M. Shadows
Baritone · Metal · Hard Rock · USA · prominent since 2003
How M. Shadows uses that range
A dense, chesty mix drives this voice: baritone weight carried to C5 with a rasp added at the fold level, not layered on afterward. He compresses hard, keeping the larynx stable while grit rides the tone's edge. Falsetto up to A5 appears only in distant overdubs. Phrasing is riff-locked and consonant-forward, with short, punched onsets. Singers imitating him squeeze the throat to fake the rasp and shred their tone; the distortion works because the underlying mix stays balanced and the air stays compressed, never breathy.
What is M. Shadows’s vocal range?
M. Shadows's vocal range is commonly cited as D2 to A5 — about 3.6 octaves, or 43 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone. Full voice is cited up to around C5; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Gritty baritone snarl that rides metalcore riffs with a chesty rasp and surprisingly agile high belts.
- Signature song
- Bat Country
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling clears the conventional baritone top of A4 by 12 semitones.
- The span runs 10.5 semitones past the median voice in this library (32.5 semitones).
- 1 other voice here carries the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Roughly 21% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of C5.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 33rd lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 266th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about M. Shadows’s voice
How high can M. Shadows sing?
M. Shadows is commonly cited singing up to around C5 in full voice, and as high as A5 overall — the stretch above C5 comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is M. Shadows’s highest note?
M. Shadows’s highest note is commonly cited as A5, heard in Beast and the Harlot. Full voice is cited up to around C5; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is M. Shadows’s lowest note?
M. Shadows’s lowest note is commonly cited as D2.
How many octaves can M. Shadows sing?
M. Shadows’s commonly cited range spans about 3.6 octaves (43 semitones), from D2 up to A5. That span is wider than 87% of the 636 voices in this library.
Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with M. Shadows’s.
Also bottoming out on D2
24 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A5
49 other voices here reach the same ceiling.