Metal Drummer remembers/reacts to Jimmy The Rev Sullivan

[@66Samus]

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[@realdragonrude]

and his last song fiction is such a beautiful song sucks that he died but at least he left us with memories and one last amazing song

[@quintessentialk]

Sumas how do I get a reaction video from you brother would you do one for a fellow winnipeger I did this Tool cover playing the guitar bass and vocal melody on one guitar with vocals get me back! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/annYf395qZWsZ7s

[@SpiritSlayer-xd1in]

Hey Samus!! You should totally do a drum cover of Davidian by Machine Head!! That would make me very happy! Not many covers of it out there

[@TheRockSanches]

Please react to kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmPQgJmnmqZ7bcU "2021 EM UMA MÚSICA" =)

[@DJCD92162095]

🙏🥲🤝😢🤝😣🤝😖🤝😭🙌 JIMMY THE REV SULLIVAN REST IN PEACE

[@Technerdsean]

There's a fun story that the band shared about him that he recorded their first album in one sitting because "he had things to do later and didn't want to re-record anything" and honestly while their first album isn't the best album ever, the drums are still pretty precise even if filmed all in one sitting.

[@Hugo-re3kj]

Also, he wanted to brag that he did an album in one sitting, which is why he didn’t want to re-record. Fantastic motivation innit!

[@coalspruce]

he didn’t even have a click for that one from what i remember

[@nosaint4870]

And those were pretty busy drumming, mostly if compared with Rev's final works in A7X.

[@kiambraleflore7537]

I think Sounding the Seventh Trumpet is one of their best albums personally, but the songwriting isn't the best in spots. Especially the lyrics, but songa like To End the Rapture, We Come Out at Night, and The Art of Subconscious Illusion go pretty hard.

[@samholdsworth420]

@@awesomenessdjd41 don't... play your best at all times don't record or release mediocrity

[@Metallica4Life92]

- Absolutely kills a single take of a song - gets up and leaves man I love this dude so much

[@hawkaiathemutt1976]

M shadows stated in an interview after jimmy passed away, that all of their music was revolved around jimmies abilities and talents. He was literally "THE GUY" in A7X.

[@joshrepik]

Do you remember pinkly smooth

[@JonnyRottenn__]

@@joshrepik thanks for unlocking that memory

[@joshrepik]

@@JonnyRottenn__ welcome

[@zacksguitarhacks6390]

Jimmy was a creative genius

[@kensurrency2564]

_A Little Piece Of Heaven_ … enuf said.

[@danhicks2443]

His drumming on the entire City of Evil is absolutely amazing. Him and Joey were the reasons why I even attempted to learn drums in the first place.

[@destructskater]

One of the best pieces of work by a drummer ever. Period.

[@TheRealHaloLover]

He's like a gah damn locomotive from hell that whole album 👌🏼

[@Veghead211]

This dude, Chris Adler and Joey Jordison were some of the tightest metal drummers from that era.

[@TranzparentMethods]

Without question!!!

[@slipknotfan2358]

Mmm… 3 of the best!

[@DrthmN]

You forgot Mario Duplantier of Gojira, dude is as tight as Chris Adler on live performances

[@masterduda013]

Shannon lucas from the black dahlia murder

[@zkacyy]

this videos ether doesnt do him justice or hes just p boring drummer tbh this is pretty fuckin basic

[@88fanforlife]

Something to check out is they put a half hour long breakdown video of the song “A Little Piece of Heaven” on their KZbin channel and it goes into how The Rev wrote and arranged that whole song and they showcase his vocals too. Super interesting stuff and it shows how insane of a songwriter he is

[@omegashinra7672]

I second this, it's such a great video and gives you such a good insight into The Rev.

[@allahgator1479]

Me third this

[@hhaste]

Not the kind of breakdown I was picturing when you said that but I'll give it a watch later on

[@loveandnapalm]

Yeah I kept waiting for a little piece of heaven to come on because that's "his" song and its amazing. That song is basically a heavy metal disney soundtrack tune and it works amazingly well, especially with the video they put out for it. I always think of it when I hear anyone talk about the rev.

