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" Just by nature, we're always filled with so many ideas and want to cram as many ideas into a song as we can, and I think that gave us a lot of our signature sound. "

Zacky Vengeance

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Zacky Vengeance

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" We're focused on making our fans happy, keeping each other happy, so we can do this forever. "