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Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan
Birth name	James Owen Sullivan
Born	(1981-02-09)February 9, 1981 Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Died	December 28, 2009(2009-12-28) (aged 28) Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive metal, metalcore, avant-garde metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums, guitar, bass, piano, vocals, keyboards
Years active	1998-2009
Labels	Warner Bros., Good Life, Hopeless, Bucktan

James "Jimmy" Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009), also known by his stage nameThe Rev, was an American musician best known as a co-founder and drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.

Sullivan was also the lead vocalist and pianist in the side-project Pinkly Smooth along with Synyster Gates.

He was born in Huntington Beach, California and started playing the drums when he was 10 years old.^[1] Before he joined Avenged Sevenfold, he was a member of the third wave ska band Suburban Legends. The last album that Sullivan was featured on was Nightmare which was released on July 27, 2010.

On the morning of December 28, 2009, Sullivan was found dead in his Huntington Beach home. Toxicology results later revealed that his death was from an overdos

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The Rev

American musician (1981–2009)

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

Musical artist

James Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),^[2] also known by his stage name The Rev (shortened version of the Reverend Tholomew Plague), was an American musician, best known as a founding member of the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, where he played drums, piano and provided backing and co-lead vocals. He was also the lead vocalist/pianist in the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Smooth and drummer for the ska punk band Suburban Legends from 1998 to 1999.^[3]

Early life and education

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Sullivan was born on February 9, 1981,^[4] of Irish descent^[5] and raised Roman Catholic. He received his first pair of drumsticks at the age of five and his own drum set at the age of twelve.^[6] While in high school, he started playing in bands.

Career

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Before leaving to join Avenged Sevenfold as one of the band's founding members, Sullivan was the drummer for the third wave ska band Suburban Legends. At the age of 19, he recorded his first album with Avenged Sevenfold titled Sounding the Seventh Trumpet. His early influences included Frank Zappa