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The Rev
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jimmy Sullivan, James Owen Sullivan, Mr. Plague, Rat Head
American musician (1981–2009)
Key facts
- Also known as
- The Rev Jimmy Rathead The Knife Master
- Born
- James Owen Sullivan , ( 1981-02-09 ) February 9, 1981
- Origin
- Huntington Beach, California , U.S.
- Died
- December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28) (aged 28) , Huntington Beach, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Heavy metal metalcore experimental metal ska punk alternative metal
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Drums vocals piano
- Years active
- 1998–2009
- Formerly of
- Avenged Sevenfold Pinkly Smooth Suburban Legends
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Sullivan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Huntington Beach
- Place of death
- Huntington Beach
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- ska
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.avengedsevenfold.com
- Image
- Jimmy Sullivan (cropped).png
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- date of birth
- 1981-02-09
- date of death
- 2009-12-28
- name in native language
- Jimmy Sullivan
- cause of death
- intoxication
- manner of death
- accidental death
- place of burial
- California
- Commons category
- The Rev
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
James Owen Sullivan (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009), also known by his stage name The Rev (shortened from his prior stage name The Reverend Tholomew Plague), was an American musician and songwriter. He was the drummer, pianist, backing vocalist, and occasional co-lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he co-founded in 1999. He was previously the lead vocalist and pianist of the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Smooth and drummer for the ska punk band Suburban Legends from 1998 to 1999.
Early life
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