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Matt Shadows (Matt Sanders)
Vocals
Born: July 31, 1981
Age:26
Zodiac Sign:Leo
Hometown:Huntington Beach, CA
Height:6'1"
Favorite Bands/Influences:
Guns 'n' Roses, Pantera, Iron Maiden, NOFX, Bad Religion,
Rancid, Death by Stereo, Pennywise, Nirvana, Megadeth,
Beatles, Tom Petty, Journey
Quotes:
-"My Nickname is 'Hot Stud'"
-"Synysters name is 'Hot Buffy Sex Dude'"
-"We're gonna drive around and look for...SLUTS"
-"Boobies, BOOBIES!"
-"We just do what we feel is best, and if people think it
sucks or we are fags or talk shit, that's cool. We aren't doing this to impress anyone. We write and play music to please ourselves."
-"We are just trying to make music, and if people like it, then that's awesome. Be yourself and like what you like, fuck everyone else."
-"I'm not sure about the funniest, but by far the coolest is when fans show us their Avenged tattoos. That kind of shit makes us so excited. That's the ultimate sacrifice for a band, and I love it when I see Avenged ink."
-"Come on, he didnt fight all five of them"
-"We've been reading the Mtley Cre book. Thats our holy bible."
-"I saw The Rev the other night and he was on like four different things. He was like, Dude, Ive been gone for three days!"
-"Our security gaurd, Merle, hes right there. He's been banging bitches all week.He has a way with women, bigger women, women with a FUPA, FUPA women."
-"I got a bunch of crap, I got a microphone right there, cause I like to sing."(on his tattoos)
-"Dime, to us, was one of the greastest guitarists ever to live, and to us its like a tribute,and we are carrying on his spirit through ozzfest,"(on covering walk)
Facts:
-Matt has a Death Bat tattoo on his lower chest around his stomach
-Matt's girlfriend, Val, was A7X's tour manager. Now she is usually the merch girl.
-Matt used to play basketball.
-Matt is allergic to grass.
-In 5th grade, Matt's favorite bands were, Slayer, NOFX and Pantera.
-Phil Anselmo of Pantera is his screaming inspiration
-Matt knows how to play the piano and the guitar
-"Breaking Their Hold", "Forgotten Faces", "Thick and Thin" are his least favorite songs that he has written
-His favorite Zelda game is Ocarina of Time
Synyster Gates
(Brian Haner Jr.)
Lead Guitar and Back-up Vocals
Born:July 7, 1981
Age:26
Zodiac Sign:Cancer
Hometown:Huntington Beach, CA
Height:5'10"-5'11"
Favorite Bands/Influences:
Guns 'n' Roses, Mr. Bungle, Dream Theatre
Quotes:
-"Oh we beat the fuck out of our bass player."
-"I'm Synyster Gates, he's talking about my package."
-"I play Synyster Gates and I am guitar."
-"I'll sit on the table. By table I mean chair."
-"The most important part of a song is the solo. Everybody knows that, right? EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT!"
-"You've just been punk'd... AAAAH crazy"
-"Hes a cocky mother fucker. You live with him for a week, he pees on your dad, you pick on him! My dad was with us for a week and he was dreaming, he thought it was raining outside, then he realized someone was peeing on the bunk. So he opens up his bunk and gets nailed right in the face. Johnny finished the rest into my dads shoe. It killed my dads spirit and his will to live" (About Johnny)
-"I have a personal problem with napster himself because the mother fucker is gonna die. Nah I'm just kiddin. But he's a dork and I'm gonna kill him. Nah I'm just kiddin. But I would really kick the shit outta him cause of the way he looks. Nah I'm just kiddin. I really don't fuckin like napster"
-"Fucking grab them by the fucking face and put a gun to their head and just try to get a blowjob out of it."
-"Always been purple. Like, I remember being in the first grade, looking up at the color charts, and saying, Man purple is the best color, man it is the best color, it just is the best color. I have a lot of purple shirts and stuff, Im always wearing purple. You know what its all about, its all about this (this is where he showed me his tattoo of purple and green flames on his forearm)."
-"Johnny Christ offically quit drinking, to improve upon himself. At least its not working, and now hes an asshole.But at least he still has beer and wine on his fucking knuckles."
(on Johnnys tattoos)
-"Its a bunch of monsters, Im into monsters i guess. I don't know why, I don't give a shit.Heres some more monsters, I give a shit about these.(points to his green and purple flames)."(on his tattoos)
Facts:
-Synyster has a side project with The Reverend called "Pinkly Smooth"
-Synyster studied music at MIT (Music Institute of Technology)
-His father is also a musician and songwriter
-Synyster also smokes
-Has his nose and ears pierced
-His first tattoo was a number 1 on his finger.
-His favorite color is purple
Zacky Vengeance
Zacky Vengeance (Zackary Baker)
Rhythm Guitar and Back-up Vocals
Born:December 11, 1981
Age:25
Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius
Hometown:Huntington Beach, CA
Height:5'8"-5'9"
Favorite Bands/Influences:
Rancid, Guns N' Roses, Bad Religion, Misfits, Metallica, Elvis Costello, Danny Elfman.
Quotes:
"I play guitar and fuck little girls... and drink."
-"I like hip-hop, I like yay music."
-"We have pins that say 'Fuck Hardcore'."
-"Johnny's 21st birthday took place in the future."
-"I like to start by wiggling my fingers on top of guitar strings."
-"We're in a league of our own darling and don't you forget it."
-"I want x-ray vision, sometimes. Just so I can check out Syn's package."
