Aggression Quote by David Draiman

If we're compared to Metallica, the greatest metal band in the world, I think that's actually a pretty damn good compliment.

— Johnny Christ

Without Metallica, we wouldn't have a lot of the bands that we have now.

— Joey Jordison

In a lot of ways, Metallica is like a fusion band. It's not necessarily jazz or any of that, but the music is grooving.

— Robert Trujillo

Metallica is a big, huge influence and inspiration. That's who Babymetal aspires to become some day.

— Moa Kikuchi

“Since there are always talented players in these emerging categories, no matter how grating they may be to the ear of the more traditionally…

— Linda Ronstadt

Metallica lives in a little bubble. We just do our own thing. We're not part of any trends or waves or fads. We can…

— Lars Ulrich

Even when metal was on the radio, it was always the watered down stuff. There were only a couple real metal bands - Metallica…

— Wayne Static

Before we joined BABYMETAL, we weren't that familiar with metal, but we learned a lot from Metallica. Watching their shows and even meeting them,…

— Suzuka Nakamoto

We've never been shy to admit that Metallica is a huge influence in our lives and on our music.

— Johnny Christ

We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show…

— Bruce Dickinson

“What, then, can we conclude about the moral value of Metallica's music? In light of our discussion, it is decidedly mixed. Insofar as it…

— Robert Fudge

Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate.

— Kirk Hammett