[@Bladedcloud6159]

Listen to Afterlife Extended Version where The Rev did back-up vocals. It hits differently.

[@TheSummerCoast]

This is the man that made want to start drumming, I don't listen to A7X much these days, but I can't stop loving the amazing musician he was, in every way.

[@SPACH24]

Highly recommend checking out Brooks. Drumming on The Stage (song & album) is so good, if you haven't listened to it already.

[@TheSummerCoast]

@@SPACH24 I have listened to it but it's just not the type of music I listen to nowadays, but I agree it was really good drumming

[@VaughanDavies]

Same here, I don't really play metal or hard rock though ironically

[@WILLbeDAMNED]

@bananabeargames at the very least listen to exist. The last song. The rev would have loved it and it has a powerful message. 15 minutes long, just a heads up

[@Cmx-on4uf]

Mr james song 👌🏻

[@rilodrums]

Thanks for reacting to my hero Samus. Jimmy is responsible for my love of music

[@AustinBlairDrums]

Freaking same. It's like a special video just for us!

[@BurnedRetical]

Right there with you. Wouldn’t be half the person i was today if it wasn’t for Jimmy’s music with Avenged Sevenfold, and Pinkly Smooth.

[@smogman07]

The REV, by far biggest inspiration, the reason I got into drumming. This man has cemented his legacy as one of the best musicians in metal history.

[@JewishCircumcision1155]

The Rev and probably Evengy (STP) are my biggest inspirations. I started back in March and I’m starting to pick of some of A7X and I’m so excited to learn something like Nightmare in honor of him

[@joshrepik]

Saw them live in Pittsburgh back during Ozzfest 06/city of evil tour. They were super stupid tight. Nobody moshed for them until they did their cover of walk by pantera. Those fools had no idea how big this band would become lol. Also Mike portnoy was his favorite drummer, which is why he toured with them and I believe finished the recordings of the album the rev died during recording

[@tak1ngover]

Yeah, Mike Portnoy recorded the drums for “Nightmare” album

[@bocketylegs5288]

@@tak1ngover Portnoy finished it! Rev wrote some drums, piano and lyrics, On the song “Fiction” on the nightmare album The singing is a duet with m.shadows, Piano was him and drums

[@stookla4942]

sad but interesting fact, in a conversation with sinister gates before A7X was formed he apparently said that he was going to be in a famous rock band and that he was going to die before he was 30

[@bocketylegs5288]

@@stookla4942 yeah I saw that, very saf

[@joshrepik]

@@stookla4942 damn. Just before 29 too..

[@TheHeadown]

This is the only channel on YT that I don´t skip the commercials because he´s worthy of everything with the incredible entertainment he delivers. Thank you for being you, Samus. 🙏

[@Marta1Buck]

Also, internet historian

[@allanmalloy8266]

I really liked how he could manage to slam in solo's in songs, and not have them suck. Beast and the Harlot is the infamous one, but there are definitely more.

[@ldmb1966]

Blinded in chains has a insane double-kick solo. Jimmy was an animal, RIP

[@b3anZ76]

why infamous?

[@paradigmshiftz7]

@@b3anZ76 Jimmys solo in Beast and the Harlot is his most famous and his best

[@jellersick]

@@ldmb1966was literally about to comment this 😂 one of my favorite fills in a second ever

[@Gloomski]

@@jellersick that blinded in chains part is so damn iconic. i've never heard drumming impact me the way that part in that song does. its just too damn perfect

[@hosersupreme]

Jimmy was so accurate that his drums sounded fake most of the time - and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. He was good enough to be a high-caliber studio musician (which is really high praise, most drummers couldn't cut it as a professional studio drummer. Like not even close). His precision and talent was unreal; one of the all-time greats - he is and will be missed

[@jarmalofamerica]

One of my biggest drumming influences. Jimmy had great groove, feel and he knew when to turn it up. So sad he's no longer with us, but thankful for all that he left us. LONG LIVE JIMMY "THE REV" SULLIVAN

[@irrsinnrainer]

I'm always amazed how clean his playing is in the studio video. I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up as the actual take. This is fuckin' flawless.

