Taken from the 99.7 The Blitz interview conducted on June 15th, 2010:
Q: Do you read what your fans write on websites to see what their thoughts are? Like [DBN] Deathbat News?
M Shadows: Yeah every once in a while, I love to see the fans.. especially right now with Jimmy, all the support we’ve got we’ve seen that from all the fans and Deathbat News is definitely a place to get Avenged Sevenfold news. I definitely find most of my Avenged Sevenfold news on Deathbat News [laughs]. I don’t know whats going on half the time. It’s true, all these things will come out. I have no clue they came out and then I go on Deathbat News and it’s there. So it’s like, ok well I guess I’ll just do that. I guess I’ll just read it on that website [laughs]. And not get it from management. They could probably tell me where Im going to be next next. I like it. It’s a good website though, it’s very informative and it’s very like, good natured, you know? It’s not a bunch of kids arguing with each other which is nice.
Taken from Avenged Sevenfold Live Chat conducted on July 29th, 2010:
Interviewer: We’ve got a few more questions coming in from all over the place, this one is from out in L.A. I’ve read in interviews that you say you’re regular readers of your fan site DeathbatNews.com, and you recently had the webmaster come out to L.A. and hang out, how was that?
Zacky Vengeance: That was awesome. Um. I was told by your record label…
Matt, Johnny, Syn: [Laughs]
Matt: Im trying to count the seconds in between Zack’s pauses. You’re like Barack Obama, you know, he really thinks about things.
Zacky: The light… the light turned on and off. But basically Warner was like, “Hey, we’re flying out [NAME] from Deathbat News to do a review of the album.” And I was like, “Oh, that’s cool, but like.. she’s going to be fucking bored to death because there’s nothing that exciting to do at Warner Brothers.” And I was like, “That’s how you’re going to do it? You know, take a big fan, fly her to Warner to listen to the album? Like, why don’t you just send her a copy of the album?” I was like, “Why don’t you have her to come my house, fuckin’, hang out or something. That’d be cool, like, I’d get to talk to her. I know she’s a big fan, and I get an absolute kick out of talking to our fans and knowing what they like. You know, find out what it is about us that they like and stuff.”
Syn: How we can service them.
Matt, Johnny, Zacky: [Laughs]
Zacky: How they can serve us. No, but so yeah. I wanted to meet her, you know, I’ve found out more about my own band on that website.
Matt: Me too!
Zacky: I’ve found out about tour dates…
Matt: Thanks, [NAME]! Half the time I don’t know what the hell we’re doing, but I read your website and then I’m like alright, that’s what we’re doing!
Zacky: Yeah, so it was cool. She was great. [Laughs]
Matt: Sometimes I even see things on there and I have to call management and yell at them…
Zacky: Yup, we do! [Laughs]
Matt: Like, we’re doing this? Really? I don’t remember that. So, that’s an awesome website. Good community.
Zacky: [Nods]
- “Deathbat News has provided an amazing community of Avenged Sevenfold supporters. The dedication of the fans here is second to none among many artists I’ve worked with over the years. I’m proud to say I read Deathbat News daily.” – Kazy Brown (Warner Brother Records)
