M. Shadows

Ever since 'Hail to the King,' we've been more cognizant of our chord progressions, our key changes, drama in songs, a lot…

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I think you gotta have balls to be an Avenged fan sometimes. A lot of our fans get hated on just as…

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WE'VE BEEN READING THE MÖTLEY CRÜE BOOK. THATS OUR HOLY BIBLE.

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Trying to impress people who hate you is just a big waste of time.

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The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was…

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We love the idea of putting out music in a non-conventional way.

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When I'm by myself asking the questions that many of us do at some point in our lives, I look to the…

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If there's something I really like or a chord progression, I write a note in my Blackberry, and maybe a year later,…

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We stand for musical individuality. That's all we stand for.

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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…

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I used to get a huge kick out of walking into a record store and finding something I didn't know was out.

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People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better.

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Games helped me a lot when The Rev died. It was something I able to go do and stay in the house…

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Music and space collide for me, as I find them incredibly stimulating.

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I'm kind of a geek when it comes to talking about chord structures or melody, so I always loved in-depth conversations with…

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The song 'Paradigm' talks about nanobots - and how they can potentially be used to cure diseases and help you live forever.…

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Honestly, I never thought we'd get a nomination for a Grammy, period. To be honest, we felt that if we were ever…

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I know that sometimes we, as Americans, we reach outside of our means, and every once in a while we like to…

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A lot of the metal bands that were around when Metallica put out 'The Black Album,' now they're playing clubs, and Metallica…

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'This Means War' is up there with 'Hail to the King' in terms of crowd reaction and kids chanting for it.

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Always from day one, we were the band on Warped Tour with a fog machine, and our backdrop had to be up…

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We don't want to become like country artists where there's a formula.

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We write music because we have to; it's a part of our very being.

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I think one of the biggest sleepers that people are going to be able to dig into later is 'Fermi Paradox,' it's…

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When I was very young, it was Guns N' Roses and Metallica. I'd play air guitar on my bed. They've been the…

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