By Meena Kar
Dec 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It appears that the year 2009 has been quite disappointing for the music lovers. They were grieved with the death of some of the popular music icons of the country and their pain increased when James Owen Sullivan, lost his life on Monday. James Owen Sullivan was one of the rising stars of the heavy metal genre and formed an active part of the band Avenged Sevenfold.

James Owen Sullivan, who was also popular with the name of The Rev of A7X has died in his home on Monday. The initial reports have stated that the drummer died a natural death and the autopsy reports are still pending. The news of his death has disappointed his fans, who loved his music. Many fans have paid tribute to the drummer on some of the popular social networking sites.

According to the reports, the Facebook profile of the drummer has been filled with several posts from his fans, in which, they mentioned how much they would miss him after his untimely death. The drummer and his band Avenged Sevenfold has made a huge fan base after their extensive tours in different places and all of them were upset with the news of his death.

James Sullivan’s death is a huge loss for the band, which has gained massive popularity in the last couple of years. The band members not only considered James Owen Sullivan as a talented team member but also considered him to be a good friend. They have paid their tribute to the drummer, who is survived by wife. No one from his family has made any comment on the death of the drummer.