The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Disco Volante)

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:27:17 GMT

And KirksNoseHair doesn't go "LOLWHUT?" and sums it up perfectly. Kudos, sir.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Naigewron)

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:59:43 GMT

You may very well be right, but I really don't see the point in posting speculations like this based on what you think may or may not have happened. If we don't hear anything, we don't hear anything. No need trying to drag the guy down just for the sake of it.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (KirksNoseHair)

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:48:22 GMT

There's been no word in the media on the "official cause" of death, but with that said, let's be realistic here folks, eh? I know many here idolize this guy, but this band's partying and debauchery are well documented, the most likely reason for his death, given the anecdotal evidence and circumstances is a drug overdose. Sad but true. And if his family wields any type of influence with those who would publish such information, well, you'll probably never hear another thing about this.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Progmetalman)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:19:02 GMT

Disco Volante

I guess revealing that the Rev did die from ingesting an insane amount of herion isn't too cool then?

Otherwise we would have heard something.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (tombojombo)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:23:50 GMT

erm, what?

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (vietkong)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:39:41 GMT

how do you know that?

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Disco Volante)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:36:22 GMT

I guess revealing that the Rev did die from ingesting an insane amount of herion isn't too cool then?

Otherwise we would have heard something.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (vietkong)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:57:09 GMT

i just read the M.Shadows letter and saw the tribute video.
A great lesson about the ups and downs of music world. it must be really strange for a band to deal with this situation. just after finishing writing an album.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Progmetalman)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:22:56 GMT

tbb529

There is a GREAT tribute video by Avenged Sevenfold at this link:

http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/m-shadows-talks-about-rev

and it features some of his music as well as his favorite songs...including Metropolis Pt. 1!

Man that letter M. Shadows wrote was really a tear jerker... That's gotta be rough being friends with the Rev since they were kids. I'm glad to hear that they are determined to at least record and put out the album they wrote. And glad it was at least written while The Rev was still alive. I just wonder though who the would get to record the drums on that album.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (tbb529)

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:47:57 GMT

There is a GREAT tribute video by Avenged Sevenfold at this link:

http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/m-shadows-talks-about-rev

and it features some of his music as well as his favorite songs...including Metropolis Pt. 1!

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (camando133)

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:37:34 GMT

Any updates on this?

Maybe I'm being grim but I'm kind of curious just what it was...

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Morte)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:09:09 GMT

Very sad indeed.

RIP.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Follower09)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:48:03 GMT

Weird. The day before he died, I bought their Self-Titled album. And the night before, I had a dream that I met him. Coincidence? I think not.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Brakkum)

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:59:24 GMT

RIP.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (ssaammaael)

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:48:51 GMT

Damn. Very sad news.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Avenger28)

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:29:20 GMT

I'll miss this guy. One of the many awesome drummmers i liked !
R.I.P

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (socool111)

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:20:10 GMT

ah, finally found this thread, was wondering when i could turn this up...man i couldnt believe it when i heard it....the best songwriter in the band died - i mean he made "A little piece of heaven" happen and come to life.....really going to be hard to replace....

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (when me and n. portman unite)

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:50:42 GMT

This is what happens to you when you push the limits of your body with chemicals and you add the stress of the road on top of that. You can't mess with your body like that.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (manlong2112)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:32:18 GMT

Not cool, I actually saw this news when I got home last night. He was a beast of a drummer and blew my mind on Waking the Fallen and CoE. 28 is way too young.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (RexGtr)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:12:06 GMT

I just heard about this a few moments ago. Really unexpected and a sad loss, I seen Avenged Sevenfold live when they came to Toronto last winter.

I can't see his death being of natural causes.

R.I.P. James "The Rev" Owen Sullivan

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Vulactic)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:22:56 GMT

KirksNoseHair

Looks like it's almost certain to be a drug overdose of some kind. This story cites the coroner's office as stating that the autopsy was "inconclusive"

My sister-in-law died of a drug overdose - her autopsy was "inconclusive" until toxicology reports were returned.

My wife's friend died of a drug overdose - her autopsy was "inconclusive" until toxicology reports were returned

When I was a kid, my best friend died of a drug overdose - his autopsy was "inconclusive" until toxicology results were returned.

These were all young people, like this drummer dude. And generally, when someone really dies of "natural causes" an autopsy reveals the cause of death.

I'm calling drug overdose right now. Sad. Such a waste. And that could easily be me. I lost count of how many times I overdosed before I finally got help and got clean.

