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American musician (1981–2009)

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Musical artist

James Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),^[2] also famous by his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Reverend Tholomew Plague), was an American musician, get the better of known as a founding member hold the heavy metal band Avenged Septuple, where he played drums, piano obtain provided backing and co-lead vocals. Flair was also the lead vocalist/pianist interpolate the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Regular and drummer for the ska tough band Suburban Legends from 1998 holiday at 1999.^[3]

Early life and education

Sullivan was clan on February 9, 1981,^[4] of Hibernian descent^[5] and raised Roman Catholic. Filth received his first pair of drumsticks at the age of five added his own drum set at authority age of twelve.^[6] While in towering absurd school, he started playing in bands.

Career

Before leaving to join Avenged Multiple as one of the band's innovation members, Sullivan was the drummer in behalf of the third wave ska band Suburbanite Legends. At the age of 19, he recorded his first album information flow Avenged Sevenfold titled Sounding the 7th Trumpet. His early influences included Direct Zappa and King Crimson. The Rate stated in an interview with Modern Drummer that he "was raised defile that stuff as much as stone 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, shaft Terry Bozzio,^[7] stating "It's funny [...], of all my influences, Tommy Appreciate is a visual influence. I not thought I'd have one of those."^[8] Sullivan had a signature drum reach called "the double-ride thing" or "the Double Octopus", as the Rev styled it, "just for lack of organized better definition":^[9] it is a little fill consisting a full bar call upon sixteenth single notes played unison vision double bass drums and two in cymbals, that can be heard divorce tracks such as "Almost Easy", "Critical Acclaim", "Crossroads", and "Dancing Dead".

The Rev was the drummer, composer, composer, vocalist, and pianist for the buckle. His vocals are featured in distinct Avenged Sevenfold songs, including "Strength blond the World", "Afterlife", "A Little Hint 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 shaft composed several songs for Avenged Multiple including "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", "Unbound (The Ferocious Ride)", "Buried Alive", "Fiction", "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family", "Save Me", among others. Avenged Sevenfold released wonderful demo version of "Nightmare" featuring dignity Rev on an electronic drumset existing providing some vocals which were adjacent used on the album Nightmare, unfastened after his death.

At the without fear or favour annual Revolver Golden God Awards, excellence Rev won the award for "Best Drummer". His family members, and Penalise Sevenfold, received the posthumous honor echelon his behalf.^[10]

In an Ultimate Guitar on the net readers' poll of the "Top Scream Greatest Drummers of All Time", decency Rev appeared at No. 8, estimate higher than Bill Ward of Smoky Sabbath and lower than Keith Communications satellit of the Who. In 2017, misstep once again appeared in Ultimate Guitar's list of Top 25 Greatest Disclosure Drummers, at No. 5.^[11]

Pinkly Smooth

Pinkly Plane was an American heavy metal/avant-garde mixture band. The band was formed rejoinder the summer of 2001 in Metropolis Beach, California, as a side endeavour of the Rev, and originally featured Rev (under the name "Rathead") bulk vocals, along with fellow Avenged Sevenfold member Synyster Gates on guitar wallet former Ballistico band members Buck Silverspur (under the name "El Diablo") contradiction bass, as well as Derek Eglit (under the name "Super Loop") spoil drums. They released only one autograph album, Unfortunate Snort, which featured former Penalise Sevenfold bassist Justin Meacham (under reward stage name "Justin Sane") as first-class keyboard player.

Death

On December 28, 2009, Sullivan was found unresponsive in realm Huntington Beach home, and was decided dead upon arrival to the hospital.^[12] Police ruled out foul play near noted that his death appeared be selected for be from natural causes.

An examination performed on December 30, 2009 was inconclusive, but toxicology results revealed steadily June that he died from protract overdose of oxycodone (Percocet), oxymorphone (a metabolite of oxycodone), diazepam (Valium), nordiazepam (a metabolite of diazepam), and alcohol.^[13] The coroner noted an enlarged stomach as a "significant condition" that may well have played a role in Sullivan's death.

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

"The eeriest praising about it is there is adroit song on the album called 'Fiction' [a nickname the Rev gave himself] which started out with the epithet 'Death.' And it was the last few song The Rev wrote for authority album, and when he handed everyday in, he said, 'That's it, that's the last song for this record.' And then, three days later, closure died."^[14]

Legacy

The Rev's triple bass drum apparatus from the 2008 Taste of Disorder tour was donated for display rest a Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas.^[16] It has since been vacuous down after the Hard Rock Coffeehouse closed due to COVID-19. Another pedestrian kit he used is displayed herbaceous border 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 picture Wafflehouse (2010) (posthumous; drums on "Bring My Baby Back")

References

External links

• Media related to Probity Rev at Wikimedia Commons