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The Resume

    (July 31, 1981- )
    Born in Fountain Valley, California
    Birth name is Matthew Charles Sanders
    Member of Successful Failure (1997-99) and Avenged Sevenfold
    Recorded the singles 'So Far Away,' 'Not Ready To Die,' 'Bat Country,' 'Hail to the King,' 'Shepherd of Fire,' 'God Only Knows' and 'Wish You Were Here' with Avenged Sevenfold
    Notable vocal contributions include 'The River' by Good Charlotte and 'Turn Out the Lights' by Steel Panther
    Added as a playable character on 'Call of Duty 4'

Why he might be annoying:

    He's a pretty boy.
    He was expelled during his middle school years as a result of fighting.
    He has tattoos covering his body.
    He alternates his hairstyle from being greasy and slicked back to long and messy.
    He wears black nail polish and eyeliner to pass himself off as gothic.
    He was subject to rumors on two different occasions; one cites he damaged his vocal chords due to excessive screaming, while the other was he served in the military.
    His name sounds similar to that of M. Night Shyamalan's.
    He has excessive facial and body piercings.
    He wrote songs for Avenged Sevenfold which primarily talk about war, suicide, the apocalypse, cocaine, marijuana, betrayal, drugs and drinking.
    He suffers from depression.
    He says his fashion style was influenced by The Misfits.
    He has both acne and freckles on his face.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has a powerful singing voice.
    He has green eyes, which could easily be passed off for hazel.
    He has dimples.
    He's of Italian, Irish and English descent.
    He has a strong following amongst groupies, primarily due to his facial appearance.
    His favorite colors are black and blue.
    He was an avid fan of Guns n' Roses growing up.
    He sings, along with plays both the piano and guitar.
    He is the brother of WNBA player Amy Sanders.
    He successfully rebuked rumors of him losing his singing voice.
    He lists Kanye West among his biggest musical influences.

Credit: Eddie Burphy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 97 Votes: 69.07% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 465 Votes: 57.42% Annoying