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Portnoy with Avenged Sevenfold in 2010. In the spring of 2010, Portnoy filled in for Avenged Sevenfold's former drummer, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died during the production of the band's fifth album Nightmare. On May 5, 2010, Portnoy released a statement on his status with Avenged Sevenfold on their official website, concluding his working ...
He also praised Mike Portnoy for his part in the album and found him a fitting stand-in for The Rev. 411 Mania gave the record a lengthy and highly positive review by giving it a score of 9.0/10. As a conclusion they stated, "If you're a fan of Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare is a must-have for you. This album is incredibly moving and is better ...
At the Revolver Golden God Awards on April 20, 2011, he won the "Best Drummer Award" for his work with Avenged Sevenfold. [8] On June 7, 2011, Portnoy posted on his Facebook that he had won Drum! magazine's "Drummer of the Year Award" and the "Metal Drummer Award". [9] [10] Portnoy won the "Virtuoso" award at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards. [11]
Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows , rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist Synyster Gates , bassist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman .
Pinkly Smooth was an American heavy metal/avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in the summer of 2001 in Huntington Beach, California, as a side project of the Rev, and originally featured Rev (under the name "Rathead") on vocals, along with fellow Avenged Sevenfold member Synyster Gates on guitar and former Ballistico band members Buck Silverspur (under the name "El Diablo") on bass, as ...
The video does not feature Mike Portnoy playing drums; this was decided by Portnoy himself as he wanted it to be all about Avenged Sevenfold and seeing as how The Rev wrote most of the drums for the album. Portnoy thought it would be wrong to have himself in the video.
Shortly after his death, Avenged Sevenfold dedicated their fifth studio album Nightmare to him. [2] [3] "Fiction" was the final song The Rev wrote. [4] [5] Parts of "Fiction" were originally written by The Rev for his and bandmate Synyster Gates' project Pinkly Smooth. [6] It was finished only three days before his death, [7] [2] [3] under the ...
Mike Portnoy performed drums on 2010s Nightmare, [11] which topped the Billboard 200, the first charttopper in the band's career. [3] Lead single " Nightmare " topped the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart, [ 12 ] while third single " So Far Away " became the band's first to top the Mainstream Rock chart.