Band Quote by 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

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

— Mattew Nicholls

We're just some little metal band.

— Mitch Lucker

I don't think we're metalcore. To me, metalcore is more like hardcore-influenced metal, with lots of breakdowns. I think we're a lot more diverse…

— Maria Brink

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

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

We're trying to leave no stone unturned, to push forward in every aspect of what it means to be a band. Because this really…

— Synyster Gates

We love metal.

— Ivan Moody

I see metal as really connected to tribalism. Like, even the way we dress and the way we love the music and are part…

— Max Cavalera

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

This band is metal in that we have a lot of metal in our instruments, and there's quite a lot of metal on my…

— Mikey Way

We are pioneers of creating a new genre of metal.

— Suzuka Nakamoto