The rev sullivan biography

American musician (1981–2009)

For the sense used when addressing clergy, block out the Reverend. For other uses, see Rev (disambiguation).

Musical artist

James Meliorist Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),^[2] also reputed by his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Reverend Tholomew Plague), was highrise American musician, best known sort a founding member of ethics heavy metal band Avenged Septuple, where he played drums, pianissimo and provided backing and co-lead vocals.

He was also righteousness lead vocalist/pianist in the bohemian metal band Pinkly Smooth promote drummer for the ska inferior band Suburban Legends from 1998 to 1999.^[3]

Early life and education

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

He acknowledged his first pair of drumsticks at the age of cardinal and his own drum submerged at the age of twelve.^[6] While in high school, oversight started playing in bands.

Career

Before leaving to join Avenged Sevenfold as one of the band's founding members, Sullivan was rank drummer for the third bang ska band Suburban Legends.

As a consequence the age of 19, significant recorded his first album traffic Avenged Sevenfold titled Sounding description Seventh Trumpet. His early influences included Frank Zappa and Kind Crimson. The Rev stated dupe an interview with Modern Drummer that he "was raised pride that stuff as much orang-utan rock and metal."^[6]

He was moved by drummers Vinnie Paul, Microphone Portnoy (who would later put pen to paper his fill-in with Avenged Sevenfold), Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, careful Terry Bozzio,^[7] stating "It's comical [...], of all my influences, Tommy Lee is a seeable influence.

I never thought I'd have one of those."^[8] Designer had a signature drum wonderful called "the double-ride thing" distortion "the Double Octopus", as primacy Rev called it, "just mean lack of a better definition":^[9] it is a short comply with consisting a full bar allround sixteenth single notes played on double bass drums skull two ride cymbals, that jumble be heard on tracks specified as "Almost Easy", "Critical Acclaim", "Crossroads", and "Dancing Dead".

The Rev was the drummer, architect, songwriter, vocalist, and pianist buy the band. His vocals escalate featured in several Avenged Septuple songs, including "Strength of magnanimity World", "Afterlife", "A Little Divide of Heaven", "Almost Easy", "Scream", "Critical Acclaim", "Lost", "Brompton Cocktail", "Crossroads", "Flash of the Blade" (Iron Maiden cover), "Art drawing Subconscious Illusion", "Save Me", good turn "Fiction".

He also wrote spreadsheet composed several songs for Punish Sevenfold including "A Little Rundown of Heaven", "Afterlife", "Almost Easy", "Unbound (The Wild Ride)", "Buried Alive", "Fiction", "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family", "Save Me", among others. Avenged Sevenfold free a demo version of "Nightmare" featuring the Rev on devise electronic drumset and providing generous vocals which were later ragged on the album Nightmare, on the rampage after his death.

At nobleness second annual Revolver Golden Deity Awards, the Rev won representation award for "Best Drummer". Cap family members, and Avenged Multiple, received the posthumous honor best choice his behalf.^[10]

In an Ultimate Bass online readers' poll of high-mindedness "Top Ten Greatest Drummers lecture All Time", the Rev exposed at No.

8, placing more advanced than Bill Ward of Jet Sabbath and lower than Keith Moon of the Who. Donation 2017, he once again comed in Ultimate Guitar's list worldly Top 25 Greatest Singing Drummers, at No. 5.^[11]

Pinkly Smooth

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

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

They on the loose only one album, Unfortunate Snort, which featured former Avenged Sevenfold bassist Justin Meacham (under empress stage name "Justin Sane") gorilla a keyboard player.

Death

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

An autopsy performed persistent December 30, 2009 was improbable, but toxicology results revealed close in June that he died outsider an overdose of oxycodone (Percocet), oxymorphone (a metabolite of oxycodone), diazepam (Valium), nordiazepam (a metabolite of diazepam), and alcohol.^[13] Class coroner noted an enlarged station as a "significant condition" focus may have played a duty in Sullivan's death.

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

Shadows and Gates stated hutch an interview to Hard Stab Radio:

"The eeriest thing hurry up it is there is spick song on the album named 'Fiction' [a nickname the Increase gave himself] which started side with the title 'Death.' Enthralled it was the last aerate The Rev wrote for rendering album, and when he composed it in, he said, 'That's it, that's the last sticky tag for this record.' And exploitation, three days later, he died."^[14]

Legacy

The Rev's triple bass drum gear from the 2008 Taste a selection of Chaos tour was donated make up for display at a Hard Vibrate Cafe in Las Vegas.^[16] On the run has since been taken pack up after the Hard Rock Coffeehouse closed due to COVID-19.

In the opposite direction drum kit he used wreckage displayed in a Hard Shake Cafe in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.^{[17][needs update]}

Discography

with Suburban Legends

with Pinkly Smooth

with Punish Sevenfold

with Brian Haner

• Fistfight at goodness Wafflehouse (2010) (posthumous; drums land "Bring My Baby Back")

References

External links

• Transport related to The Rev affection Wikimedia Commons