Below you will find an excerpt from the article of Metal Hammer about the secrets of Avenged Sevenfold:
"The first day I met Jimmy, I punched him," counters Synyster Gates. "It was in eighth grade. I remember that we were in line sending in our woodshop projects, and he turned his head and looked at me like I was shit. He tapped me in the chest, so I hit him and we got send outside. We started talking about music and were friends by the end of our time out!" 