“I feel like our whole discography up through 'Hail to the King' was yo...” — M. Shadows Quote

“I feel like our whole discography up through 'Hail to the King' was young, fun, and exciting. It was aggressively driven. 'The Stage' was the first step in the band becoming a more mature musical entity.”

“If there's something I really like or a chord progression, I write a note in my Blackberry, and maybe a year later, I'll revisit it and ask, 'What did I like about that?' I really don't try to think too much about it. I like to be fresh.”

“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.”

“When a product is market driven, it should be able to pay for all its raw materials at market prices.”

“In the founders, I look for a person I feel is trustworthy, driven and smart. I invest in the person first, because in the event the business fails, the person and I can move forward and create another business.”

“I look for characters who are emotionally driven.”