The First Time with M. Shadows | Rolling Stone

[@JohnJohnson-fo5vl]

This guy never looks pissed. Always a genuine smile on his face, awesome!

[@ethansprague2005]

John Johnson he only looks sad when he played fiction from 2009 to about 2013

[@electricnick260]

Watch an interview where they're asked about the Rev. That smile is gone in a half a second max. And I completely understand it too. Fans keep asking about the Rev. and it cuts them open every time

[@Michael-jg8pw]

Shadows is a very smiley guy but he does however look really fierce while playing Second Heartbeat at Warped tour in 2003.

[@Jrocka7x]

Dude used to fight people all of the time in high school. Lol He’s aged SO gracefully.

[@eatadick6969]

Not metal that's why

[@evilthoughts8763]

Who can hate this handsome man?

[@marcverus158]

Evil Thoughts me

[@Tyreus1]

and you're good at it, not even explaining what's not to like about him not saying the guy's perfect, but saying "that's a high standard for human relationship, you sure HE deserves hate ? meaning does all your doing and saying follow that high standard ? Then you should talk about yourself and about your friends to the rest of the world cause if they make MShadows look like a bad seed, they must have some kind of halo around them or something worth at least watching^^

[@ImMotionless]

Absolutely no one because he is one of the greatest vocalists of all time!

[@stacymaxx8419]

Evil Thoughts no one will ever hate this band... why would they ? If they do, they don't know great music when they hear it!

[@akdiwi1jkssk717]

I'm not like a big fan of a7x but i have to say m shadows is a cool guy

[@mistymichele3771]

He's like the guy who would stop the car to help a turtle cross the road, so cute and smiling...

[@obnxsdonky9394]

no hes the guy that would take the turtle home and love it forever

[@TheSadistNat1on]

@@obnxsdonky9394 yeah, I hope anyone and everyone would help a turtle. As I type this I have a central american wood turtle next to me ha. and a chameleon..couple snakes yeeh

[@yaruschkaberuschka7465]

@@obnxsdonky9394 So .....I want to be that turtle 🤣😂

[@bigfishafro6343]

Bit wired to call a grown man cute

[@kristenjustkristen9462]

@BigFishAfro It's not wired nor weird to call a grown man cute. 🙄 Quit being so dramatic.

[@mell2185]

honestly the most adorable metal singer

[@thekn1feinyou]

YES

[@Amy-yx1cx]

DEFINITELY

[@ohblondishone]

My best friend and I refer to him as the 'golden retriever of metal' but obviously not to his face haha

[@leonies.5935]

I love it how he just seems genuinely happy. He's just that kind of guy you want to be happy.

[@pablorandri6459]

Leona S. I love how he's all badass with his black ray-bans and stuff and that angry expression on his face when he's on stage and in the music videos and in reality he's just that genuinely smiling-for-nothing guy

[@nchasz]

Leona S. he looks genuinely stoned, but he put in eye drops from what it looks like

[@faithhook3567]

when he feels sad he just looks at his bank account and smiles again lol

[@yooloi363]

@@faithhook3567 Fr

[@sierralynn4941]

He just looks so pure

[@stacymaxx8419]

Sierra Lynn that is because he is...👍🤘👍

[@halomaster2137]

Sierra Lynn Shadows at first glance always looks so humble and easy going you could get along with him very well.

[@rmdeschinny09]

This guy seems very down-to-earth, amazing vocals and lyrics.

[@threefistbanddrummer4185]

Ronald Deschinny he's a little bit bat shit crazy at times but Matt is one cool guy met him at the show in MI for uproar festival at det music theater. The rest of the band is very low key and down to earth as well. Johny Christ is a prankster had beer poured all over me for fun. I love all them guys.

