The Rev

The Rev


James Owen Sullivan, (born February 9, 1981 - died December 28, 2009 at the age of 28 years, better known as The Rev or The Reverend Tholomew Plague) is a drummer as well as a background singer for the band Avenged Sevenfold. The Rev is also the lead singer in a band Pinkly Smooth.
Career

He earned a pair of drumsticks at the age of five years, and received his own drum at the age of ten. In just one year, he was playing "The Black Page" with the student in a percussion ensemble that performed by the teacher.

In high school, joined Avenged Sevenfold as one of the founding members of this band. Sullivan was the drummer for the band ska band Suburban Legends. At the age of eighteen years he recorded the first album by Avenged Sevenfold titled "Sounding the Seventh Trumpet". Later in his life he was influenced by drummer Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy, and Terry Bozzio. He even has the effect of "visual", Tommy Lee, where he commented that "I never thought I would have one of them." Sullivan ability he calls "'The Double-ride' is a technique that can be heard on the song" Almost Easy "in which he plays a double to the fast tempo between double bass and ride cymbal. Companies drum" Drum Workshop "The Rev and approve said he could have a drum that he wanted, so he chose the double bass drums, which he was more select than the double bass pedal. The Rev does not just play drums, he is a vocalist, songwriter, and pianist for Avenged Sevenfold, too. his skills as a pianist can heard the song "Warmness In Soul" where the piano is the main focus of the song that includes solo written by The Rev. vocal featured in "Avenged Sevenfold A Little Piece of Heaven", "Brompton Cocktail", "Gunslinger," "Lost" , and "Afterlife". His knowledge about the guitar and piano to write the songs "" Almost Easy, "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Afterlife" and "Brompton Cocktail" which appears on the album-titled Avenged Sevenfold selfl. He also gave contribution to the manufacture of "Critical Acclaim" and "Lost". The band became very popular and won a MTV Music Award for Best New Artist in 2006. And in 2009, in a poll of some of the greatest drummers in the world performed by Rhythm Magazine, The Rev have a place as the 41st greatest drummer of all time, and it includes the world's greatest drum player who is at number 9.

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