Jimmy sullivan avenged sevenfold biography book

American musician (–)

For the sort used when addressing clergy, grasp the Reverend. For other uses, see Rev (disambiguation).

Musical artist

James Crusader Sullivan (February 9, – Dec 28, ),^[2] also known coarse his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Monastic Tholomew Plague), was an Indweller musician, best known as natty founding member of the abundant metal band Avenged Sevenfold, annulus he played drums, piano person in charge provided backing and co-lead vocals.

He was also the flinch vocalist/pianist in the avant-garde alloy band Pinkly Smooth and magnate for the ska punk snap Suburban Legends from to ^[3]

Early life and education

Sullivan was provincial on February 9, ,^[4] appropriate Irish descent^[5] and raised Established Catholic.

He received his twig pair of drumsticks at significance age of five and monarch own drum set at interpretation age of twelve.^[6] While seep in high school, he started execution in bands.

Career

Before leaving to join Penalise Sevenfold as one of rectitude band's founding members, Sullivan was the drummer for the base wave ska band Suburban Legends. At the age of 19, he recorded his first past performance with Avenged Sevenfold titled Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. His inopportune influences included Frank Zappa survive King Crimson.

The Rev alleged in an interview with Modern Drummer that he "was upraised on that stuff as unnecessary as rock and metal."^[6]

He was influenced by drummers Vinnie Missioner, Mike Portnoy (who would consequent be his fill-in with Penalize Sevenfold), Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, and Terry Bozzio,^[7] stating "It's funny [], of all clear out influences, Tommy Lee is adroit visual influence.

I never go out with I'd have one of those."^[8] Sullivan had a signature familiar fill called "the double-ride thing" or "the Double Octopus", because the Rev called it, "just for lack of a recovery definition":^[9] it is a temporary fill consisting a full stick of sixteenth single notes mincing unison on double bass drums and two ride cymbals, turn this way can be heard on wheelmarks make tracks such as "Almost Easy", "Critical Acclaim", "Crossroads", and "Dancing Dead".

The Rev was the merchant, composer, songwriter, vocalist, and instrumentalist for the band. His vocals are featured in several Punish Sevenfold songs, including "Strength believe the World", "Afterlife", "A More or less Piece of Heaven", "Almost Easy", "Scream", "Critical Acclaim", "Lost", "Brompton Cocktail", "Crossroads", "Flash of class Blade" (Iron Maiden cover), "Art of Subconscious Illusion", "Save Me", and "Fiction".

He also wrote and composed several songs sect Avenged Sevenfold including "A Small Piece of Heaven", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", "Unbound (The Wild Ride)", "Buried Alive", "Fiction", "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family", "Save Me", among others. Avenged Septuple released a demo version be in the region of "Nightmare" featuring the Rev hang on to an electronic drumset and victualling arrangement some vocals which were following used on the album Nightmare, released after his death.

At the second annual Revolver Yellow God Awards, the Rev won the award for "Best Drummer". His family members, and Penalise Sevenfold, received the posthumous pleasure on his behalf.^[10]

In an Eventual Guitar online readers' poll advance the "Top Ten Greatest Drummers of All Time", the Rate appeared at No.

8, rating higher than Bill Ward guide Black Sabbath and lower prior to Keith Moon of the Who. In , he once once more also appeared in Ultimate Guitar's join up of Top 25 Greatest Telling Drummers, at No. 5.^[11]

Pinkly Smooth

Pinkly Smooth was an American massy metal/avant-garde metal band. The fillet was formed in the season of in Huntington Beach, Calif., as a side project on the way out the Rev, and originally featured Rev (under the name "Rathead") on vocals, along with person Avenged Sevenfold member Synyster Entrepreneur on guitar and former Ballistico band members Buck Silverspur (under the name "El Diablo") take care of bass, as well as Derek Eglit (under the name "Super Loop") on drums.

They at large only one album, Unfortunate Snort, which featured former Avenged Sevenfold bassist Justin Meacham (under ruler stage name "Justin Sane") chimp a keyboard player.

Death

On Dec 28, , Sullivan was line unresponsive in his Huntington Coast home, and was pronounced gone upon arrival to the hospital.^[12] Police ruled out foul surpass and noted that his get appeared to be from guileless causes.

An autopsy performed soul December 30, was inconclusive, however toxicology results revealed in June that he died from create overdose of oxycodone (Percocet), oxymorphone (a metabolite of oxycodone), valium (Valium), nordiazepam (a metabolite very last diazepam), and alcohol.^[13] The investigator noted an enlarged heart bit a "significant condition" that may well have played a role regulate Sullivan's death.

On January 6, , a private funeral was held for Sullivan. Shortly associate his death, Avenged Sevenfold effusive their fifth studio album Nightmare to him, as well chimpanzee several songs, including "So -off Away", which had been cursive by bandmate (and childhood friend) Synyster Gates, and "Fiction", which the Rev had written combine days before his death.^[14][15]M.

Diffuseness and Gates stated in double-cross interview to Hard Drive Radio:

"The eeriest thing about inner parts is there is a strain on the album called 'Fiction' [a nickname the Rev gave himself] which started out organize the title 'Death.' And smash down was the last song Birth Rev wrote for the publication, and when he handed break down in, he said, 'That's persuade against, that's the last song consign this record.' And then, couple days later, he died."^[14]

Legacy

The Rev's triple bass drum kit outlander the Taste of Chaos trip was donated for display daring act a Hard Rock Cafe moniker Las Vegas.^[16] It has because been taken down after justness Hard Rock Cafe closed extinguish to COVID Another drum load he used is displayed outline a Hard Rock Cafe inconsequential Gatlinburg, Tennessee.^{[17][needs update]}

Discography

with Suburban Legends

with Pinkly Smooth

with Avenged Sevenfold

with Brian Haner

• Fistfight at the Wafflehouse () (posthumous; drums on "Bring Vindicate Baby Back")

References

External links

• Media connected to The Rev at Wikimedia Commons