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♪ Real name is Matthew Charles Sanders

 

♫Born July 31, 1981, to mother Kim and father Gary

 

♫ Is a Leo.

 

♫ Is 6'1

 

♫ Has Hazel eyes with a green tint.

 

♫ He has a sister named Amy.

 

♫ He used to play basketball at a young age and was very good.

 

♫ He recently had a son, with his wife Valary Dibenedetto (Michelle Dibendettos twin and A7X's former tour manager/merch dealer) whom they named River.

 

♫ His influences are G'N'R, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth and Pantera. His screaming inspiration is Pantera's Phil Anselmo.

 

♫ His first band was called Successful Failure. He played guitar, piano, and writing the lyrics.

He even produced the bands first two albums!

 

♫ He had somewhat of a troubled past but he overcame it, and we're very glad he did.

 

♫ He has a few allergies, including grass, animal fur and dust.

 

♫ Matt is a huge supporter of the American Troops overseas.

 

♫ Not only can he sing, but he can also play piano, guitar (as stated before), organ and bass

 

♫ He donated $5000 dollars to the charity Fuck Cancer to help them

 

 

 

♫ Has a love for classic cars.

 

♫ Jimmy also taught him how to play drums.

 

 

♫ Came up with the alias M. Shadows because he thought of himself as the "darker character in the group"

 

♫ Favorite album currently Daft Punk.

M Shadows - Vocals

♫ He also recently said in an interview that the Greenbay Packers are his favorite team because so many of them are Avenged Sevenfold fans.

 

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