A Heavy Weekend

At the weekend I went to see Avenged Sevenfold and co-headliners Stone Sour at the Hammersmith Apollo in London - on Saturday AND Sunday! - t'was a great weekend! Well, if you don't count the trouble with the London Underground and having to trek through a dark, gloomy London guided only by my brothers iphone sat-nav. But we got there both nights ok and on time :)

I must just say before I post any pictures that the seating at the Apollo is terrible. All my pictures were taken by me holding the camera above my head as my view was crap, and they came out abit blurry :(

Support was HellYeah...

... who were abit too shouty for me, but were good anyway. On the Saturday Stone Sour were up before A7X...


... and on the Sunday Corey Taylor wore a dress for Halloween...


... nice! Stone Sour were brilliant - they are a band I wouldn't have gone to see otherwise, so it was really nice to get the chance to see what they were about. I came home and bought loads of their stuff off of itunes lol!

A7X were up last on Saturday...


...and first on Sunday. They were, of course, excellent - can never fault them! It was the first time I've seen them since their drummer Jimmy died in December. They paid tribute to him...


... and it was lovely when the crowd chanted his name on Saturday. R.I.P Jimmy

Oh, and check out the queue for the bar on Sunday...



Lol!

It was a brilliant weekend! I'd been looking forward to it for ages, and it didn't disappoint. Wish I could do it again!! :'(

In other news - I have given myself a blister on my right index finger from crocheting too much. I'm so proud - a crochet injury!! :D

RIP The Rev

I woke up this morning to the shocking news that James Sullivan, aka The Rev, the drummer from one of my fav bands - Avenged Sevenfold - has been found dead at his home in Huntington Beach, California. He was 28.


At first I didn't believe it - I can remember a few years ago hearing a rumour that Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters was dead, but, of course, he wasn't. Thank God. But I looked for myself on the official Avenged Sevenfold website and there it was - a statement from the band themselves. It read:

"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time.

Jimmy you are forever in our hearts.
We love you.

M Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance and Johnny Christ"

So sad. I can't imagine Avenged without Jimmy. He was such a character, and such a brilliant drummer. Seriously I'm not just saying it - he was amazing. Here's a video of him in action:



Amazing.

Last year, when I was learning to crochet, I decided to make an amigurumi version of A7x, and Jimmy was the first band member I made. I've never shown this before but here he is - one of my first ever amigurumi dolls- complete with lip piercing and belt!


Lol. My amigurumi have come along way since then - maybe I can make a new version of him.

I don't know where it's gonna leave the band - I can't see then continuing without him. They were in the middle of writing a new album - I think they were nearly finished with it. Maybe they'll release it in his honour, I don't know. I don't think they really care at the moment - they must be devastated.

All I can say is I'm gonna really miss him. I've seen the band live twice in London before and like I said he was an amazing drummer. We've lost a real star.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends :(

-x-