Church Quote by Matt Skiba

In grade one and two, I was definitely into heavy metal and Satanic rock music, bands that had attributes that were quote-unquote 'Satanic,' even…

— Tobias Forge

I grew up on misogynist, devil-worshipping heavy metal music, and then it was groups like The Clash and Public Enemy that reminded me that…

— Tom Morello

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with heavy metal, Van Halen, Motley Crue. The older I got, my tastes widened. I always…

— Panos Cosmatos

I haven't become a satanist, but I am fascinated by the character of the devil.

— Robert Lepage

Scary rock n' roll bands had all the devilish imagery. But at the same time, it's not because they were devil worshippers, they were…

— Immortal Technique

I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration.

— Dimebag Darrell

For my rock band, I was influenced by things like 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' For me, it's live rock n' roll theater.

— Juliette Lewis

When I was really young, I was really into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and those kinds of bands.

— David Pajo

All the best bands are affiliated with Satan.

— Bart Simpson

Rock music had become my religion. Radio my church. And these DJs my priests, rabbis and gurus.

— Steven Van Zandt

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice and I'm…

— Tony Iommi

Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty well-rounded.

— Al Jourgensen