[@ChristianMahnke95]

No he did made one misstake.

[@KrillSmith]

@@ChristianMahnke95 The cool thing about the mistake is that it shows he’s not playing to any kind of backing track, he’s just playing the drums from memory to a click.

[@mergos_]

he did every single song in one take, pretty sure they've said that before

[@emilionavarrete5169]

@@mergos_ only on the very first record, because he wanted the bragging rights lol

[@emilionavarrete5169]

@@ChristianMahnke95 yeah there's a couple of mistakes, and his tempo fluctuates a tad

[@Bunuko]

Not only incredibly unique and ahead of his time as a drummer - but also an incredible musician RIP

[@joandrumz3176]

I mean... drummers are musicians dude

[@swerk3433]

And singer!

[@EvilSewnit]

@@joandrumz3176 jimmy played other instruments as well as drums though

[@MikeOrkid]

Live in the LBC was a great show. Perfect quality and you get to see how smooth he was.

[@chrishanes7226]

I was listening to A7X all day yesterday. That fill at 8:15 is one of my favorite of all time! He seamlessly transitions from the bass into the snare. Such an awesome effect!

[@tantalizingpocket9286]

RIP Jimmy, love to see he's being covered by drum channels again lately. Wish we could have seen his full potential as he got older.

[@stevenlankford9910]

The Rev's dynamics are nuts. For this style of music, you could pretty easily catch yourself just banging the hell out of every drum. But every time I see him go for his ride cymbal, he's always using very light taps, because that's all he needs to do to get the sound he wants. Same with that swell on the crash at the end of the last video you watched, he's very gently bringing the sound out of the cymbal after bringing the whole goddamn house down. All of the Almost Easy recording at the start shows this, too. He just hits the drums as hard as he needs to, which isn't very hard. The man had utter control.

[@jeremymcclure3372]

He wrote the guitar riffs for this song , which is insane!!!

[@Dzwonek05]

Yes R.I.P The Rev my one of the biggest drumming inspiration. As a Avenged Sevenfold Super fan I love Jimmy he is just a fantastic drummer. Again R.I.P Jimmy

[@john37foldgaming]

I was lucky enough to see The Rev twice. What a power on the drums.

[@andychrist2862]

also in the second clip you can hear the crowd sing the hole damn song...... THE HOLE DAMN SONG...... jimmy is such a legend

[@nicolerhodes71981]

He was a machine on the drums. SO INCREDIBLE! Thank you for highlighting him!

[@seb5689]

crazy it was his birthday yesterday and yesterday I had this sudden urge to start listening to them again and even picked up a guitar and learned unholy confessions... easily one of the greatest drummers to have ever existed...

[@Qysej]

he will return one day as the knife master

[@AdeptusCaeiusIII]

IIRC, Jimmy preferred to get his tracks down in a 'live' recording, ie: playing the track start to finish to make sure it didn't need cutting and resampling. There are a lot of people that prefer to do guitar and drums that way, but it DOES speak to his professionalism behind the kit. The fact he wanted it 'live' so that he wouldn't have to change it when performing says a lot about how much he cared about having it right. Too many bands lean on recording piecemeal and can't play the track start-to-finish live. With Jimmy, it meant he could play the full album the way it was meant to be played when they performed live. Gates is the same way. He'll record one track of his guitar 'live', then double on subsequent tracks to ensure it sounds that way in a concert.

[@preheatedmusic3179]

I feel so lucky to have seen him live twice before he passed.

