Reverend Tholomew Plague, often abbreviated as The Rev, was a United States musician who is known as the drummer for the American metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He is also lead vocalist in the avant-garde metal band Pinkly Smooth, a side project where he was known by the name of the Head of the Rat, with fellow members of Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates. Sullivan grew up and lived in Huntington Beach, California
The first revelation received a pair of drum sticks at age four and received his own drum at the age of eleven.In high school, he began playing in bands. Before leaving to join Avenged Sevenfold as a founding member of this band, Sullivan was the drummer for third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. At the age of eighteen years he recorded the first album by Avenged Sevenfold titled "Sounding the Seventh Trumpet". His early influences include Frank Zappa and King Crimson. Rev. admitted in Modern Drummer magazine interview "I grew up on those things like rock and metal.". Later in life he was influenced by drummer Vinnie Paul, Mike Portnoy, Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, and Terry Bozzio.He even have an impact " visual ", Tommy Lee, where he commented that" I never thought I would have one of their "signature capability Sullivan called." "double-up thing, 'just as there is no better definition, since nothing is done , "is a technique that can be heard on tracks like" Almost Easy, "" Critical Acclaim, "and" Crossroads "where Sullivan double up on the fast tempo between double bass and ride cymbal.
The band won the MTV Music Award for Best New Artist in 2006, beating Rihanna, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves, James Blunt and Chris Brown, where The Rev gives his acceptance speech.
The priest was also a vocalist, songwriter, and pianist for Avenged Sevenfold. His piano playing can be heard on tracks "Warmness on the Soul" Soul, "Fiction" and "Save Me". His vocals appear on "Avenged Sevenfold A Little Piece of Heaven", "Brompton Cocktail", "" Critical Acclaim, "Crossroads", "Gunslinger," "Lost," "Scream", "life after death", and "Fiction" . He uses the knowledge about the guitar and piano to write the songs "" Almost Easy, "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Afterlife" and "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family," Save Me ", and" Fiction ". He also contributed to making "Critical Acclaim" and "Lost."
