^{MATTHEW CHARLES SANDERS WAS BORN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THIS DATE IN 1981…IN 2017 HE WAS LISTED THIRD IN THE LIST OF THE TOP 25 GREATEST MODERN FRONTMAN BY ULTIMATE GUITAR…YOU KNOW HIM AS M. SHADOWS, CO-FOUNDER, LEAD VOCALIST & SONGWRITER FOR THE METAL OUTFIT, AVENGED SEVENFOLD. SHADOWS FORMED THE BAND IN 1999 WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIENDS…HAPPY 42ND  BIRTHDAY TO YOU M. SHADOWS…’HAIL TO THE KING’ IF YOU WILL…  IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X!}