Selasa, 18 Januari 2011

The Rev




THE REV telah meninggal pada 28/12/09.
Huntington Beach.

Pada tanggal 28 Desember 2009 drummer James"The Rev"Sullivan ditemukan meninggal di rumahnya Huntington Beach. pada umur 28 tahun. Hasi otopsi tidak dapat disimpulkan.
Namun tanggal 9 juni 2010 diumumkan bahwa penyebab kematiannya adalah keracunan akibat penggunaan piskotropika yang dicampur - campur, sering juga disebut polydrug use atau "cross fading".
Dalam pernyataan dari anggota band lainnya, mereka turut berbela sungkawa atas meninggalnya The Rev dan meminta untuk menghormati privasi keluarganya:

"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time."

Website resmi Avenged Sevenfold menampilkan pesan dari keluarga Sullivan yang menyatakan terima kasih kepada penggemarnya atas dukungan mereka:

"We would like to thank all of Jimmy's fans for the heartfelt comments that have been posted – it is comforting to know that his genius and antics were appreciated and that he was loved so much. Our hearts are broken – he was much too young to fall. Óg agus saor go deo (forever young and free)"

Di samping itu komentar tentang kematian Sullivan, manajer band Larry Jacobson mengungkapkan bagaimana Sullivan adalah orang yang begitu baik terhadap semua orang. Jacobson berkata dalam wawancara itu:

"He was expressive. He'd tell you how he felt about you -you didn't wonder because he'd put his arm around you," he said. "He knew how to tell his friends he loved them."

Selain Jacobson ada 50 lebih artis musik yang mengomentari tentang kematian The Rev.

Pada tanggal 6 Januari 2010 jenazah di makamkan di lokasi yang dirahasiakan.

Tanggal 5 Januari 2010,majalah kerrang! menulis artikel tentang kematian The Rev.Zacky Vegeance menunjukan perasaan-nya tentang kematian The Rev

"Jimmy will always be with me in everything I do. Except sitting at home being sad, so today Im going to try to start living again. foREVer."

Pada 2007 dan 2008 silam mereka pun sempat menggelar konser tur di Jakarta. Konser mereka meninggalkan kesan mendalam di hati pecintanya.

Rest in peace The Rev. . . . . .




BIO....


James Owen Sullivan
(lahir 9 Februari 1981, umur 28 tahun, lebih dikenal dengan nama The Rev atau The Reverend Tholomew Plague) adalah seorang drummer sekaligus backing vocal Avenged Sevenfold. The Rev juga sempat menjadi penyanyi utama pada grup musik Pinkly Smooth.

The Rev adalah anak tunggal. Pada masa kecilnya, dia seringkali dikeluarkan dari sekolah. The Rev juga sudah tujuh kali masuk penjara karena kejadian-kejadian seperti berkelahi di dalam bar.

"The Rev"

Latar belakang

Nama lahir:
James Owen Sullivan

Nama lain:
The Reverend Tholomew Plague, Rat Head, The Rev, Mr. Plague, Jimmy

Lahir:
9 Februari 1981 (umur 28)

Genre:
Metalcore, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal,Third Wave Ska, Avant-Garde Metal, Hardcore Punk

Pekerjaan:
Musician, Songwriter, Drummer, Percussionist

Instrumen:
Drums,Guitar, Bass, Piano, Vocals

Tahun aktif:
1999–Sekarang

Perusahaan rekaman:
Warner Bros. Records, Good Life Recordings, Hopeless Records, Bucktan Records

Terkait dengan:
Avenged Sevenfold
Pinkly Smooth
Suburban Legends, Ballistico


The rev fans club is a group have the soul of rock...

"THE REV is simply a beast just listen to blinded in chains or listen to critical acclaim, he’s the one singing in the chorus try to tell me what other drummer can play the drums insainly and play the double bass insainly and sing amazingly all at the same time".



Drums

-Dw drums custom snakeskin wrap and black hardware: 8"x5" tom (not in use on tour) 8"x7" tom 10"x8" tom 12"x9" tom 14"x11" tom 16"x14" tom 18"x16" tom 22"x18" bass drum (x3) and a 14x5 snare with chrome hardware and 14"x6,5" DW bronze metal snare drum series with black hardware. Jimmy uses different DW rack parts including DW Super Main Rack, DW Side Rack, many clamps and boom stands for microphones and cymbals.

-DW Pedals:

DW 9000 PC Single Pedal x2: The Rev only uses 2 single pedals because he doesn't use his third bass drum since it is only used for aesthetic.

Also, The Rev uses black Roc-N-Soc Nitro drum throne.



-Cymbals

-Sabian cymbals: 14" AAX-Celerator Hi-hats, 18" AAX Metal Crash 19" Paragon China, 19" AAX Metal Crash, 22" AAX Metal Ride (x2), 19"AAXtreme Chinese, 10" AAX Splash, 8" Chopper Effects Cymbal, 11" Signature Max Splash and a 12" HH Mini Chinese

In the studio for the last self-titled album, The Rev used also Zildjian cymbals: he used an 18" Oriental Classic China instead of the Paragon, two 21" Zildjian Z-Custom Mega Bell Rides instead of the AAX Metal Rides and an A-Custom Projection Crash instead of the AAX Metal Crashes.

-Drum Sticks:

Pro-Mark TX5BW Signature Model 5B: 16" length, .590" diameter and Easton Ahead 5B for self-titled album recording which could be seen on the Making Of The Album Video.

- Evans Heads:

Batter/Resonant

Tom: Clear G2/Clear G1

Snare: Coated Power Center Reverse Dot/ Hazy 300 snare side

Bass drum:Clear EMAD/EQ3 Black Resonant (excepted that for the third bass drum it is a DW 22" Clear/Coated batter head because it comes with the kit and he stills not uses this bass drum.)


Jimmy is recognized for vocals and piano in his and Synyster Gates' side project, Pinkly Smooth. He is also utilized as a back-up vocalist in Avenged Sevenfold. Besides screaming with lead vocalist M. Shadows in songs Chapter Four and Eternal Rest, the song Critical Acclaim features Sullivan on lead vocals during the chorus of the song, both singing and screaming. His vocals are also featured in other songs from the Avenged Sevenfold eponymous album, such as "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Brompton Cocktail", "Lost", " Afterlife ", and "Almost Easy". The Rev is known for his "drumstick spinning" and his song writing ability, having written songs such as Afterlife.

The Rev is the best modern day drummer. He is like Jesus, but in the form of a drummer. Unlike other heavy metal drummers, he doesn't jus do the same double bass beat over and over again. He uses his hands and feet to make the song insane. Listen to Darkness Surrounding, the drum solo is incredible, and he is changing the beat constantly, thats what makes him great. I am a huge Avenged Sevenfold fan, and have all of their albums, and I am drummer myself, and the Rev is my idol. He should deffenitly be ahead of Joey Jordinson, and half the people on this list.

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