Members Cratz Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'm not such a fan of Avenged Sevenfold anymore, but the man was a good drummer for the genre. I consider him a huge influence to my punk/hardcore playing, and I think that the drumming on their first album (when he was 17) was some of the most amazingly superfluous stuff I've ever heard. Link. Anyway, I thought he might have a fan or two in the drum forum. RIP James, you'll be hard to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Damn 28 years old is super super young, that's too bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faileddrummer Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Holy {censored}! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 sometimes these things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shasta86 Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 I never cared for him, but he was a drummer. R.I.P. James Owen Sullivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HenriN Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 I dont listening to their music very much..but i know him.. R.I.P James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joeyowen Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 i love the band and even though i dont really play that style of music his sound still influences my playing massively i really am gutted rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Natural causes? He must be all avenged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members james_freestyle Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 A7x is one of my favourite bands. It is a terrible shame that he has died. His drumming can be described as groundbreaking in metal-core for his "tasty" double kick chops. I play to many of their songs and am deeply mourning his loss. Perhaps one of the worst things is that i will not get to here what he might come up with in the future. I saw A7X live in Toronto, and he is one hell of a live drummer, dead-on tempo, perfect chops. He is also a singer and pianist. An amazing singer/song writer. Some of his piano pieces are also humbling. My friend got married about a year ago. His wedding song was "Warmness on the Soul" - Avenged Sevenfold. James took a big part in writing it. Go have a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zachrm24 Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Indeed, when I heard about that it just absolutely struck me hard. They've always been one of my favorite bands, and I always admired his drumming even before I starting drumming (of course its only been a year, but yeah). I'd love to do a cover of one of there songs as a tribute, but I don't quite have that much skill yet -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeck Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 I heard about this on the radio this morning. Like Cratz said, I think think he will be hard to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wellhungarian Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Bummer. He must have gotten caught in one of the cogs in the machine that musicians are put through during the mechanics of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turdadactyl Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Natural causes? I HIGHLY doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14084914 I'd guess unnatural causes but cops never go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marko46 Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 That's too bad. My son's age. I agree that it's probably unlikely it was natural causes, which is too bad to. Maybe though. I wasn't a fan, but I've listened to them and heard his chops. Most likely a great loss. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melvinspeed Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Wow. I like A7X quite a bit. I appreciate that they picked up on twin, harmonized lead guitars from bands in my youth like Judas Priest and Maiden. And Jimmy was a terrific player. I was looking forward to more output from them. Now I'll just have to put on Live in the LBC and enjoy it. RIP James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawg Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Wow. I like A7X quite a bit. I appreciate that they picked up on twin, harmonized lead guitars from bands in my youth like Judas Priest and Maiden. And Jimmy was a terrific player. I was looking forward to more output from them. Now I'll just have to put on Live in the LBC and enjoy it. RIP James. didn't think you old guys listened to that kind of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melvinspeed Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Metal? Yeah, I got that in spades. Generally not new stuff, but they're one of the few new metal bands I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mylilss Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 RIP .... you will definately be missed my bro was a huge fan of his as well as i, this is definately unfortunate. i dont see this band ever being the same without him behind the kit .. i never got to see them live although i wanted too ... guess i will have to pop in live in the LBC, like someone mentioned in an earlier post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boxofrocks Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Just a fact.. Not many 28 year old rock stars die of natural causes.. Usually drugs.. Good ones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faileddrummer Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'm sure no one actually believes it was natural causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. coca plant. that's pretty natural, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melvinspeed Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 coca plant. that's pretty natural, right? More so than Meth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawg Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 More so than Meth. you can make meth in a coke bottle. that seems pretty natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AllanGuy Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Dang, I really liked a7x. Hopefully they continue putting stuff out, even with Jimmy's death. They won't be the same, but maybe they can be just as good, but a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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