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I want our fans to know that with Jimmy in our hearts, our journey to record has officially began. Jimmy helped leave this world an amazing gift and now it's our job to make sure to deliver that gift to our fans. We asked Jimmy's all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him. Mike said it would be an honor and without question that’s what Jim would have wanted. Its comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev's abilities. Even though it will never be the same without our brother by our side, his essence lives in our hearts and through the music he helped create. He was a legend before any of the success and we are excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy.



-Avenged Sevenfold

I too am a big A7X fan. And I was greatly saddened of when I heard that The Rev died when I was listening to the radio. They are one of my favorite bands. And I hope his memory lives on. And that A7X keeps making great music in honor of the Rev. He was way to young

RIP
James "The Rev" Sullivan

and lets not forget, MP was The Rev's favorite drummer, now Mike's playing on an A7X record. I cant wait to hear what MP has up his sleeve for this, Mike is a drumming legend and I'm sure it will be something memorable indeed.