Pinkly Smooth was a collaborative side project of members of Avenged Sevenfold and Ballistico. The line-up was as follows: Vocals, Piano, Drums: Rat Head ('The Reverend', Avenged Sevenfold) Guitar: Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) Keyboards, Piano: Justin Sane Bass: El Diablo ('Buck Silverspur', Ballistico) Drums: Super Loop ('D Rock', Ballistico) Pinkly Smooth incorporate frantically-delivered lyrics about blood, resurrection and funerals into songs which take inspiration from sources such as circus music