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" It's not as much about the numbers as much as it is that our fans made a mark on this world for us. "
Johnny Christ
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World
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" Every riff had to be perfect and heavy, collectively what we wanted it to be. If there was one person in the room who went, 'Heh, I don't think it is there yet, guys,' we'd scrap the whole song. I think that took a little bit of songwriting maturity for us. "
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" You can have the best riff in the world, but if the drums behind it just ain't vibing it, it's not gonna be the greatest riff, right? So you've gotta have someone there that can really bring that to life. "
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" We were very proud of everything that we accomplished with 'Hail To The King,' but when it was time to write a new record, it was like, 'Well, we accomplished that. Let's see what else we can do,' and took it to the next level. "
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" If we're compared to Metallica, the greatest metal band in the world, I think that's actually a pretty damn good compliment. "
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" We are just happy to be together and out and traveling the world together. "
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" It wasn't until high school that I realized Avenged Sevenfold was picking up locally. "
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" You really have to play with the space in a riff so it can be allowed to breathe. "
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" We've never been shy to admit that Metallica is a huge influence in our lives and on our music. "
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" We've always kind of tried to keep the mystique. We don't wanna give everybody everything. You give 'em too much, it's just white noise. When we do say something, we want it to be an event. When we go out and do things, we want it to be an event and kind of keep everything else behind closed doors. "
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" These fans are the reason why we're here. They're awesome and very crazy. They love Avenged Sevenfold, and we love them. Having that is rare. "
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" When I got into songs like 'Exist,' I was like, 'Okay, this riff has some bass sweeping in it, I'm definitely going to have to use a pick... but I guess I'll have to learn how to sweep first!' "
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Learn
Going
" There was a time when we were in a van and handing out the CDs at Warped Tour. We had a two-song EP that we were just handing out for free just to promote ourselves. That was on the 'Waking the Fallen' record, and we were just going around and handing out the CDs and stuff like that. "
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" I've always had influences from all over the place, like Mr. Bungle and Primus. As a band, we try not to focus too much on where it's coming from, because we're always listening to music. "
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" It's a trip now that other bands are saying that they look up to us. In my mind, I'm still 18 years old trying to emulate Pantera in my bedroom. "
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" There were numerous times where, at the end of a week of working on a song, there was a part of it that we still weren't feeling, so we'd scrap the whole thing and start from scratch the next week. "
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" Kerrang asked us to do a heavy metal tribute to one of our favorite heavy metal bands. We had already been jamming out on 'Walk,' so we're like, 'OK. We'll record it for you guys.' "
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" If it weren't for this, I'd probably be working a normal job and playing on the weekends for 10 people at the Irvine Spectrum. "
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" When it comes right down to it, no, we're not religious at all. "
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" We're always trying to do something better than the last record; to do something different and evolve as a band. "
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" We're lucky to have such great fans that have stood by us, let us be us and try new things. "
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" We definitely want to make sure that what we are making is something that we are proud of and something that we are inspired to write. "
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" The fans have always been die-hard and awesome. That's why we do a lot of the things we do. "
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" Everyone knows Mike Portnoy's reputation. He's a great drummer, and he helped us out in a great time of need. He really helped us get back underneath our feet and continue this band. "
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" We all listen to a lot of eclectic things. "
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" We always mess around with riffs and stuff and kind of jam out during sound checks, but we never actually started playing covers live until we started goofing off a little bit more on stage. "
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" The importance of first-week sales has kind of diminished, in our opinion, in the industry, and we don't really know what it really means anymore. It is what it is in the industry. And for us, it's all about the endgame, not where it begins. "
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