[@BMarie774]

Ronald Deschinny They're the greatest guys ever. I've grown up listening to them, and going to their shows. First time I met them I was eight, maybe nine. This was back when they were more of local sensation and not really nationally known. I'm now twenty two years old. It's now to a point where they know me by name, and will approach me when I haven't even noticed them. They're so damn generous too. If you're a loyal fan of them, they will make a point to talk to you. I was sitting on a couch in the lobby of a hotel using my laptop after a show, and the band walked through the door. I was too busy editing and uploading shots of the concert to even notice them. I see these legs walk up out of the corner of my eye, and hear "Hey, hey, girl!" and look up to see Brian their guitarist standing in front of me. I actually got my first picture with the entire band (with Arin as drummer, I had some when Jimmy was still alive, but never a full band shot once Arin became the drummer), and it was only because Brain had come up to me. If he hadn't, and they'd kept walking to the elevators, I wouldn't have even noticed them probably. I've been given guitar picks almost every single concert I go to, free tickets, free sticky passes (backstage passes), meet and greet passes, after party passes, etc. I've got a nice collection of different sticky passes for backstage access, meet and greets, after parties, etc. And solely because of their generosity. If you say hello to Brian or Zack, or their security guys or crew, they're likely to hand you some guitar picks. It seems like they carry them around just to give out. Because of how many times I've met them, I've also gotten to know much of their crew, and these guys are just awesome as fuck. And it goes to a personal level too. I've not only met the band, but I've also met Matt and Brian's parents multiple times. I've met Matt's wife on multiple occasions, and their oldest son once. They literally remember my name, and know what state I come from. It's insane just how involved and caring they are of their fans. I know this comment is long as hell, but I just have to try to emphasis just how humble, generous, and awesome all the guys in this band are. Their appreciation towards the people who support them is just incredible. I don't want to come off like I'm bragging, because that's definitely NOT what I'm trying to do and I just realized it might seem as such, in my excited recollection of my experiences. But I am trying to make it extremely clear that if you support this band, they're going to be extremely grateful and generous in return. I'm not going to say this will be everyone's experience with them. But if you go to every concert you're able to attend, and you get to know their crew and eventually them, they'll definitely begin to show their appreciation the more they get to know you. They're just super humble, awesome guys. I'll stop here, but I could keep going on and on about how wonderful they are, lol. But I think (hope) you get it.

[@rmdeschinny09]

Brianna Gordy sounds quite like an encounter.

[@threefistbanddrummer4185]

Best people in the damn planet Matt's sister is a sweetheart she played for the Detroit shock for a few championship games before they moved to another arena in Oklahoma. She was the one I could only say hello to as the other shock girls were cool I just new her more I guess that was the best part of working for the palace of auburn hills. Too bad she's getting torn down.

[@shippyssdgfhh]

They are such a bunch of lovely guys. And I loved reading your experience with them and I agree with everything you said. They are all, including the fam and crew such nice people.

[@synysterjazmyngates]

Oh man, his eyes are really pretty!

[@KatieHellOnHeels8277]

..don't forget those dimples! :)

[@fayfayyooou]

Yeah, that’s why when he takes off those aviators he really goes from looking like a badass legend to a really cute guy with those eyes!

[@lowlifevampyre1341]

HE NEVER AGES! So handsome!

[@lizakolganova7608]

What a sweet, gentle and kinda shy guy, I like him a lot. And he's eyes, omg, what a color!

[@howardmathews5572]

Shy O_o he gets mad crazy on stage in front of thousands of ppl

[@martos60]

@@howardmathews5572 Well, his job is being the frontman of a metal/rock band.

[@abdur1300]

He aint shy. It is just his personality.. He is metal singer. Sing Hard Rock in front of thousand of crowds and he have been doing it for years.. He cant be kind of shy to do such a thing..

