Avenged Sevenfold recruit Portnoy

18 February 2010 | 11:51 am | Staff Writer
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Legendary Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy will record drums on Avenged Sevenfold’s upcoming album.

Legendary Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy will record drums on Avenged Sevenfold’s upcoming album. The replacement news comes after original drummer James ‘the Rev’ Sullivan tragically passed away in December last year.


In a statement on the band’s MySpace page, Avenged Sevenfold write:

“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 or any of that bullshit and we are fucking excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy.”

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