I can safely say that any band with a sentence for a name, 6 members or more and carefully combed to the side hairdos are not metal no matter what di…

- Chris Reifert

Soccer matches in Europe have riot police. Metal is just people sloshing around drunk and sloppy and having fun, and there's nothing wrong with that.…

- Chris Reifert

You can see it in people's faces, when they're into a metal band. It's cool to see that being passed on.

- Chris Reifert

I started getting seriously into music when I was a kid. 1978 was my big year. It just hit home. That was before real metal. There was Black Sabbath …

- Chris Reifert

I've got friends in bands who seem like they're always on tour, even still. It may be in some people's blood. I'm sure some bands do it just to earn …

- Chris Reifert

That's what metal means to me, feeling that feeling when you hear something that totally turns you on.

- Chris Reifert

I like whatever's good. Metal, rock, new or old - I don't care, as long as it does something to my brain.

- Chris Reifert

People get so upset about lyrics, and they're probably totally cool with horror movies. That doesn't really make sense.

- Chris Reifert

If it entertains you, cool - read it, listen to it, watch it. But if it horrifies or disgusts you or scares you, then don't listen to it.

- Chris Reifert