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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.
On December 28, 2009, the band's drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan was found dead at his home at the age of 28. [46] Autopsy results were inconclusive, [47] but on June 9, 2010, the cause of death was revealed to have been an "acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nordiazepam and ethanol". [48]
On December 28, 2009, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan fatally overdosed. Afterwards, the band suspended work on the album, and even considered breaking up. [11] [12] However, the band eventually decided to resume work on the project after encouragement from Sullivan's parents, as well as knowing he would have wanted them to finish it. [10]
From the Palm Beach Post archives: Hunt for James Sullivan’s riches 28 years after he had wife Lita McClinton killed
James Anthony Sullivan was born in Nebraska on August 13, 1939, [1] [2] [3] the seventh son of a blue collar Irish-American family that relocated to San Diego, California, during World War II. [1] In high school, Sullivan was a nascent guitar player and the quarterback of the varsity football team, and he met his future wife, Barbara, whom he ...
Shortly after his death, Avenged Sevenfold dedicated their fifth studio album Nightmare to him. [2] [3] "Fiction" was the final song The Rev wrote. [4] [5] Parts of "Fiction" were originally written by The Rev for his and bandmate Synyster Gates' project Pinkly Smooth. [6] It was finished only three days before his death, [7] [2] [3] under the ...
Sullivan ended his second message by asking for privacy as the family mourns Asher's death. He said they will hold a private ceremony to say goodbye to Asher with their immediate family and close ...
In his latest social media post, shared Sunday, Rutherford County Schools Director James "Jimmy" Sullivan spoke openly about his family's grief after the death of his youngest son, Asher, and ...