[@definitelynosebreather]

​@@abdur1300 This is so BS. A frontman can certainly be confident on stage and shy off screen. Some of my favorite singers were shy, on top of my mind, Chris Cornell was known to be very shy in person, even in some interviews on KZbin he seems to be more inquisite than normal. Chris said this about himself, and Kurt Danielson - who knew him - said the same thing about Chris [search 'Kurt Danielson and Chris Cornell' on Google, it's the first thing it appears]. The same thing can be said about Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley, and they seemed even more shy than Chris. About Cobain there's even more stories of people who met him on internet [if you search by keywords 'Kurt Cobain' and 'shy']. By the way, did you ever heard about how Freddie Mercury, of all people, was in person? Lesley-Ann (his biographer) said, 'For such a flamboyant performer, he was an incredibly shy man.'

[@Chevy829]

@@definitelynosebreather agree mate

[@a7xforever498]

The title and him smiling like that, makes it look like he is going to talk about how he lost his virginity 😂

[@amna5920]

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[@livingdeadgirl2k]

True xD

[@MarcWijesuriya]

I thought it was gonna be about that XD

[@damaged7851]

"I'm M Shadows and this was my first time- whoa, ouch, stop hitting me, damn it!"

[@morganc.m1830]

I was worried it was gonna be about that.

[@shewolf1102]

I feel like an obnoxious fangirl but when he smiles i smile too. It's weird

[@PatriotIzzy]

Smiles, just like laughter, are contagious.

[@Jared-qp7xe]

I identify myself as gender fluid and I smile when he doesn't smile but when he smiles I stop smiling.

[@SophiiNom92]

I'm not the only one then haha xD he's adorable!

[@shewolf1102]

Jared what does it have to do with your gender lol okay

[@alexjimenez8413]

Me too, he's pretty handsome. nohomo tho.

[@fuhhkuuu3207]

Such a humble guy. Probably my favorite vocalist of all time. He might have had some drug and alcohol problems when he was younger but he's stayed out of trouble, and slowly becoming a favorite with everyone.

[@metalheaddd97]

Fuhh Kuuu I don’t think he’s ever done drugs. He looks very healthy, plays a lot of sports and states that he’d rather play video games than go out partying or clubbing.

[@randomhalf-mapplesiruphalf1666]

Fuhh Kuuu Him and Corey Taylor are my favorite vocalist of all time

[@ClearlyInPeril]

Yeah, they dropped all drugs (other than prescription, obviously,) and most alcohol after the Rev passed. They've been clean for 10 years now, so it's pretty impressive

[@rawxxxstar576]

@@metalheaddd97 dude. h's definitely done drugs before lmaooooooo

[@JZJ7777]

I know Johnny did drugs when stating out with the band, but I doubt M. ever did them.

[@calvinclayton2396]

I named my daughter Valary. I heard the story of all she did to help this band. No regrets, it's a beautiful name and I couldn't be more thankful for Avenged.

[@akindallmagnum]

Such a laid back dude...well deserved

[@krapfenbits5754]

Goddamned!! He is so so cute, and he is the frontman of heavy metal band. I mean, how??

[@keithdube12]

M Shadows is such a great guy. RIP REV

[@vinidiniz8129]

HOW CAN THIS MAN BE SO FREAKING HANDSOME PLS

[@carolinares9409]

Omg M. Shadows is so beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@tutorialgames5363]

He is a man

[@MiniMoosaurus]

A man can be beautiful... I concur

[@barbaravance6774]

You could name her more loosely and make it Emily Shadows. So he Nick name would be Em. Shadows. I think it's,cute.

[@reneesoave2226]

Caro Linares I know I can’t He’s beautiful

[@queenbutterfly7519]

He is beautiful. Love his speaking voice, smile and eyes

[@mariambruno7105]

He is so adorable!

[@starfirechik]

the most handsome frontman I've ever seen. Wow he's ageless and seems like such a chill and shy dude compared to his onstage persona

[@cindy_nicole]

I had the HUGEST crush on him! Who am I kidding? I still do lol

[@karentrinidad9683]

His smile, maaaan. I love this guy!

