James 'The Rev' Sullivan

[mistica0christina]

While I don't know how many are rock fans here but just a few minutes ago, I had seen a thread on the LDD forums about Avenged Sevenfold, one of my favorite rock bands, it says...


California rockers Avenged Sevenfold have confirmed the passing of founding member and drummer James 'The Rev' Sullivan. He was found dead at his home on Dec. 28, and police believe he died from natural causes. Sullivan was 28 years old.

"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan," the band says in a statement confirming their drummer's death. "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."

The Orange County Register was the first media outlet to report on Sullivan's unexpected death. Police were notified by firefighters who'd responded to Sullivan's home at approximately 1 PM PT. He is survived by a wife.

The Orange County Coroner's Office will be looking into what exactly caused the death. Avenged Sevenfold recently finished tracking their fifth album. In 2005, the band broke out from the underground with their major label debut 'City of Evil.'

Fans of the band took to social networking sites late Monday to express their condolences. Papa Roach, via Facebook, commented that it was "a sad day for rock and roll" and said Sullivan "would be greatly missed."


I can't believe this, he was so young, I mean, exactly what kind of natural causes of death are there at twenty eight?! My prayers go out to the band and their families...rest in peace James Sullivan, you will be missed especially by this particular Avenged Sevenfold fan...

[mistica0christina]

I heard from one of my watchers that despite The Rev's death, Avenged Sevenfold has released a new single called "Nightmare", haven't listened to it yet but I'm glad to know that the band will still be performing despite the loss.

[mistica0christina]

Well....I can't help but at least shed a tear. I finally found out through wiki information just how The Rev had died...it was an acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of oxycodone, oxymorphone, diazepam, nordiazepam and alcohol. In other words, he died while combineing alcohol with PRESCRIPTION drugs and not just one or two but FOUR different prescriptions....this is cleary becoming a dangerous trend in Hollywood in where people are dying due to what they can get a doctor to prescribe them....RIP The Rev, you will be greatly missed by this Avenged Sevenfold fan more than ever.

[mentalguru]

Oh dear. This is unfortunatly sometimes common. Doctors do tell patients generally not to mix alcohol with it but some people forget that. And it is still possible to overdose. And people CAN get addicted.

(Heck my dad told me not too long ago about a collegue who found a drug addict who'd stolen his coat and was hiding in his cupboard. Poor guy was pretty scared actually.)

For instance taking too much paracetemol or any at all sometimes for a hangover is a very bad idea. But so many people do mix it and then tradegy occurs.