Avenged Sevenfold canceled a show in California earlier this month and M. Shadows is giving more information.
The singer took to X to explain the last-minute decision, citing health issues as the reason.
He explained, “So sorry, San Diego: the reason we wait till last min to cancel is because 99% of the time, we can sing through a sickness or get through the show without injury.”
“The morning of Aftershock I woke up with a virus… we played through what I felt was a great show… after the show the vocal chords were in tact and felt great. I took yesterday at home to sit in a steam room for about 6 hours, take vitamins and do everything possible to flush this sickness.” M. Shadows explained in a series of tweets, “Still the voice felt fine…Waking up this morning the sickness was going away but I noticed it felt like it was accumulating in my vocal folds. As the day went on and I did my warm ups it was clear that it was sitting in there and fighting to let me even speak.”
He explained he had a doctor administer a steroid to try to help him get through the show but said, “At around 8:30, it was obvious that that was not going to work…and that it was better to live to fight another day. Again, there is no vocal cord damage…I simply am sick and can’t make the noises I need to make. We will come back… so sorry for those who traveled.”
Avenged Sevenfold is set to perform on Thursday, October 12th, in The Woodlands, Texas.
