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" A lot of the metal bands that were around when Metallica put out 'The Black Album,' now they're playing clubs, and Metallica is playing stadiums. "

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" We really like having songs where we think the arrangement is just as important as the melodies, even though they're typically not. "

" Growing up, I was always playing with video games. "

" If you make money, what's it worth if you can't be with your family? "

" The song 'Paradigm' talks about nanobots - and how they can potentially be used to cure diseases and help you live forever. But how much of a human being would you be at that point? If you're 70 percent machine and 30 percent human, are you going to lose yourself? "

" We're really excited to be even talked about in the same breath as Foo Fighters or Metallica. "

" A lot of times, people just want to be more extreme than the next band or the next person, and that's all they focus on. That's kind of lost on me. "

" Music and space collide for me, as I find them incredibly stimulating. "

" We always want to do covers, but we found it kind of boring to do covers of bands in our genre, and we were always asked to do those. "

" I wanna write a classic metal record, a classic rock record, in 2013. "

" We kind of reached this point in life where we don't really want to put out anything just to put something out. We really don't want it to be like, 'Two years are up. You've had your break; now do another record and get it out there.' "

" It's important to know the ins and outs of the music business, but you can also dive too deeply into it and forget that you're really here to make music. "

" We want metal to be dangerous again. How cool would that be? "

" If you're going to put out a record just to get a No. 1 and then forget about it after the first week, it's the tail wagging the dog: it doesn't make any sense. "

" People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. "

" The metalcore has been left behind. It's not something that any of us find enjoyment in listening to, so it's obviously not the direction we would write songs in. "

" The thing about covers is that the first thing you're going to notice is the vocals, because it's not the same person. "

" I'm glad that we can add something new to the fold that Metallica's not going to bring to the table, and they're going to do what they do. "

" I listen to a lot of Pink Floyd, the Doors, Elton John, Sabbath, Metallica, GN'R, Megadeth - just classic rock, classic metal stuff. "

" The world is changing, and the way we consume music is obviously changing. I was one of the biggest CD advocates you will find, but when Apple music and digital options came out, like for everyone else, it was more conducive to my lifestyle. "

" I go online, and I love watching heavy metal bands and guitar players play heavy metal versions of the 'Zelda' theme, and people do all the 'Zelda' music, which is one of my favorite soundtracks. "

" We live in the realm where all the metalheads and rock fans know us, but we're not giants like Linkin Park or Black Sabbath. "

" We grew up with every type of band from Primus to Mr. Bungle to Elton John to pop music to metal, and we try to throw it all in a blender. And whatever comes out of that is more Avenged Sevenfold than metal or metalcore. "

" If there's something I really like or a chord progression, I write a note in my Blackberry, and maybe a year later, I'll revisit it and ask, 'What did I like about that?' I really don't try to think too much about it. I like to be fresh. "

" We like to wait to a point where we have to get in there and write a record because we're just so built up. "

" When you think of rock and roll and metal, a lot of it is based around the riff. If you can sing over the riff and what the arrangements are going to be like, you have to leave space for what most people consider one of the most key essential parts, which is the vocalist. "

" Those who are not very good at understanding mental health issues are not going to know what other people are going through in depression. You have to kind of put yourself in somebody else's shoes. "

" For me, a band like Gojira brings something really cool and new to the table. "

" The Brexit thing to me just looks like a difference of opinion. I know things were lied about, but that should be a wake-up call to get all the information before you vote about something. Educate yourself. "