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" 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.' "

M. Shadows

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" 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. "

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" We do a lot of things that kind of annoy people and our fan base. We try not to get overloaded on it. For us, that means we don't do social media stuff - we have an Avenged Sevenfold social media, but none of the band members have Facebooks or any sort of Twitter. "

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" What made 'Dark Side Of The Moon' so great is some of the mystique and where it was coming from and just the authenticity of it. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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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" 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.' "

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" Unless someone physically tries to attack me, I don't care what anyone does. "

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