[@AmyRigsbyPhoto]

Seriously the most beautiful man ever. Swoon!

[@iamstewpit6740]

He has beautiful eyes

[@drvren030]

I love his personality and his gentle voice; he really breaks the stereotype that people have about metal artists

[@shelbyhenderson3930]

What a gorgeous man!!❤️😩😭👏🏼😍

[@joeredfield7647]

‘Hey I'm Matt Shadows and this is my first time'..... That's what she said!

[@H.E.M.]

joban sidhu soon enough lol

[@homeinvasion.]

She said that she was M. Shadows?

[@gabrocki]

If she said "I'm Matt" then you should probably get out of there bro

[@joeredfield7647]

gabrocki 😂

[@schoolwork5246]

not funny, give the man some respect, but fuck very true

[@hijersey_]

he aged like fine wine

[@Anual_star]

I named my son Matthew James... he’s already 5

[@brianmancilla77]

Ladee DeLace i love you

[@msmejekify]

Ladee DeLace that is perfect!

[@ambientjules]

Ladee DeLace that’s so sweet! My kid will be named Tholomew plague vengeance gates Christ

[@Anual_star]

Love it!!!

[@fawazalhomoud2482]

God bless him and I hope he become SOMETHING

[@SandroRamadhan30]

perfect guy rich, muscular, handsome, awesome voice, awesome band and band mate, and he has beautiful family

[@OhTylerB]

He has so much warmth in his eyes. Completely matches his actual personality.

[@illshankyousofuckoff4344]

He always has a smile on his face and always seems so genuinely happy. I'm so happy he can smile even after all that's happened. love this dude.

[@Z3BOoRy]

whats happening?

[@Walter2White]

@@Z3BOoRy the rev’s death i think he was referring to

[@InsaneCombo13]

2:05 oh, that's why Brooks... Great choice, he's a beast.

[@orion_5128]

I love his eye color

[@Kuutamo13]

Like fine wine.

[@user-it8kw3wy2y]

🥴👌🏽

[@fayfayyooou]

Exactly

[@l0v2e]

He's such a baby despite the fact that he's around 25 years older than me.

[@riley5501]

I named my dog Shadow....it's a stuffed animal but it counts

[@synystergates4607]

Riley Smiley 😂😂😂

[@NoelJames_]

😂😂😂😂

[@rainbowllama5570]

Lol wow you made my day 😂

[@andrewfreese5344]

😂

[@mohammad.tasnimhasan]

🤣

[@SuziSpooks]

Such a down to earth. M.Shadows you rock dude!

[@stacymaxx8419]

This is my favorite band ever. And why would M.Shadows be embarrassed about hearing there music on the radio? I would be so happy, but everybody loves it or doesn't.

[@TheRabidPosum]

MStacy Rocker you should get better taste they suck.

[@TheRabidPosum]

PapaDanMrMetalMan but there is so many better bands, like The Rolling Stones, Black Veil Brides, Led Zeppelin, Dimmu Borgir, The Grateful Dead, so on. a7x is such a weak band from both a rock and metal perspective. The songwriting is a joke, the vocals are horrible, and the music is bland boring cookie cutter crap that sounds like it's been pushed off an assembly line. Nothing innovative or creative at all.

[@joerahme9030]

+TheRabidPosum Look mate... If you find Black Veil Brides better than Avenged Sevenfold you need to rethink things.

[@TheRabidPosum]

Matyas and Joseph's Meme Adventures The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin are the greatest rock bands of all time. BVB are the greatest rock band of this decade. Greta Van Fleet is great but they are brand new we'll have to see where they go. But right now BVB are still the best, have been since 09.

[@TheRabidPosum]

Zayne Kauffeld I'm on a Black Sabbath kick now. Just listened to Snowblind and Fairies Wear Boots. Kick-Ass songs.

