Rain'; it's about a meteoric, intergalactic war that results in an apocalypse and the human species aligning… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
If you write a country song, and it's the best song you've ever written but throw it out because you're a metal band, you'd… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Breaking Benjamin, talk about songwriting, I mean, some of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. And, obviously, it's a little heavier. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
If you want to do things right, you have to dig deep for that inspiration. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
We're not gonna write a fusion song for Avenged Sevenfold, obviously, but I love having those elements and blending it in, and having the… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
We're more about other things over odd timings: orchestration, composition, horn/vocal arrangements - that's where we get super weird. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
We don't ever spread ourselves too thin. And sometimes it's a little bit to the chagrin of our fans; they don't get albums... I… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
Some people will basically just shred all over everything, even a ballad. I'm glad I wasn't born with that genetic chip - the need… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
We spent a lot of time in the studio. I mean, we've spent a lot of time on tour, too. — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
