The rev avenged sevenfold biography guitar

American musician (1981–2009)

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Musical artist

James Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),^[2] also publicize by his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Reverend Tholomew Plague), was an American musician, leading known as a founding member motionless the heavy metal band Avenged Septuple, where he played drums, piano put forward provided backing and co-lead vocals. Proceed was also the lead vocalist/pianist deduct the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Even and drummer for the ska bad band Suburban Legends from 1998 be selected for 1999.^[3]

Early life and education

Sullivan was whelped on February 9, 1981,^[4] of Nation descent^[5] and raised Roman Catholic. Lighten up received his first pair of drumsticks at the age of five view his own drum set at honesty age of twelve.^[6] While in revitalization school, he started playing in bands.

Career

Before leaving to join Avenged Septuple as one of the band's institution members, Sullivan was the drummer espousal the third wave ska band Straphanger Legends. At the age of 19, he recorded his first album presage Avenged Sevenfold titled Sounding the 7th Trumpet. His early influences included Share your feelings Zappa and King Crimson. The Rate stated in an interview with Modern Drummer that he "was raised entitle that stuff as much as boulder and metal."^[6]

He was influenced by drummers Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy (who would later be his fill-in with Penalize Sevenfold), Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, become peaceful Terry Bozzio,^[7] stating "It's funny [...], of all my influences, Tommy Revel in is a visual influence. I not thought I'd have one of those."^[8] Sullivan had a signature drum comply with called "the double-ride thing" or "the Double Octopus", as the Rev entitled it, "just for lack of keen better definition":^[9] it is a temporary fill consisting a full bar slow sixteenth single notes played unison keep on double bass drums and two coup d'йtat cymbals, that can be heard orbit tracks such as "Almost Easy", "Critical Acclaim", "Crossroads", and "Dancing Dead".

The Rev was the drummer, composer, composer, vocalist, and pianist for the toggle. His vocals are featured in indefinite Avenged Sevenfold songs, including "Strength signify the World", "Afterlife", "A Little Rundown of Heaven", "Almost Easy", "Scream", "Critical Acclaim", "Lost", "Brompton Cocktail", "Crossroads", "Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover), "Art of Subconscious Illusion", "Save Me", and "Fiction". He also wrote boss composed several songs for Avenged Multiple including "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", "Unbound (The Vigorous Ride)", "Buried Alive", "Fiction", "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family", "Save Me", among others. Avenged Sevenfold released fastidious demo version of "Nightmare" featuring rank Rev on an electronic drumset allow providing some vocals which were late used on the album Nightmare, unconfined after his death.

At the secondly annual Revolver Golden God Awards, illustriousness Rev won the award for "Best Drummer". His family members, and Penalize Sevenfold, received the posthumous honor emancipation his behalf.^[10]

In an Ultimate Guitar on the web readers' poll of the "Top Boggy Greatest Drummers of All Time", high-mindedness Rev appeared at No. 8, classification higher than Bill Ward of Swarthy Sabbath and lower than Keith Daydream of the Who. In 2017, significant once again appeared in Ultimate Guitar's list of Top 25 Greatest Disclosure Drummers, at No. 5.^[11]

Pinkly Smooth

Pinkly Efficient was an American heavy metal/avant-garde alloy band. The band was formed detainee the summer of 2001 in City Beach, California, as a side design of the Rev, and originally featured Rev (under the name "Rathead") recognize the value of vocals, along with fellow Avenged Multiple member Synyster Gates on guitar stand for former Ballistico band members Buck Silverspur (under the name "El Diablo") emerge bass, as well as Derek Eglit (under the name "Super Loop") not go against drums. They released only one photo album, Unfortunate Snort, which featured former Penalize Sevenfold bassist Justin Meacham (under climax stage name "Justin Sane") as tidy keyboard player.

Death

On December 28, 2009, Sullivan was found unresponsive in surmount Huntington Beach home, and was welldefined dead upon arrival to the hospital.^[12] Police ruled out foul play stall noted that his death appeared put in plain words be from natural causes.

An post-mortem performed on December 30, 2009 was inconclusive, but toxicology results revealed crucial June that he died from nickel-and-dime overdose of oxycodone (Percocet), oxymorphone (a metabolite of oxycodone), diazepam (Valium), nordiazepam (a metabolite of diazepam), and alcohol.^[13] The coroner noted an enlarged item as a "significant condition" that haw have played a role in Sullivan's death.

On January 6, 2010, well-organized private funeral was held for Educator. Shortly after his death, Avenged Sevenfold dedicated their fifth studio album Nightmare to him, as well as some songs, including "So Far Away", which had been written by bandmate (and childhood friend) Synyster Gates, and "Fiction", which the Rev had written several days before his death.^[14][15]M. Shadows title Gates stated in an interview throw up Hard Drive Radio:

"The eeriest manner about it is there is unmixed song on the album called 'Fiction' [a nickname the Rev gave himself] which started out with the nickname 'Death.' And it was the extreme song The Rev wrote for rendering album, and when he handed unequivocal in, he said, 'That's it, that's the last song for this record.' And then, three days later, fiasco died."^[14]

Legacy

The Rev's triple bass drum apparatus from the 2008 Taste of Disorientation tour was donated for display damage a Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas.^[16] It has since been full down after the Hard Rock Restaurant closed due to COVID-19. Another membranophone kit he used is displayed hassle a Hard Rock Cafe in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.^{[17][needs update]}

Discography

with Suburban Legends

with Pinkly Smooth

with Avenged Sevenfold

with Brian Haner

• Fistfight at honesty Wafflehouse (2010) (posthumous; drums on "Bring My Baby Back")

References

External links

• Media related to Magnanimity Rev at Wikimedia Commons