[@riley5501]

Great choice of first music purchase 🤘🏻🤘🏼

[@kylerblossom2924]

Riley Smiley My first album by is Feathers and Flesh by Avatar. It's a very bad ass album, but nothing like Avenged Sevenfold's self titled album.

[@adindalestari4860]

ohh i love him soo muucchhh ❤❤❤❤

[@hafizjumat]

M.Shadow!!!!

[@susansparks4763]

This is one of my all time favorite bands. I'm old enough to be their mom and I have rocked out with them almost since day one. I love that there's a nomination for them and hope he wins. I really like the two covers A7X has put out of two of my other all-time favorite bands... The Stones and Pink Floyd.

[@ashleyr.404]

I love this man so much 😍❤

[@jeffreymoscardelli8428]

Hell of a live band

[@siobhanwilliams8756]

His speaking voice is made for rock!

[@swat_ape3920]

Not the usual metal guy. Smile always on his face

[@batmanarkhamcity100]

That’s awesome Shadows lol

[@krisnarefaagusta16]

Yeah, he used the catchphrase like "Let me hear ya now!" or "My boy Synyster F--king Gates!".

[@luggy9256]

Dem eyes tho, always thought he had blue eyes....Not greeny Hazel

[@anewgene0901]

"your hazel green-tint eyes watching"

[@luggy9256]

Haha

[@muhammadfadilkhairunnas8772]

you, i like you

[@longshootingshow2163]

There are lyrics in 'Warmness on the Soul' saying "Your hazel green tint eyes watching"

[@Dddx88a]

Hazel? They are clearly light green

[@rezayazdan8513]

i love you m shadows.i love a7x

[@hanssdietrich]

You are one of the best singer ever

[@americanmetalhead7318]

M. Shadows has such a soothing voice, I love it!

[@zionherown708]

Love You So Much😘😍Been a fan since middle school.. Btw Avenged Sevenfold is My first Fav band!

[@xXxThelegend27xXx]

I'm a straight guy, but shame on me if I can't admit that I have a man crush...

[@abdur1300]

Someday you will wake up in the morning and wondering about your sexual preferences

[@julianlyhus3479]

Same man, i really like him alot😁

[@sistervoid8798]

Same

[@beadyblue]

He look like such a good guy 👌🏻

[@PearlJamfansaresmart]

This dude is so chill off stage

[@isiahman7047]

Wow man I love Avenged Sevenfold more than anybody and would do anything meet these guys and I would do anything to bring the Rev back RIP

[@thekn1feinyou]

he's just so pure and adorable I wanna hug that lil teddy bear man 🥺🥺

[@Metzli]

He's just so adorable :3

[@regedit148]

He kind of humble, waw, i love it

[@pancho_2865]

When can we start voting? They need to win!!

[@livingdeadgirl2k]

His eyes are so perfect.

[@ItsIncept]

Genuine, humble guy that's amazingly talented. Much respect to this legend

[@mofftatt]

Aw i love matt💕 hes so pure

[@KatievonW]

God lord, a smile on this face 😍

[@rachelhopkins9432]

He seems like such a great guy, so sweet and smiley. Would never have guessed it from their music or performances lol

[@punkrdoodles]

This video makes me so happy! I adore this man!

[@stacymaxx8419]

That's cool that a girl is named Em Shadows and whatever is the last name of that person.. That's pretty neat...

[@tonygreen6185]

Totally great example of a clean healthy rock star. Always seems a nice bloke and some of the music is fabulous...

[@jolo1935]

Thank you for making this video for me and my family this is my daughter

[@wajdiaathirah]

Aww hes just a happy guy

[@ladisanindya]

He’s so dang cute!!!

[@inwonchoi477]

Love his eyes, dimples, smile, His mole (Birthmark on side eyes?). Great singer.