Rev looks like a young Nikki Sixx in that pic with the article. Unfortunately, he didn't have Nikki's resilience.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (JoeH)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:21:09 GMT

Rest in peace, Rev. I really enjoyed the magic you made on the last Avenged Sevenfold album. You'll be missed but never forgotten.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Disco Volante)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:08:15 GMT

Sad, of course.

But personally, I don't need to listen to Dirt one more time to realise that drugs do nothing but fuck you up, so I can't feel sorry for the guy, just the people around him.

RIP.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (KirksNoseHair)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:18:48 GMT

Looks like it's almost certain to be a drug overdose of some kind. This story cites the coroner's office as stating that the autopsy was "inconclusive"

My sister-in-law died of a drug overdose - her autopsy was "inconclusive" until toxicology reports were returned.

My wife's friend died of a drug overdose - her autopsy was "inconclusive" until toxicology reports were returned

When I was a kid, my best friend died of a drug overdose - his autopsy was "inconclusive" until toxicology results were returned.

These were all young people, like this drummer dude. And generally, when someone really dies of "natural causes" an autopsy reveals the cause of death.

I'm calling drug overdose right now. Sad. Such a waste. And that could easily be me. I lost count of how many times I overdosed before I finally got help and got clean.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (blueboars)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:12:29 GMT

Narek

RIP

Such great talent. Spun City of Evil in his honor today.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Vulactic)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:22:45 GMT

MikeTheater

RIP Rev....you will be truly missed

my tribute

Nice job Mike!

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (the_last_drummer)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:14:07 GMT

One of my favorite drummers and backup singers, I can´t stop thinking the ammount of music he could have made.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (BrokenIcarus)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:09:36 GMT

He was great.
May he Rest In Piece.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (symphonyrat)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:15:50 GMT

DT2003

KirksNoseHair

opethlord

The Orange County Coroner's Office is investigating the death.

They don't "investigate" death by "natural causes"

It seems as though "natural causes" seems to be the term now used when they either don't know for sure what happened, or when they want to hide something.
Never got into them much but it's definitely sad to hear something like this. I'm glad Mike and DT are not into this kind of stuff and we don't have to worry about hearing news like this some day.

Yes, it is very uncommon for a 28-year-old to die of "natural causes".

Anyway, I am not a fan, but premature deaths are always a tragedy.

RIP Rev

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (rgraphics)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:21:55 GMT

Sad news indeed.

RIP The Rev.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Narek)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:48:15 GMT

RIP

Such great talent. Spun City of Evil in his honor today.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Devnoy)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:30:57 GMT

Although I was never a fan of the band I feel compelled to write something anyway. It really shocks me that he was so young (I'll be 28 in a couple of years) and that he probably died a natural death. That really makes you think that you should enjoy every moment of your life.

R.I.P.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (guitarhero32)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:22:24 GMT

I dont know what to say....this is devastating...

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (Saintsmaen)

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:07:13 GMT

TakeTheTime

Saintsmaen

As much as I hate Avenged Sevenlol'd the band, he's the only part from them I ever liked. No one deserves to die that young (even if it would have been creepier if he were 27...)

RIP.

4, sevenfold, equals 28

Sad loss indeed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club
My reason why.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (DaNcEr Of EtErNiTy)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:13:06 GMT

I read this just before I went to the museum today, and right there I saw the lines "CARPE DIEM". I kept listening this album (CoE) during the day, specially this tune. I've been a fan for almost 5 years now and this news really f'ed up my day. A great drummer, a great bandmate (for what I've seen/read), a great and sometimes humble person, and most tragic, a pretty damn young one.

RIP James "The Rev" Owen Sullivan, I know you will always be in my thoughts and prayers, just like your family and friends who will grieve your loss.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (TakeTheTime)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:00:41 GMT

Saintsmaen

As much as I hate Avenged Sevenlol'd the band, he's the only part from them I ever liked. No one deserves to die that young (even if it would have been creepier if he were 27...)

RIP.

4, sevenfold, equals 28

Sad loss indeed.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (WilliamMunny)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:30:00 GMT

Just a bummer all around.

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (MikeTheater)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:54:23 GMT

RIP Rev....you will be truly missed

my tribute

Re:The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold found dead. (tombojombo)

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:25:31 GMT

It's still not hit that A7X may not continue as a band, i'd be absolutely gutted if they break up indefinately.