♪ Real name is Brian Elwin Haner Jr.

 

♫ Born July 7, 1981, to mother Jan Gera and Comedian/Musician father Brian Elwin Haner Sr. His step mother is Suzy Haner, a hypnotist.

 

♫ Is a Cancer.

 

♫ Has brown eyes.

 

♫ Is 5'10 tall.

 

♫ Has a little sister named Mckenna, and a brother Brent

 

♫ He married his longtime girlfriend Michelle Dibenedetto, (Valary Dibendettos twin) in May 2010.

 

♫ His favorite colour is purple.

 

♫ His favorite guitarists include Dimebag Darrel, Slash and John Petrucci.

 

♫ He briefly attended the Musicians Institute in California until Avenged Sevenfold recruited him.

 

♫ It is said that Jimmy taught him to play the drums.

 

♫ Syn has done collabs with the likes of Good Charlotte, Burn Halo, Axewound, and Machine Gun Kelly.

 

♫ Sponsored by Schecter Guitars. ♫ He has a great sense of humor which can be seen on the "All Excess" DVD.

 

♫ He had a clothing line called Syn Gates Clothing, but for unknown reasons it was closed and never reopened.

 

♫ Has a custom Chopper Motorcycle.

 

♫ Has participated in Jujitsu competitions in the past.