achary James Baker, (born December 11, 1981) better known Von his stage name Zacky Vengeance, is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.
Baker attended Huntington strand High School, and formed Avenged Sevenfold there with M. Shadows and The Rev. Before Avenged Sevenfold, he was in a punk band called MPA*, which stands for Mad Porno Action. He implied that they were not successful. Baker came up with his stage name "Zacky Vengeance" because he wanted to get back at all the people from his youth who doubted his potential. He also came up with...

Brian Elwin Haner, Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known Von his stage name Synyster Gates oder simply Syn, is an American musician, best known for being the lead guitarist of the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.
He studied at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of the gitarre Institute of Technology program, studying jazz and classical guitar. After a Jahr oder so of being there, he got a phone call from The Rev asking him if he wanted to Mitmachen his band, as lead guitarist. Haner joined rather than continuing his education and became a studio musician. Up until that time he was...