Musical career M.Shadows

Avenged Sevenfold

See also: Avenged Sevenfold#History

Shadows was one of the founding members of Avenged Sevenfold, along with The Rev and Zacky Vengeance in 1999. In 2001, the band released their first studio album, Sounding The Seventh Trumpet.^[9] The self-produced album, which was in the metalcore style,
gained mixed to positive reviews from critics.^[10] Following the success of their first album, the band released a second album, Waking the Fallen, in 2003.^[11] Later in 2003, Shadows and Avenged Sevenfold played in the Vans Warped Tour.^[12]

Other projects

Shadows has made guest appearances on numerous albums by various artists. He is featured on the Steel Panther album Feel the Steel and sings a verse of "Turn Out the Lights." He also produced The Confession's 2007 album, Requiem, which, according to an interview, was one of the first steps which led to Avenged Sevenfold self-producing their 2007 self-titled album.