| Zacky Vengeance | |
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Zacky Vengeance in 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zackary James Baker[1] |
| Also known as | Zacky Vengeance,Zacharya Al-Bakri |
| Born | December 11, 1981 Huntington Beach, California |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, metalcore, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Hopeless, Good Life Recordings |
| Associated acts | Avenged Sevenfold, The Dear & Departed |
| Website | www.vengenz.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| ESP KH-1 Custom Model | |
Zachary James Baker, (born December 11, 1981) better known by his stage name Zacky Vengeance, is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the American metal/rock band Avenged Sevenfold.
Baker taught himself how to play the guitar when he was thirteen. He attended Huntington Beach 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 Jonathon Seward's stage name "Johnny Christ," saying it suited him. Vengeance was also responsible for the creation of the initialism "A7X".[2]
Despite playing the guitar left handed (he is ambidextrous), Vengeance recalls the first guitar he learned to play on was actually a right-handed his parents had bought him for his thirteenth birthday. He learned by playing upside-down, watching his favorite bands and other people he knew who played, and practiced as much as he could. He would also read each edition of Guitar World cover to cover, learning the tabs of the songs published there and watching the professionals perform them until he could play just as well.
On April 20, 2011, Vengeance convert to along with band mate, Synyster Gates. Avenged Sevenfold picked up numerous other awards and delivered the headlining performance of the night.
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