People also ask, why was Arin fired from a7x?
Former Avenged Sevenfold drummer Arin Ilejay has recalled how his firing from the band via a phone call left him “shocked and scared.” His dismissal was confirmed last year, although the move had been planned as early as 2014. The band cited the need to “move in a different direction” as the reason for the split.
Similarly, how did avenged sevenfold get their name? Avenged Sevenfold came together in Huntington Beach, California in 1999. The band took their name from a story in the book of Genesis in The Bible about the brothers Cain and Abel. ("But the Lord said to him, therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.")
Similarly, it is asked, what happened to Mike Portnoy?
Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER 35 years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been replaced by Mike Mangini (ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE, STEVE VAI).
Who replaced Jimmy The Rev Sullivan?
In 2015, Wackerman officially replaced Arin Ilejay, who was AVENGED SEVENFOLD's first full-time drummer after the passing of founding member Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan in 2009.
