♪ Real name is Richard Arin Ilejay

 

♫ Born February 17, 1988 in Ventura, California, to guitarist father Ric Ilejay and gospel singer mother Charlotte Tuttle.

 

♫ Is 5'10 according to wiki answers.

 

♫ Has brown eyes ♫ He is an Aquarius.

 

♫ He is just recently married to Kimberly Andrade.

 

♫ Arin does not currently have a nickname.

 

♫ Took up playing drums at the age of nine.

 

♫ Arin was in California Christian hardcore band Confide, playing on one album with the metalcore mob. "I decided to live a normal life, a regular job and stay at home," he says of his 2009 departure.

 

♫ Before joining Avenged Sevenfold, Arin played at home and at church, but hadn't played in a band in a couple of years. "I went from the day job to playing arenas," he says.

 

♫ Arin found out Avenged Sevenfold were auditioning for drummers from The Rev's ex-drum tech, Mike Fasano, who texted him.

 

♫ Arin auditioned alongside two other drummers. I was already a fan of the band so it was very intimidating," he says. "It was really hard to step up."

 

♫ After being unveiled on January 20, 2011, Arin's first show with Avenged was Reading, Pennsylvania/ "I was sick to my stomach all day," he says, "My nerves really got to me."

 

♫ Arin hung back during the recording of Hail To The King, his first Avenged album. "I wanted to contribute, but I knew the guys had a particular vision," he says. "The style of drumming and music was totally new to me. So I just listened, paid attention and tried to deliver."

 

♫ Initially, Arin was worried he wouldn't live up to The Rev's ability, "He set such a high bar, so to come in and play something totally different and more spaced out that Avenged played before was a challenge," he says, "I've never had as hard a challenge before."