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Members:
M. Shadows-lead singer
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Synyster Gates-lead guitarist,back-up vocals
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Zacky Vengeance-rhythm guitarist,back-up vocals
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Johnny Christ-bassist
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The Rev-drums
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Matthew Charles Sanders (born July 31, 1981) is the lead singer of the band Avenged Sevenfold (on the Warner Brothers record label). He is best known by his stage name, M. Shadows. Shadows grew up in Huntington Beach, California in Orange County. M. Shadows was formerly a member of a punk band called Successful Failure, during which time he penned the song Streets, later recorded by Avenged Sevenfold. Some of his influences include NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion, Guns N' Roses, Pantera and Metallica. Matt went to a catholic school with Jimmy Sullivan (later The Rev), A7X's drummer. He has been with his long-term girlfriend Valary DiBenedetto (whom he met in sixth grade) for 12 years, and wrote the song "Warmness on the Soul" for her.Synyster Gates (born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. on July 7, 1981) is the lead guitarist (and back-up singer) for Avenged Sevenfold. He usually sports a black hat on stage which makes him easily distinguishable when he performs. He has a younger sister named McKenna and a young brother named Brent. His stepmother, Suzy Haner, is a well known Comic Hypnotist and his father, Brian Haner SR., is a musician and Avenged Sevenfold official acoustic guitar player.He attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California as part of the GIT program, and studied Jazz guitar. He is also a member of the band Pinkly Smooth, a side project with The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold's drummer). He says his biggest influences are Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Damageplan), Slash (Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver) and John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment). Synyster and Zacky Vengeance often play guitar back-to-back since Synyster is right-handed and Zacky is left-handed. This is visually appealing, and has become a mainstay of the band's live shows. In an old magazine article, Synyster claims to have come up with his name when he was seventeen years old. "I was out with Jimmy Sullivan (aka The Rev). We were drinking a lot and driving around the park in Jimmy's car. I was driving and all of a sudden I just blurted out, 'I am Synyster Gates and I am awesome! I don't know why I said it (laughs) but now that's my name!" Suzy Haner is Brian's stepmother. Jan Gera is his mother. His brother is Brent Haner and his step Brother is John Gera.Zacky Vengeance (born December 11, 1981), real name Zachary Johnathan Baker, is the rhythm guitarist for the band Avenged Sevenfold.He has played guitar since he was thirteen years old, and is self-taught. At one time played in a punk band called MPA*. He and M. Shadows (lead vocalist) formed Avenged Sevenfold when they were in high school. He has released a clothing line called Vengeance University. It is currently available only in the United States and Canada but is soon to be released in other countries. If he wasn't in a band he said he probably would have gone into a baseball career.Johnny Christ (born Johnathan Lewis Seward on November 18, 1984) is the bassist for the band Avenged Sevenfold. He was introduced into the band by Matt Baker (Zacky Vengeance's younger brother).The Rev (born James Owen Sullivan February 10, 1981, short for The Reverend Tholomew Plague) is the drummer for Avenged Sevenfold.The Rev attended a Catholic school with A7X lead singer M. Shadows, but was kicked out in 2nd grade. His first record was released when he was at the age of 18. He also has a side project with A7X guitarist Synyster Gates, as well as members from surf-punk band Ballistico, called Pinkly Smooth, in which he sings lead, instead of drumming. His stage name in this band is Rat Head. He was formerly the drummer for third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. Two of his favorite bands are Rancid and Transplants. As for drumming, he's sponsored by DW, Evans, Promark and Sabian. The Rev's influences are Vinnie Paul (Pantera), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) and Paul Bostaph (Slayer). He has said that he has 6 different cars, one for all but one day of the week. Ironically, he used to live in a car, and at another time lived in a Laundromat, where he worked during the day, and slept at night. He is engaged to a girl named Leana. He has been arrested 10 times, although only for incidences such as bar fights. He has been quoted as saying (in the "Making of 'The Beast and The Harlot'" video): " I poured some paint for our lead actress in our little movie here and poured paint all over the bar, they almost fired me."
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