James 'The Rev' Sullivan dies at 28; drummer for heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold

James "The Rev" Sullivan, drummer for the Orange County heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, whose apocalyptic songs full of biblical imagery resurrected for a new generation the sonic template of '80s hard rock laid down by acts such as Guns N' Roses and Metallica, died Monday at his home in Huntington Beach. He was 28.

By Randy Lewis

December 30, 2009