Big Quote by Moa Kikuchi

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

The power, the complexity, the aggression - there's so many things that would attract anyone to Metallica. I think that they are the prime…

— David Draiman

As iconic a band as Metallica has become, I think sometimes we forget just how raw they were in the beginning of their career,…

— Corey Taylor

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

I feel that Babymetal, it's one of my duties to pass down to future generations just how amazing metal music is, and hopefully they…

— Moa Kikuchi

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

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

My mum wasn't the sort of person who would ordinarily listen to heavy metal. But she thinks Babymetal's songs are cool. She's a big…

— Suzuka Nakamoto

Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.

— James Hetfield

“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

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