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17 MGK songs that rock just as hard as ‘Tickets To My Downfall’

Machine Gun Kelly has carved out a name for himself with rapid-fire verses and an incredible live show, building a full-blown movement much bigger than his music. Backed by a family of loyal fans and a full band, the actor/musician has poured his all into four full-lengths and multiple mixtapes over the past decade. Having […]

Avenged Sevenfold announce ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ first digital release

Avenged Sevenfold just announced that their 2008 live performance and b-sides album Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough is coming back. Both will become available digitally for the first time ever. Additionally, Avenged Sevenfold also dropped a previously unreleased Hail To The King–era track called “Set Me Free” earlier this week. Diamonds In […]

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist wants to remaster his childhood band

Synyster Gates has announced that he wants to remaster songs that he and the Rev made before the days of Avenged Sevenfold. Years ago, the pair were in another band called Pinkly Smooth. In a live stream with Rick Beato, Gates reminisced about the days of his childhood band. According to Loudwire, Gates revealed some details […]

Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates talks band's main source of income

Well, it appears that not even Avenged Sevenfold can just make all of their money through record sales. Read more: Marilyn Manson tells fan to take Avenged Sevenfold shirt off onstage In a new interview with WSOU 89.5 FM, the band’s guitarist Synyster Gates talked about the band’s current run with the Call Of Duty video games, […]

Watch Avenged Sevenfold perform video game medley with an orchestra

[Photo by: thegameawards/YouTube] Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates performed a medley of video game music with a full orchestra at the Game Awards 2017. Check out the video below. Read more: Avenged Sevenfold debut first-ever acoustic performance on new album—listen The Game Awards took place on Dec. 7 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, […]

Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates is launching a guitar school

[Photo by: Synyster Gates/Youtube] Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates and his father Brian Haner Sr.—or Papa Gates, a musician who has worked with the likes of Tower of Power, Frank Zappa and, of course, his son's band—want to teach you how to be a better guitarist. How? By creating the Synyster Gates School, an online school/community for guitar […]

APTV News (week ending June 8, 2014)

APTV Nashville correspondent Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain) brings you AP’s top news stories this week from Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley, The Madden Brothers, Senses Fail, Four Year Strong and more!

Watch Avenged Sevenfold‘s Synyster Gates play gypsy jazz guitar

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates recently teamed up with Guitar Center for Master Class With Synyster Gates, where talented musicians are given the opportunity to learn from a renowned guitarist in an intimate setting. Since you likely missed the teachings, you can watch video of Gates demonstrating his technique and performing in the gypsy jazz […]