M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold talks with Joel Madden on Episode 20 of Artist Friendly

Avenged Sevenfold have been busy gearing up for the release of their long-awaited eighth studio album, Life Is But A Dream…, as well as a massive summer tour across North America. Listen as the duo discuss the creation of the band’s latest release, leading to a deep-dive into their own spiritual philosophies and the freedom of expression. Shadows also explores into the wider meaning behind the single "Nobody" and how it was born from experimenting with DMT.

[jackasmaracas]

M. Shadows really be having 4 different haircuts these days

[kaijudd]

I agree with what he says tho... It makes sense if you really think about it even just for a second... Matt is real intelligent, not just as a musician and as a person but also as someone who thinks worldly too... Cuz if you listen to him in his other interviews, he is of course about the band, but also his individualitys about the band, the guys, the music and everything he talks about all sounds like if you were to walk in a room with paper falling down, and each paper represents what M. Shadows is talking about, but you are vear easily able to start with page A and go all the way th Z without any mix up. I love hearing Shads interviews, I'd love to just sit with him one day and get to pick his brain on a anything, just to get his perspective on things. Like not fangirl out, but just have a genuine, person to person conversation, hang out and chat just about life. I'll bet it's just like reading a book you can't put down for the class that you are truly are passionate about, or something like that...

[Maz-lkze]

I really hope he said “give me a fade line but don’t fade it” coz otherwise his barber just hates him

[gregtheflyingwhale]

I liked the TV for showing me movies I didn't know I needed. This Netflix crap needs to be wiped out of this planet. Brind back DVD and CDs 😭😭 Im 23 and already too old for this shit

[JCVenomous]

People comfortably critique from within their comfort zones, quietly dulling their own life experience.

[isaltypearli]

Really? Our society is ready to be exposed to more? Lmao

[dustinray]

I love the new album because Avenged has proven long ago that they are a very talented band. They’re allowed to write what they wish and as a fan, we should accept that because it wouldn’t be fair to the band to let others decide the material they should create.

[guerochristophermaldonado]

My opinion, it’s what i feel about Netflix and all these movie show streaming apps. It’s almost too much. Takes me forever to even pick what I want to watch. End up not watching anything at all. Now it’s hard for me to even WANT to sit down and watch a movie.

[thomasz]

Love avenged. But disagree with what he's saying. I'd rather have 500 bands to navigate through than 4. Need variety. Even if 100 of those bands sound the same, they may have individual songs I love. It's not hard to navigate. Thank you Youtube

[roqueadeleon]

It's crazy to me how much younger he seems compared to back in the day lol that style they had aged them a lot at the time.

[TysonBuilds]

I love that Daft Punk shirt he has on!

[coleslaw]

They didn't put out the best. The radio and MTV put out the most accessible

[daBEAGLE]

This guy used to scream really good. It almost used to scare the bejesus out of me.
He should work armpit farts into his schtick to make it awesome once again.

[rhondareed]

New album absolutely sux. 😢I'm so disappointed.