# Avenged Sevenfold Drummer "The Rev" Dies **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 2, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782 "2010-01-02T08:18:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/1 "2010-01-02T08:18:54Z")
For any of you who care or at all interested On monday the 28th Drummer for Avenged Sevenfold James “The Rev” Sullivan died at age 28 More details at the link [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8433627.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8433627.stm) ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/2 "2010-01-02T08:32:23Z")
I hope this breaks up the band ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/3 "2010-01-02T08:37:42Z")
> [@fiend540](#): > > I hope this breaks up the band lol best response ever. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/4 "2010-01-02T08:44:58Z")
Natural causes age 28 :tif: ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/5 "2010-01-02T08:50:44Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Natural causes age 28 > > :tif: Natural for his career and lifestyle that is. ---
**Author:** ![klug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/klug/32/5222_2.png) [@klug](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/klug)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/6 "2010-01-02T08:54:40Z")
RIP Not to disrespect the dead but he always irked me for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/7 "2010-01-02T08:57:10Z")
Heard about this shit a couple days ago. RIP. Dude was mad good on the drums. I don’t care what anyone says. I really love the first 2 avenged CD’s. ---
**Author:** ![steve2k1116](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steve2k1116/32/5230_2.png) [@steve2k1116](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steve2k1116)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/8 "2010-01-02T09:00:34Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > Heard about this shit a couple days ago. RIP. Dude was mad good on the drums. I don’t care what anyone says. I really love the first 2 avenged CD’s. x2 ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/9 "2010-01-02T09:32:53Z")
Oh man, a year late of the 27 club. Death fail. ---
**Author:** ![LittleFoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@LittleFoot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LittleFoot)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/10 "2010-01-02T09:50:03Z")
Heard about this the day it happened. RIP Its sad cause he was so young. If it doesnt break up the band, they just wont soung the same ever again. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/11 "2010-01-02T09:51:44Z")
They don’t even sound the same now. Ever since M Shadows couldn’t scream anymore, they went into shitty rock star mode. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/12 "2010-01-02T10:18:30Z")
> [@fiend540](#): > > I hope this breaks up the band :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/13 "2010-01-02T12:31:34Z")
Meh, sorry to hear he died but, shitty band…decent at best drummer. Not even metal. Was more sad when Vitek died. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/14 "2010-01-02T12:35:42Z")
cocaine’s a hell of a drug ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/15 "2010-01-02T13:28:27Z")
:fuzzyfish: a rabbit with a pancake hat lol ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avenged-sevenfold-drummer-the-rev-dies/77782/16 "2010-01-02T13:32:54Z")
cocaine’s a hell of a drug