[@sinbrown1501]

i was lucky enough to see the revs last show with the band at sonisphere in 2009, laughed so hard when he blew out a kick drum lol. such a sick performance, tbh was the first time i ever saw them live. and the last time i would with the rev. such a good drummer, and awesome guy. r.i.p

[@randomguy13241]

The rev is pretty much the reason why i play drums, and guitar even, the entire band (A7X) is really good and insanely talented. R.I.P Jimmy the Rev Sullivan

[@hardluck7893]

Glad I got to see him multiple times in small venues no less before he passed. He was insane. An absolute octopus back there.

[@tomreed2501]

Jimmy was the main reason i picked up drumsticks, alongside Joey. As a massive A7X fan it genuinely hurts to think this man never got to reach his creative peak, his legacy from such a short career still stands up to some of the best metal drummers i've ever seen. He was the heartbeat of Avenged and i can only be thankful that he was replaced by a drummer who is not only capable of playing at Jimmy's level, but also has the ability to replicate his style whilst adding his own individual twist for following albums. RIP Jimmy, and thank you for what you gave us ❤️

[@chiefbrownfart]

I have a drum stick signed by Jimmy after I saw them live in like 08-09. He was such a funny and nice guy for real.

[@Opeckie]

R.I.P. Rev! I was lucky to catch him live just a month or two before he passed. One KILLER live show!

[@robcolone8546]

So back in 2004 I met the Avenged Sevenfold guys at warped tour, they were playing the Hurley stage which was not one of the main stages but they would soon be massive. I got pictures with them, I got to hang out with them after the sets for a little bit and Jimmy really liked a watch I used to wear that was all black everything, but the hands would light up if you hit the button on the side. I offered it to him and he gave me A ring that he had on his thumb. I still have the ring and I hope someone special has that watch.

[@BryanW-bp3le]

I saw the REV play April 13th, 2008 at Taste of Chaos in Sacramento and fucking loved every minute. The moment he started playing I got chills. Such an amazingly talented musician gone way too soon.

[@joshvanatta2624]

Jimmy is literally the reason I ever picked up a pair of drum sticks. I really wish he hadn't left us so soon. Thanks for the awesome video! You just got another subscriber 🤘🏼

[@fatboysgarage7984]

I'm not a drummer, but I love watching The Rev play. When I seen them in concert when I was 12, I was blown away. It only made me love Avenged Sevenfold even more than I already did.

[@fendi-bull8167]

Jimmy was probably one of the best time keeper that I know. Especially if he was the main writer of the song. I called it pretty much Fluid and prepared. Miss him badly.

[@TheKrou]

Watching the fills from Almost Easy literally never loses its magic

[@Liquidmetal6661]

Portnoy was the biggest influence on The Rev! Man, I miss him so much! I can only imagine how much light he would continue to shed upon us all! He's an icon and will continue to be!

[@squibblez2517]

Jimmy will always have a spot in my top 5. An absolute monster of a drummer.

[@barryb90]

Fantastic drummer. I saw them open for Metallica in 2009 and it was clear to see how great of a drummer he was and how in such a short career left a great legacy. Unfortunately, he looked very unhealthy and not his vibrant self as he is here. May he rest in Peace.

[@GypsyDanger514]

When he smiles right as he hits the China, is like he’s saying yeah that shits loud lol

[@DoomHarvest8303]

RIP in my opinion the GOAT metal drummer. A7X for the longest time was my #1 band growing up. Waking the fallen was my intro to this band. Thanks to Rev and the guys in A7X for helping me get through middle school with your amazing music

[@joshrepik]

Waking the fallen was a masterpiece. I wish they had stuck with that sound just a little longer

[@creepydutchman]

I bet you must be real fun inside the circle pit bro hell yeah

[@joshrepik]

@@creepydutchman I did a wall of death for all shall perish once. It was epic in a tiny room lol

[@creepydutchman]

@@joshrepik i commited a stage dive at my kid's school music festival. now he's a proud son

[@joshrepik]

@@creepydutchman I’m with it!

[@johnnyboy5683]

When the rev died me and my group of friends were all obsessed with a7x and it shook us all to the core. We went to heavy mtl montreal for their tribute tour on nightmare with portnoy. It was really touching their backdrop was the boys hugging, jimmy in the center, back to the crowd with his name tattoo showing. Whenever I think of Jimmy it takes me back to those days of my life I will never get back but was privileged to have.

