Biography The Rev

James Owen Sullivan, (born February 10, 1981) is better known by his stage name, The Rev, or The Reverend Tholomew Plague is the drummer and secondary vocalist for the metalcore band Avenged Sevenfold, and lead vocalist in the Avant-Garde Metal band Pinkly Smooth with fellow Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates.

Early

In his years at school, The Rev was expelled five times. One of the schools was a catholic school which he attended with M.Shadows(A7X lead vocalist), but were both kicked out in 2nd grade. Also, The Rev has been arrested a total of 7 times for incidents such as bar fights. This is the reason he has a pair of handcuffs tattooed on his neck, to remind him of his arrests. Some of The Rev's other tattoos consist of a football shirt(actual size) on his back with "Sullivan" and the number 0 on it. He also has a zombie Virgin Mary on his left arm. He had been raised Catholic so it seemed a good idea to get one. This was his first tattoo at the age of 18. His own version of the Deathbat is tattooed on his right arm. He has "FICTION" tattooed down the middle of his chest. His reason for this is: "If I told you a story of my life, you would never believe it. So it is like fiction". He has many other tattoos creating two full sleeves on both arms, one more on his chest, and one which he says he can't show to anybody. "I claw at this tattoo some nights to try and get it off. I think I might have it covered up soon, I don't know why I had it done in the first place." He also has a tattoo on his left ring finger in honor of his fiance former porn star Leana Silver.

Avenged Sevenfold & Pinkly Smooth

Recognized for vocals and piano in side project Pinkly Smooth, Jimmy is 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 bridge 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", "Afterlife", and "Almost Easy". The Rev is known for his "drumstick spinning" and amazing ability to write songs such as Afterlife.