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" I think the cool thing about being alive in 2017 is that you can literally put out music as soon and as frequently as you want to because of streaming services. "

M. Shadows

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" When we were growing up, we listened to all sorts of music, but the first band that really grabbed all of us live was AFI. "

" I got an email saying we were nominated for a Grammy, and I instantly thought it was a joke. So I started Googling the nominees, and there we were! "

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" I've always been a really open person around my friends. "

" When I was very young, it was Guns N' Roses and Metallica. I'd play air guitar on my bed. They've been the thread throughout my life. "

" I know that sometimes we, as Americans, we reach outside of our means, and every once in a while we like to 'police the world,' but I think we do a lot of good as well. "

" We just found that in 2016, if you announce a record, and it's coming out in three months, and you're just giving people breadcrumbs, it's the most boring, drawn-out experience. "

" The idea of turning an album into a living piece of art and adding new installations is really intriguing. It expands the journey. "

" I went to this vocal coach, Ron Anderson, who has worked with Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, to train my voice and learn a whole new way of singing. "

" Ever since 'Hail to the King,' we've been more cognizant of our chord progressions, our key changes, drama in songs, a lot of dynamics - we've really added a lot of that in there. "

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

" 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. "

" As we develop, I just see us following our heart on this musical journey. "

" 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. "

" I just think that a metal band covering a bunch of metal songs is so boring, so 'done before.' "

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

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

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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. "

M. Shadows

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" 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. "

" We love the idea of putting out music in a non-conventional way. "

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

" I was talking to my dad about the stuff he grew up listening to, and 'Operation: Mindcrime' is a record that he had always talked about around the house. He always talked about it as the 'greatest concept album of all time.' One day, I started listening to it, and it just hit me. I was like, 'These songs are all hits. They're all huge songs.' "

M. Shadows

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" We're trying to change the whole way our merch is viewed, in terms of just not a bunch of skulls interlaced; you know, every album can look the same, so they're going to be stylized and different. "

" Every once in a while, we can touch somebody's life in a way just by writing a melody or writing some music, which is always really special. "

" The reality is you either step into the future, or you become a dinosaur. "

" The more kids that we can meet or kids that are terminally ill, we try to do it because it's really important, and you can see the hope in their eyes and in their families and their parents. "

" No. 1 records are fine, but in 2016, they just don't mean as much any more - the currency has changed. "

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" We don't want to become like country artists where there's a formula. "

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" I've never made a comment on a message board in my life. "