[@nastychewy]

Joey got me into being a drummer and the rev pushed me to be a more technical drummer. Both huge inspirations

[@dansbigfanguitarist]

I love how Jimmy just gets up and walks away as soon as he’s done… I’ll always wish I had gotten to see him play live, truly an incredible talent lost too young

[@judegaines7074]

One of my favorite drummers. So sad he's not with us.

[@L-H-B]

One of my greatest memories was getting to see Avenged Sevenfold in Feb 2009, which ended up being 10 months before he passed away. One of the only times I had gone out to buy an album on release day was for Nightmare, and I rushed home to listen to it right away. Getting to hear Jimmy on "Fiction" was simultaneously eerie and comforting. A7X got me into metal and guitar, and the Rev's legacy on the band and metal as a whole will never disappear!

[@br_dagger5726]

I love the Rev so much his my idol and I think if he was still with him and I saw him in real life I'd probably have a heart attack from getting to excited

[@OddoRocket]

Jimmy was so good. Was huge into avenged in middle school. Interesting seeing Jimmy playing Zildjian in studio seeing as he mainly played sabian live. His setup was interesting. It looks like he has alot of toms because he had his floor toms mounted on his rack instead of using floor tom legs

[@a7xfan4life666]

This has been reacted to with other people and what's so fun is how confident, precise and effortlessly he does this. So young and skilled. I feel he was way before his time. Thank you for reacting to this, he was definitely one of my inspirations. Happy birthday Jimmy!!

[@dragulia_venaro]

Jimmy is actually the reason why I start playing drum when I was 15 years old.. I grow up with only guitar on my daily lesson and never want to touch the drum, until I found Jimmy..

[@reubenk7331]

I know what you mean about missing them, and certain bands. I went from kind of heavy, to WAY too heavy, and back again. I missed a ton of stuff in the middle that was all really good. Now I am learning to appreciate all sorts of stuff that before I would have skipped over. Not saying I still don't mainly listen to super heavy stuff though ha ha. Such a beautiful heart felt sign off too, Samus!

[@aidenbebbington4083]

The rev is literally my favourite drummer of all time he made me want to get a kit and learn how to play, when i heard he recorded the whole of their first album in one take you can really hesr him getting fatigued throughout the album but he plays with such animosity and technique

[@Ultra-Collector]

The Rev was a brilliant musician! Axe Heaven has released his double bass kit,it’s totally worth it!

[@JimmySullivanBR]

You chose the best videos! The Rev was extremely dedicated since he was a child, he breathed drums.

[@druid5931]

Sam says "That's a good place to cut this", like there ever is one for someone as badass as The Rev 😭. Regardless, just another amazing video showcasing some of the master's work. RIP brother.

[@leviwright4996]

Thanks to 66samus one of my drum heros to reacting to my #1 drum hero

[@shawnmead7484]

Love the primus reference when he's playing as a kid lol jimmy was a drummer driver

[@gapplebees]

The Rev was one of my favorite drummers growing up! This video makes me happy

[@Nacnud92]

Didn’t think I was gonna cry today, but here we are.

[@Sata_Nico]

The Rev has always been one of my greatest inspirations and influences on my type of drumming. Some memorable drum lines for me has on Blinded In Chains, Afterlife, Critical Acclaim (fun fact: he sang the chorus on this song), Bat Country and Second Heartbeat R.I.P The Rev and thanks Samus for reacting and appreciate it. SEGGS

[@dağtepe-i5x]

jimmy played whit his feelings ! so he was so talented ! RIP ..

