We go out there every night, and we fight the battle. We don’t care about people who don’t think we’re true metal. We hope to change their minds. I have total faith. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
Only a world spinning out of control could inspire the music and vision we have now. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
I think, as long as people have a strong opinion, whether they love or hate us, I think we’re doing something right. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
To be honest, we never, ever let business weigh down the creativity of this band. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
The first review our band ever got – when I was 17 years old and we had just released our first EP, and this tiny little magazine wrote a review on it, and for that month, we were the best album of the month, and we were also the worst album of the month. We won best and worst album of the month in the same magazine. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
That’s what bands like Pink Floyd and bands like Rush and even the Metallica of this world have, which is long, ambitious songs that pull in all different directions. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
With ‘Hail To The King’ – our last album – we obviously wore our influences on our sleeve, and it was a blatant attempt to turn on our younger generation of fans to more classic-sounding metal. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
Once you can get a fan to listen to an album a handful of times and really have a lot of substance for them to grasp, then you’re looking at having a fan that really appreciates what you do for life and can appreciate coming to see it live. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
It’s always been a conscious thing for us to do whatever will separate us from the pack and make us happy musically. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote
We’re in the business of making fans that will last with us a lifetime. In order to do that, you’ve gotta give them something special. Zacky Vengeance Read Quote