Band Quote by Chris Reifert

I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about,…

— Matthew Ramsey

When you see a band, you want to see characters.

— Zacky Vengeance

It kills me when I see some metal band trying to pass themselves off as an 'alternative band.

— Dimebag Darrell

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?…

— Eddie Trunk

Metal is the feeling of being an outsider, but still being part of something huge.

— Brian Posehn

It's a band singing on how metal should be played, the effect it has on the band and its listeners.

— Christopher Lee

Other people notice the same things but they don't think to put it to music.

— Ian Hunter

It's a very empowering kind of music, heavy metal is.

— Rob Halford

I know when I sit with my band members and we're playing back a song that we've done, I know that they're experiencing it…

— Nick Cave

At first we had a scary image of metal and it was hard to approach other artists.

— Yui Mizuno

I like to share my metal with other musicians. It's very cool.

— Max Cavalera

What puts people off metal is they think it's all nutters and blood. We don't want to be seen that way.

— Oliver Sykes