Being me Quote by Mat McNerney

I do try to pay attention to new bands and what's happening within the scene. I try to make sure I give everything a…

— Mat McNerney

I like what's going on in Finland, with the rebirth of Beherit. I also like a band called Oranssi Pazuzu and a band called…

— Mat McNerney

Before the 90s, black metal wasn't a selling tool [and didn't] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the…

— Mat McNerney

Ultimately I want my metal in a bar and not an art gallery.

— Mat McNerney

In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.

— Mat McNerney

People are appreciating the old stuff again and there's no MTV-style scene police to try to make us all listen to Machine Head and…

— Mat McNerney

I don't think there's anything remotely "new" or "experimental" about any modern metal bands.

— Mat McNerney

I think there was a brief period where Norwegian bands were evolving and that was an interesting time where it seemed like a band…

— Mat McNerney

I don't bring any ideology or barriers with me into my music.

— Mat McNerney

I have a lot of mental scars from being brought up Catholic and being sent to Catholic school for 13 years!

— Mat McNerney

The religion and it's many barbed indoctrinating tendrils just start to become what makes you who you are, so you have to kind of…

— Mat McNerney

I think there's a certain limit to the number of times you can raise hairs on the back of peoples' heads before it gets…

— Mat McNerney