Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan: Avenged Sevenfold Drummer Dead!!!

As one of Avenged Sevenfold die-hard-fan, it’s a really sad news for me. I’m quite shock when there’s a news reporting that the Avenged Sevenfold drummer, James Owen Sullivan, 28, died on 28 December 2009. His found dead in his house at Huntington Beach about 1 pm and he is died of natural causes. Nevertheless, the death being investigated via rojakblog

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2006 photo shows 'Avenged Sevenfold' drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan ...

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2006 photo shows 'Avenged Sevenfold' drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan backstage stage during MTV's "Total Request Live" in New York. Sullivan was found dead in his Huntington Beach, Calif. home on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow,File) )

Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday that the coroner's office ordered toxicology, microscopic and laboratory tests to help determine why Sullivan died. It's expected to take several weeks to get the results of the tests.

Sullivan was found dead in his Huntington Beach home on Monday.

Avenged Sevenfold formed in Huntington Beach in 1999 and won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006. According to their MySpace page, the five-man metalcore band was working on their fifth album.

In a statement, the band called Sullivan "one of the world's best drummers," and "our best friend and brother."

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An autopsy is inconclusive as to the cause of death for Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan.

Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday that the coroner's office ordered toxicology, microscopic and laboratory tests to help determine why Sullivan died. It's expected to take several weeks to get the results of the tests.

Sullivan was found dead in his Huntington Beach home on Monday.

Avenged Sevenfold formed in Huntington Beach in 1999 and won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006. According to their MySpace page, the five-man metalcore band was working on their fifth album.

In a statement, the band called Sullivan "one of the world's best drummers," and "our best friend and brother."

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