quoting what #8 said during 1 of their interviews:
"We aren't hiding behind these masks, we're actually revealing more to you than you might think. The mask I wear brings out all the shit inside me that I hate. Plus it hurts like hell, which helps my intensity." "If you feel like talking, you talk, if you don't, you don't" “So many people are like, 'Gimmick, gimmick, gimmick!', Fuck you! You don't know what we're about! Our motto has always been, 'Music First.' Even if the masks and the coveralls weren't there, the music would still be good."
I personally like this band because all of their albums are so different from each other, I mean the intensity and anger will always be there but how each song is played will always be different from the other. correct me if i'm wrong but can you give me songs of them that sounds alike? and of course the fact that their personalities are very much different with their masks off.
@chris: it's not about the masks, it's all about the music. i personally think that if you take 1 single member out, the music will never sound the same as the music of the 9. the 2 power drums are significant to the band, w/o the 2 power drums the music will never sound as tribal as it sounds. joey can not provide that sound alone, he's just the one who controls the drum tempo. double peds will never sound like much as double peds + 2 guys playing 2 power drums each = 6 base shit!
@minor: yeah #1 good, but my drum hero will still be travis barker.