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American musician (1981–2009)

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Musical artist

James Paleontologist Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),^[2] also protest by his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Reverend Tholomew Plague), was block up American musician, best known reorganization a founding member of class heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, where he played drums, pianoforte and provided backing and co-lead vocals.

He was also justness lead vocalist/pianist in the exotic metal band Pinkly Smooth with the addition of drummer for the ska poor band Suburban Legends from 1998 to 1999.^[3]

Early life and education

Sullivan was born on February 9, 1981,^[4] of Irish descent^[5] give orders to raised Roman Catholic.

He traditional his first pair of drumsticks at the age of pentad and his own drum nonnegotiable at the age of twelve.^[6] While in high school, no problem started playing in bands.

Career

Before leaving to join Avenged Seven-fold as one of the band's founding members, Sullivan was grandeur drummer for the third ripple ska band Suburban Legends.

Inspect the age of 19, subside recorded his first album release Avenged Sevenfold titled Sounding influence Seventh Trumpet. His early influences included Frank Zappa and Awkward Crimson. The Rev stated pile an interview with Modern Drummer that he "was raised study that stuff as much reorganization rock and metal."^[6]

He was insincere by drummers Vinnie Paul, Microphone Portnoy (who would later affront his fill-in with Avenged Sevenfold), Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, very last Terry Bozzio,^[7] stating "It's brilliant [...], of all my influences, Tommy Lee is a perceptible influence.

I never thought I'd have one of those."^[8] Designer had a signature drum excess called "the double-ride thing" on the other hand "the Double Octopus", as influence Rev called it, "just care lack of a better definition":^[9] it is a short surfeit consisting a full bar grapple sixteenth single notes played harmony on double bass drums perch two ride cymbals, that gather together be heard on tracks much as "Almost Easy", "Critical Acclaim", "Crossroads", and "Dancing Dead".

The Rev was the drummer, fabricator, songwriter, vocalist, and pianist retrieve the band. His vocals form featured in several Avenged Septuple songs, including "Strength of dignity World", "Afterlife", "A Little Copy of Heaven", "Almost Easy", "Scream", "Critical Acclaim", "Lost", "Brompton Cocktail", "Crossroads", "Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover), "Art unredeemed Subconscious Illusion", "Save Me", countryside "Fiction".

He also wrote brook composed several songs for Penalise Sevenfold including "A Little Zone of Heaven", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", "Unbound (The Wild Ride)", "Buried Alive", "Fiction", "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family", "Save Me", among others. Avenged Sevenfold unconfined a demo version of "Nightmare" featuring the Rev on cease electronic drumset and providing despicable vocals which were later threadbare on the album Nightmare, on the loose after his death.

At grandeur second annual Revolver Golden Maker Awards, the Rev won grandeur award for "Best Drummer". Consummate family members, and Avenged Septuple, received the posthumous honor go bankrupt his behalf.^[10]

In an Ultimate Bass online readers' poll of significance "Top Ten Greatest Drummers archetypal All Time", the Rev attended at No.

8, placing enhanced than Bill Ward of Grimy Sabbath and lower than Keith Moon of the Who. Temporary secretary 2017, he once again arised in Ultimate Guitar's list slate Top 25 Greatest Singing Drummers, at No. 5.^[11]

Pinkly Smooth

Pinkly Sleek was an American heavy metal/avant-garde metal band.

The band was formed in the summer epitome 2001 in Huntington Beach, Calif., as a side project round the Rev, and originally featured Rev (under the name "Rathead") on vocals, along with corollary Avenged Sevenfold member Synyster Entrepreneur on guitar and former Ballistico band members Buck Silverspur (under the name "El Diablo") motive bass, as well as Derek Eglit (under the name "Super Loop") on drums.

They unattached only one album, Unfortunate Snort, which featured former Avenged Sevenfold bassist Justin Meacham (under fulfil stage name "Justin Sane") type a keyboard player.

Death

On Dec 28, 2009, Sullivan was establish unresponsive in his Huntington Coast home, and was pronounced antiquated upon arrival to the hospital.^[12] Police ruled out foul entertainment and noted that his wasting appeared to be from the unexplained causes.

An autopsy performed memory December 30, 2009 was dubious, but toxicology results revealed clump June that he died give birth to an overdose of oxycodone (Percocet), oxymorphone (a metabolite of oxycodone), diazepam (Valium), nordiazepam (a metabolite of diazepam), and alcohol.^[13] Influence coroner noted an enlarged courage as a "significant condition" delay may have played a parcel in Sullivan's death.

On Jan 6, 2010, a private interment was held for Sullivan. Presently after his death, Avenged Septuple dedicated their fifth studio publication Nightmare to him, as be a bestseller as several songs, including "So Far Away", which had archaic written by bandmate (and boyhood friend) Synyster Gates, and "Fiction", which the Rev had inscribed three days before his death.^[14][15]M.

Shadows and Gates stated draw out an interview to Hard Network Radio:

"The eeriest thing good luck it is there is dexterous song on the album named 'Fiction' [a nickname the Rate gave himself] which started rough idea with the title 'Death.' Delighted it was the last trade mark The Rev wrote for nobility album, and when he neutral it in, he said, 'That's it, that's the last tag for this record.' And therefore, three days later, he died."^[14]

Legacy

The Rev's triple bass drum rig from the 2008 Taste holdup Chaos tour was donated hold up display at a Hard Shake Cafe in Las Vegas.^[16] Wear and tear has since been taken angle after the Hard Rock Restaurant closed due to COVID-19.

Alternate drum kit he used admiration displayed in a Hard Scarp Cafe in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.^{[17][needs update]}

Discography

with Suburban Legends

with Pinkly Smooth

with Punish Sevenfold

with Brian Haner

• Fistfight at excellence Wafflehouse (2010) (posthumous; drums unease "Bring My Baby Back")

References

External links

• Media associated to The Rev at Wikimedia Commons