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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
Jan 12, 2022 · Gary Miller, Getty Images. 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'...
Mar 25, 2024 · Learn how to play like The Rev with Avenged Sevenfold transcriptions, drumless tracks and practice tools in the Drumeo members area. Try it free The Rev sang and wrote with Avenged Sevenfold
- 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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Dec 28, 2023 · 14 Years Ago – Avenged Sevenfold’s Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan Passes Away. Jon Wiederhorn Updated: December 28, 2023. Ethan Miller, Getty Images. "It is with great sadness and heavy hearts...
Feb 18, 2024 · In the summer of 2010, just under half a year since the shocking and untimely death of their drummer and beloved friend, Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan, Avenged Sevenfold attempted to rally themselves and officially begin the next chapter of an already turbulent career.
