Avenged Sevenfold: 12 reasons The Rev absolutely ruled

“He was hands-down the greatest person I have ever known,” wrote Avenged Sevenfold​’s M. Shadows in an emotional statement following The Rev’s passing in December 2009. ​“I told him I loved him every day. He demanded your love and was never afraid to give it back.  “He was my best friend, songwriting partner, bandmate, confidant and most importantly, he was my brother… The crazy thing about Jimmy was that every day was a crazy story. We have told our favourite Jimmy stories for the last two weeks and never have we repeated ourselves. This guy was magical…” Born James Owen Sullivan on February 10, 1981, The Rev (short for The Reverend Tholomew Plague) left an almighty impact on the world of modern metal in his tragically short 28 years on earth. Not only a...

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2010 release, the fifth album from the Alt-Metal outfit, produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem) and mixed by noted engineer Andy Wallace. The album is the first from the band without drummer James the Rev Sullivan, who passed away in December. Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy plays drums on the album. Over the years, Avenged Sevenfold has built a fanatical fan base that includes more than one million fans on Facebook. They have also attracted 93 million plays on MySpace.

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