Band Quote by Mat McNerney

We believe that many people who already like metal and those who like other genres will be accepting to this new type of metal.

— Moa Kikuchi

We are pioneers of creating a new genre of metal.

— Suzuka Nakamoto

When I first became involved in Babymetal, I honestly hadn't known what metal music was about so everything was new to me.

— Moa Kikuchi

We are aiming to create a new genre with a new style in terms of visuals and sound. A mixture of dance and metal…

— Yui Mizuno

I am sure there are some people who say that we are not metal, but we want to create a new genre that will…

— Suzuka Nakamoto

I don't want to preach, but I would like to see metal become more of a united thing. I'm tired of people breaking things…

— Chuck Schuldiner

In the 80s there weren't so many bands around and nowadays there are a lot more bands around. I think sometimes there are too…

— Udo Dirkschneider

On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer.

— Rob Halford

These new metal bands are going out, getting drunk and going to strip clubs, and they'll be doing the same in thirty years. There…

— Moby

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

So many bands would say that they were alternative, or they were this or that... 'Heavy metal' was a pretty uncool word after about…

— Vinnie Paul

We are aiming to create a one and only new music genre that exceeds the limits of pop and metal music.

— Suzuka Nakamoto