[@CrazyAwesome]

I love this guy so much, Avenged Sevenfold in my opinion is one of the best bands to ever do it. Also, his voice and face just makes me smile, who would dislike such a genuine man? :D

[@jojo112299]

My humble, wholesome, down to earth king I love u sm ty for sharing ur music n mind w the rest of the world 💕💕💕💕

[@Breg87]

Legend.

[@JohnCena-kn9tv]

I eat ass

[@fanh2940]

It's just too cute :")

[@satriaapedook2594]

Request,m.shadws reactions the old song Avenged Sevenfold like Sounding The Seventh Trumpet and Waking the Fallen album!

[@NdzyGates]

so happy for youuu xx

[@danialmakrof]

Nazatul Nadia hi there

[@tiffxiez]

i bet that he was that friend that waited for you to finish tying your shoe while the rest were walking away

[@alexsandoval4671]

Matt its so handsome #NoGay

[@bjorncarlson8346]

Alex Sandoval No Homo* 😂

[@mrdelirivm]

This made me laugh so hard #NoGay lmao

[@thekn1feinyou]

m shadows is hands down THE MOST precious human being on this earth I'm once again about to fucking bawl my eyes out over him 😭🥺

[@manuiglesias9022]

Great vídeo. Love m shadows

[@ehehehe4241]

He's so pure and adorable ❤

[@WilzeyLad]

1. My first albums I ever bought were 'Nightmare' & 'City of Evil' both of my favourite records I ever bought. 2. I once had the chance to go to Manchester to go see avenged sevenfold but as it turns out I was only 13 at the time and with honesty I wish I went because I loved the a7x crew all of them Edit: *The concert was 2017 & each album both added up to £24 (or $31.41) both albums were £12.00 at the time, think it was 1 year after nightmare actually came out which at the time I was 6 or 7 years old. Thank god i grew up with Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day and Hollywood Undead and Not XXXTentacion or Travis Scott.*

[@amancalledg969]

He looks like a nice guy, not just in a musical aspect, but in the way he talks.

[@justahuman1000]

ArtificialSatellite 022 Then he has that stage persona that makes it seem you don't want to fuck with the guy. Lol

This guy is so fucking handsome and cool. I find myself giggling like a little school girl listening to him. I'm happy for this band and their success.

[@stevenl3265]

Lol my first album i bought with money was A7X self titled.

[@Shrine007]

WhatEver_ Name_Works me fucking too. ill never forget being in target and asking my mom if i could buy it, i showed her the cover and i covered the parental advisory sticker with my finger so she couldn't see it, and i played it off with an acdc album but ill never forget walking out of the store with that man 5th grade was a crazy year lol!

[@stevenl3265]

Dylan Estes hellyeah. I was in the 7th grade at the time. I had to get it. Favorite song is Afterlife but Lost is a awesome song.

[@Shrine007]

WhatEver_ Name_Works if we're being honest the whole album is brilliant.. every song was great. could listen to the album front to back and know every word, lost was one of my favorites along with critical acclaim and gunslinger

[@stevenl3265]

Dylan Estes oh yeah of course it is. There’s not one bad song

[@necrorivas]

Me too!! I didn't think I would find other people that did the same thing

[@StyleExpert7019]

Whoever is his wife, she won't the lottery with this guy. he is just awesome.

[@JohnCena-kn9tv]

I eat ass

[@ericolsson1229]

If I were him I would turn up the volume all the way then do the crazy laugh they do in the background of some of their songs.

[@leslieaquino7363]

Lucky wife. Stay golden M!

[@devinhite9733]

The king

[@fcwulan]

I love you M. Shadows 💋💋💋

[@lisazedaker8115]

Badass and so humble

[@anharyudistiradwisaputra9718]

Happy Great Again Mr M Shadow Avenged Sevenfold music best music world love you forever young.

[@cancergirl5503]

I fall in love with his smile

[@zomb1eez]

i love his voice 😊

[@LCx829]

What a charming guy✌🏻

[@Pretendtobedeadstar]

omg such a pretty eyes