Synyster Gates

Lead guitarist of the rock and metal band Avenged Sevenfold and the metal group Pinkly Smooth. He has a line of custom Schecter guitars.  He attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood before joining Avenged Sevenfold.  He has performed with the band Good Charlotte. He married Michelle DiBenedetto in 2010. They welcomed their first child, Nicolangelo Saint James Haner in May of 2017. He is in Avenged Sevenfold with Zacky Vengeance.