(1981-07-07) July 7, 1981 (age 42) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Heavy metal
hard rock
progressive metal
alternative metal
metalcore
avant-garde metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1999–present
Member of
Avenged Sevenfold
Formerly of
Pinkly Smooth
Website
avengedsevenfold.com
Parent
Brian Haner (father)
Relatives
M. Shadows (brother-in-law)
Musical artist
Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. 9 on Guitar World's best metal guitarists of all time.[1] Gates was voted as Best Metal Guitarist in the World by Total Guitar in 2016 and once again in 2017.[2][3]
^"The best metal guitarists of all time", guitarworld.com, Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^"The 14 best metal guitarists in the world right now | MusicRadar". December 3, 2018.
Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name SynysterGates or simply Syn, is an American musician and songwriter, best known as...
vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist SynysterGates, bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman. Avenged Sevenfold...
(and childhood friend) SynysterGates, and "Fiction", which the Rev had written three days before his death. M. Shadows and Gates stated in an interview...
ones. M. Shadows is simply credited as "Shadows", while SynysterGates is credited as "Synyster Gaytes". Warmness on the Soul" is about M. Shadows' girlfriend...
Avenged Sevenfold, a band in which his son, Brian Haner Jr. (a.k.a. SynysterGates), is the lead guitarist. Haner got his first guitar when he was five...
Records. It is the band's first full-length album with new lead guitarist SynysterGates and bassist Johnny Christ. The album was certified gold on July 15,...
Knopfler, Gustavo Cerati, Ritchie Blackmore, Chris Poland, East Bay Ray, SynysterGates, Zacky Vengeance, Richard Patrick, Jinxx, Jake Pitts, Tommy Victor,...
appear on a song and picked "The River". M. Shadows lent his vocals, and SynysterGates contributed a guitar solo to the track. Bobbie Page, Terry Wood, Maxine...
Confessions" was written by members Zacky Vengeance, M. Shadows and SynysterGates. The main riff was written by Vengeance, and had been floating around...
(Zachary Baker), bassist Matt Wendt and drummer The Rev (James Sullivan). SynysterGates (Brian Haner Jr.) joined as lead guitarist in 2001, just after the group...
originally. When SynysterGates joined the band in early 2001, they recorded a heavy metal version of "To End the Rapture", with Gates playing lead guitar...
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