Best Quote by Vinnie Paul

That's why I think it hurt us, whereas these other bands [I'm assuming he means the other Big 3 -Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica] they kept…

— Charlie Benante

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

“Today you hear people saying that we invented heavy metal with the song ‘Black Sabbath’ . But I’ve always had a bee up my…

— Ozzy Osbourne

Heavy metal to me implies a relentless, pounding, hitting-people-over-the-head music. Trend setters tend to dismiss it as basic and simple, but all the time…

— Billy Squier

Bands like Metallica never sat around and said, 'We're speed metal,' or 'We're thrash metal.' If it feels good at the end of the…

— Ivan Moody

I just want to be considered a heavy metal band, because metal has always been around and will always be around. We're just a…

— Mitch Lucker

I think metal fans are more loyal than other fans, and they are often more inclined to collect the albums of their favorite bands.

— Varg Vikernes

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

If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys.

— Geezer Butler

It's like they had a backlash the first 11 years. I think the reason why it always seems like there's a backlash is because…

— Kim Deal

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

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