The Rev
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| Birth name | Jimmy Owen Sullivan |
| Also known as | The Reverend Tholomew Plague, Rat Head, The Rev, Mr. Plague, Jimmy |
| Born | February 9, 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, heavy metal, Metal-core, avant-garde metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, drummer, percussionist |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, guitar, bass, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1999–Present |
| Label(s) | Warner Bros. Records, Good Life Recordings, Hopeless Records, Bucktan Records |
| Associated acts | Avenged Sevenfold Pinkly Smooth Suburban Legends, Ballistico |
Jimmy Owen Sullivan, (born February 9, 1981) better known by his stage name, The Rev, or The Reverend Tholomew Plague is the drummer and back-up vocalist for the band Avenged Sevenfold, and lead vocalist in the Avant-Garde Metal band Pinkly Smooth with fellow Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates. Sullivan currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. He's engaged with his gilfriend of 3 years, Leana Silver.
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[edit] Avenged Sevenfold & Pinkly Smooth
Jimmy is recognized for vocals and piano in his and Synyster Gates' side project, Pinkly Smooth. He is also utilized as a back-up vocalist in Avenged Sevenfold. Besides screaming with lead vocalist M. Shadows in songs Chapter Four and Eternal Rest, the song Critical Acclaim features Sullivan on lead vocals during the chorus of the song, both singing and screaming. His vocals are also featured in other songs from the Avenged Sevenfold eponymous album, such as "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Brompton Cocktail", "Lost", " Afterlife ", and "Almost Easy". The Rev is known for his "drumstick spinning" and his song writing ability, having written songs such as Afterlife. Before leaving to join Avenged Sevenfold, Jimmy performed with Punk-ska band Suburban Legends as their drummer.
[edit] Gear
The Rev endorses DW Drums & Hardware, Evans Heads, Pro-Mark Sticks and Sabian Cymbals.
[edit] Self Titled Album Recording Setup
-DW Drums Snakeskin Wrap w/ black hardware
- 22"x18" bass drum x3
- 8"x7" tom
- 10"x8" tom
- 12"x9" tom
- 14"x11" tom
- 16"x14" tom
- 18"x16" tom
DW 9000 series stands and pedals.
[edit] Cymbals
-Sabian Cymbals
- 14" AAX X-Celerator Hats
- 19" AAX Metal Crash
- 18" AA Metal-X Crash
- 22" AAX Metal Ride (x2)
- 19" AAX-Xtreme Chinese x2
- 8" Chopper
- 10" AAX Splash
- 11" Signature Max Splash
- 12" HH Mini Chinese
[edit] Self Titled Album Tour Setup
[edit] Drums
-Dw drums custom snakeskin wrap and black hardware: 8"x5" tom (not in use on tour) 8"x7" tom 10"x8" tom 12"x9" tom 14"x11" tom 16"x14" tom 18"x16" tom 22"x18" bass drum (x3) and a 14x5 snare with chrome hardware and 14"x6,5" DW bronze metal snare drum series with black hardware. Jimmy uses different DW rack parts including DW Super Main Rack, DW Side Rack, many clamps and boom stands for microphones and cymbals.
-DW Pedals:
DW 9000 PC Single Pedal x2: The Rev only uses 2 single pedals because he doesn't use his third bass drum since it is only used for aesthetic.
Also, The Rev uses black Roc-N-Soc Nitro drum throne.
[edit] Cymbals
-Sabian cymbals: 14" AAX-Celerator Hi-hats, 18" AAX Metal Crash 19" Paragon China, 19" AAX Metal Crash, 22" AAX Metal Ride (x2), 19"AAXtreme Chinese, 10" AAX Splash, 8" Chopper Effects Cymbal, 11" Signature Max Splash and a 12" HH Mini Chinese
In the studio for the last self-titled album, The Rev used also Zildjian cymbals: he used an 18" Oriental Classic China instead of the Paragon, two 21" Zildjian Z-Custom Mega Bell Rides instead of the AAX Metal Rides and an A-Custom Projection Crash instead of the AAX Metal Crashes.
-Drum Sticks:
Pro-Mark TX5BW Signature Model 5B: 16" length, .590" diameter and Easton Ahead 5B for self-titled album recording which could be seen on the Making Of The Album Video.
- Evans Heads:
Batter/Resonant
Tom: Clear G2/Clear G1
Snare: Coated Power Center Reverse Dot/ Hazy 300 snare side
Bass drum:Clear EMAD/EQ3 Black Resonant (he has a third bass drum, but does not use it).
[edit] City of Evil Tour set-up
[edit] Drums
-PDP LXE Series Drums and DW Hardware: 8"x7" Tom, 10"x8" Tom, 12"x9" Tom, 14"x12" Tom, 16"x14" Tom, 22"x18" Bass Drum (x2) and a 14"x5" Snare.
[edit] Cymbals
-Sabian Cymbals: 14" AAX-Celerator Hi-hats, 18" AA Metal-X Crash, 19" AA Metal-X Crash, 22" AA Metal-X Ride, 18" AA Metal-X China, 7" Signature Max Splash and a 11" Signature MAX Splash.
[edit] Drum Heads
The Rev uses both Remo and Evans drum heads.
[edit] Waking The Fallen Tour Set-up
-DW Drums & Hardware:
DW Collector's Series Maple with a Red to Black fade specialty lacquer finish and black hardware: 10"x8" Tom, 12"x9" Tom, 14"x12" Tom, 16"x14" Tom, 22"x18" Bassdrum and a Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic snare drum.
-Zildjian Cymbals:
From left to right of his set-up
14" A Custom Hi-Hats, 10" A Custom Splash, 18" Z Custom Rock Crash, 19" A Custom Projection Crash, 21" Z Custom Mega Bell Ride, 18" FX Oriental Classic China
Drum Heads:
Remo and DW Remo Heads
[edit] Influences
His influences are drummers such as Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy, and Terry Bozzio.
[edit] References
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