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James Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009), also known by his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Reverend Tholomew Plague), was an American musician, best known as a founding member of the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, where he played drums, piano
Mar 25, 2024 · Though he passed away far too soon at just 28 years old, his drumming continues to make a massive impact – and he’s quickly become a legend in his own right. Here’s why The Rev is still one of the greatest modern metal drummers.
- He was ridiculously talented – even as a kid. While most people who are lucky enough to be proficient at anything generally need the proper gear to hone their craft, when a young Jimmy picked up the sticks before he was even a teenager, he quickly became very skilful on what was essentially a toy set from a Sears catalogue (“A serious mail-order drum kit – a piece of crap,” The Rev told DRUM!
- Despite being more “advanced” than his future bandmates, he still happily joined A7X. M. Shadows modestly recalled how he and guitarist Zacky Vengeance were recruiting members for Avenged Sevenfold back in the day, eyeing up superstar-in-the-making and fellow schoolkid Jimmy but thinking that he was probably too good for them already.
- And he even conjured up his own signature move (that made him look like a “fucking octopus weirdo”) “I call it ‘the double-ride thing’, just for lack of a better definition, because no-one does it,” he explained to DRUM!.
- The Rev was an amazing songwriter. While a quick Google search of ‘The Rev songwriting credits’ will throw up an enormous list of Avenged bangers (Almost Easy, Unholy Confessions, Bat Country, Chapter Four, A Little Piece Of Heaven, Second Heartbeat… we could go on), what that doesn’t entirely show is just how great an influence he had on a compositional level.
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Jan 12, 2022 · As Avenged Sevenfold were deep into creating their fifth studio album, Nightmare, they suffered an almost incomprehensible loss. The death of drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan brought a new ...
Mar 10, 2020 · This roguish charm and fiery rebellious streak would come to define the young man, who would one day be called ‘The Rev’. With his moppy bowl haircut and gangly figure, Jimmy (call him ‘James’ at your peril), made a strong first impression.
James Owen Sullivan (February 10, 1981 – December 28, 2009), known as The Reverend Tholomew Plague shortened as The Rev, was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American metalcore band Avenged Sevenfold.
