Band Quote by Synyster Gates

We're definitely a metal band. We push a lot of boundaries. But at the core we're a metal band.

— Wayne Static

Hopefully people can look at our band and see that we're a heavy rock band. We're definitely not a metal band, but we're a…

— Adam Rich

A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been.

— Billy Corgan

The youngest metal kids are less impressed by tradition, so you get metal that encompasses everything. It's not a defining kind of lifestyle and…

— Ian Christe

We're just some little metal band.

— Mitch Lucker

We're just a metal band. Whenever people ask me what kind of music we play, I always say metal.

— Mattew Nicholls

Metal needs to be exposed to more people, so it's good for rock if there's bigger bands.

— M. Shadows

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 feel like bands should be growing, living, functioning entities and to crystallize a band into a single album, and for that to be…

— Steve Albini

I'm just not a big fan of the too-cool-for-school indie world. Metal bands have never been invited or been able to be part of…

— Scott Ian

Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there.

— Thom Yorke

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