Has designed his own guitars, one of which is
now available for purchase. (Buy
one?)
Generally stays on the left side of the stage.
Has a recording studio in his house, which is where he spends most of his
time.
'Necromance Theatre' is by Rev and Syn's side project called Pinkly Smooth.
Synyster Gates came up with his nickname when he was 17 years old. The story goes that he and The Rev were out drunk one night when Synyster shouted out "I am Synyster Gates and I am awesome".
Synyster Gates was born Brian Elwin Haner, Jr.
His first tattoo was the number 1 on his thumb, at the age of 15.
Synyster Gates studied Jazz guitar at MIT.
Hes a smoker.
Synyster Gates 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.
His parents (Brian and step-mom Suzi) appear as guest vocals in M.I.A., a song on
their album City Of Evil, and his father also helped with the acoustics for
that album.
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