[@travisdelee8647]

The "live in LBC" is still one of my favorites dvds

[@josephconti9655]

Such an absolute legend ! He was also apart of a band with the guitarist sinister gates called Pinkly Smooth where he was the vocalist and pianist! So much talent it blows my mind

[@samuelbroden9744]

Definitely my favorite drummer and probably the best drummer to have ever existed

[@Mezmeriz7z7]

On top of his drumming, he also composed grand songs in full. My number 1 inspiration, nice video Samus 🤘

[@sakidickerson]

He's one of the most musical drummers I've heard like literally could just listen to his drum tracks in isolation and it's great by itself

[@MrScullman123]

I am born in 1998 right. I started listening to A7X when i was like 8 years old. Jimmy is the reason i got into drumming. I did everything self taught and just watching and listening to A7X. When i heard he passed away i got very sad as i never got to see him preform live with A7X. Very not normal but Avenged is one of if not my all time fave band because its what got me started with drumming. Still to this day not had the chance to see them live but that day will come hopefully next time they are in Norway. Thank you for this vid Samus

[@wadewedemeier9378]

66Samus…I learned by playing on couch pillows of various sizes…with plastic coat hangers cut up to make drum sticks…30 years later still jamming…love your channel…❤️

[@juliesmith3449]

Thank you for respecting THE REV foREVer X

[@MrPeacenotwar09]

His band was such an influence to me, that I had my son named after him taken from Rev's second name.

[@sebastiansilva2129]

It’s been over a decade and he’s still being talked about. That’s how you know you’ve made it

[@jacksonhyatt5183]

As far as I know he did a majority if not all his tracks in one take. Which is a big part of what made it’ amazing. He kept whatever mistakes he made in the track but somehow those mistakes are what made it so chaotic and amazing.

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

Just a man about his business! You are missed Rev.

[@rileysmith6674]

Ohhh yuuuurrr the whole reason I started playing in the first place foREVer

[@remruata_1138]

The-Rev was my favourite drummer in the world, RIP The-Rev 🙏🌹

[@Scurvyfro]

The rev was one of the main reasons why I loved the first 3 albums.

[@pinzatompings9571]

seriously one of the best musicians in modern history. i was lucky enough to see him a year before he passed - i'll never forget that day. RIP

[@punyhuman5405]

Does the fact that I watched every video of the Rev you reacted to, multiple times, show that I have a bit of an unhealthy obsession with him? Naaah

[@sergiosanzone958]

One of the best metal drummer ever, he is one of the reason i got into drumming and the reason why i love music so much...❤🤘

[@Kloud412]

The rev is literally the reason why I decided to start learning drums and play double kick. This dude is a absolute legend. Rest in power my guy 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@nicholi2789]

“Synister gapes” Had me actually laughing lol

[@GothicConservative]

A little piece of heaven will always be the greatest love song. Goodness… The Rev, never forget. Amazing drummer.

[@AmariLynn8]

Jimmy's style was always so sick 🤘

[@Avengedpanda]

The rev did a full album in 1 take for every song

[@SurprisedBirdNest-md2yv]

The Rev was one of the best. Rest in peace man 😔

[@devanshpathak5879]

ohhhhh..... Jimmy we miss u.

[@sebacensi]

Such positive comments. I love this. He will foREVer live in our hearts

[@andrewpappas9311]

Jimmy was such an absolute fucking beast, man, he was such an insane drummer and had a great sense of humour… Still sucks that he left us so early but his legacy still lives on, and happy birthday to Jimmy

[@brenchtoast6730]

The Rev is one of my biggest influences! I was in middle school when Bat Country released and I immediately fell in love with the drumming. His death was the first time a genuinely felt sad about a famous person dying. RIPREV

[@davidrichter9505]

We miss you jimmy. ITS been 14 years since you gone

[@leviwright4996]

Happy birthday Jimmy the rev Sullivan

[@pseudodidact3956]

Before I even started playing drums, I’d watch that beast and the harlot drum cam video religiously. Jimmy’s the man that changed my life for the better. RIP

[@guitartrav4299]

No wasted movement at all!! Incredible 🤘🔥🤘

[@Drummer2585]

they are ok now a days but man they were so much better when Rev was still here such a great musician RIP REV 🤘❤