-"I wish, I wish I hadn't killed that fish."
-"Johnnys in space, The Revs in jail, Synysters in Germany, Shadows knocks down the walls, and I cure cancer then forget how I did it."
-"The best part of being in a band and being successful is you get to have hot girls lace up your shoes."
-"After this I get to change into my rocker clothes. My true self. Not evil Zacky, but SUPER evil Zacky."
-"Oh voices!... lots of voices!"
-"We've got some amps. Uh if you look over here ya got uh, you over there? We got a microphone, we use some microphones."
-"Really the most important part of recording is having instruments."
-"Down here we got electricity, important for making the amps work"
-"As long as he doesn't fall asleep"
-"I basically have a shit ton of tattoos, I like the art on this one, but i got it to piss off religious people."(on his jesus tattoo)
Facts:
-Zacky has five piercings
-Zacky is left handed
-Zacky has been playing guitar since the age of 12-13
-Zacky is 1/2 Italian and 1/2 German
-Zacky used to play in a band called MPA before joining A7X
-Zacky thought of the abbreviation A7X
-In 5th grade Zacky's favorite bands were Metallica and Guns N' Roses
-Zacky used to work at a coffee shop
-Zacky despises the sun
-When he was young, he really liked skateboarding and playing baseball, but now that he has found music there's nothing else he could be doing.
-He would play on his dad's Yamaha acoustic guitar, but it was upside down for him, so he'd pretend to play it.
-One day his parents took him into a music store and he picked up a right handed squier strat and turned it upside down and cranked it up and from then on he knew he was going to be a guitarist. His parents surprised him by buying him that same guitar and that same amp for his 13th birthday which was the greatest gift of his life. In fact he found it about 2 weeks before his birthday so they let him open it early.
-His plugs are 00 gauge
-Uses Ernie ball 10 to 52 gauge strings
-Has saymour duncan invaders and jbs pickups
-Uses schecter guitars and bogner amps
-Says he spent his 21st birthday "playing some hole in the wall in portland and some girl broke her ribs during our set then later I went to an indian casino and lost the only 50 dollars I had to my name in 30 seconds." [quoted from the official board]
-Favorite cigarettes are Marlboro Red or Lucky Strikes
-Zacky's tattoo of the Virgin Mary with skeleton hands means to most to him, because it was his first forearm tattoo, and he says "it just looks so damn purty".
-Zacky has a clothing line called "Zacky V Presents..."
-Zacky doesn't think the Green Day CD (American Idiot) would make a good movie, but he'd like to see them prove him wrong
-Zacky has a dog named Ichabod Crane Vengeance
-The coffin tattoo inside his middle finger happens to be a friendship tattoo between A7X (minus M. Shadows) and Good Charlotte and some crew members.
Johnny Christ
Johnny Christ (Johnathan Seward)
Bassist
Born:November 18, 1984
Age:23
Zodiac Sign:Scorpio
Hometown:Huntington Beach, CA
Height:about 5'4"
Favorite Bands/Influences:
Rancid, NOFX, Bad Religion, Lagwagon, Home Grown, Guns N' Roses, Pantera, Metallica, etc.
Quotes:
-"If I ever wanted a Gnome I guess I'd just stand out on my lawn for a while"
-"To be invisible so Rev could never find me."
-"The Rev can't make it to the computer since he has broken his low chair."
-"This one time I stayed up way past my bedtime... man that was scary."
-"I'm not here to impress anyone, they can all suck my dick."
-"I'm a filthy boy. I'm a filthy, filthy boy." -"Its cold on my nipples!"
-"But I like to dress as a cowboy, though mainly when Im drunk! I wanna get some chaps too cause Im going to get my butt tattooed and I want people to be able to see it."
-"Well the thing I actually have a fear of horses, so I wouldn't make a very good cowboy."
-"Can you hang on a minute? I need to get some sun cream, I'd hate to burn my face."
-"I'm Johnny Christ and I play the tambourine."
-"I dont get groupies."
-"Shetland pony? They sound OK. I could ride one of those."
-"Now we need to find some kids stores to buy me some stuff."
-"Yeah, I don't know what the hell I'd be doing. I'd be trying to do something in music. To be honest, I don't know where I would be without this."
Facts:
-First gig he ever attended was Metallica
-Johnny has been playing bass for more than 8 years and has never had a lesson
-Johnny only played one song with an 8 string
-Johnny likes steak
-Has been using Music Man basses on most of the songs on City Of Evil
-Finds the Austin Power movies funny
-Johnny has both his ears and his nose pierced
-Johnny met the other band members through Zacky's younger brother
-Johnny smokes cigarettes
James Sullivan.
Stage Name : The Reverend Tholomew Plague
Part In A7X : Drums.
Age : 26
Birthday : Februrary 10, '81.
Random Fact : The Rev is the lead singer of Pinkly Smooth.
Quote : "What about the being naked in a liquor store? i was naked in a liquor store and...."
Videos
The Rev
The River
Second Heartbeat (live)
Bat Country
Eternal Rest
Avenged Sevenfold Tattoo Stories
Avenged Sevenfold Tattoo Stories Part Two
"All Excess" - Clip 2
"All Excess" - Clip 3
"All Excess" - Clip 4
A7X DVD ALL EXCESS - EARLY TOURING
The Beast And The Harlot
MORE A7X DVD ALL EXCESS - WARPED TOUR
a7x rockworld interview at metal hammer awards 06
syns famous guitar solo
Almost Easy Music Video