Avenged has Mike Portnoy doing Jimmy's work in the studio.
Fucking amazing.
(I cried)
Official word: http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/news/a7x-enters-studio-mike-portnoy

Okay here's the whole bit.
The most relevant quote: 
“I was planning on waiting until the coroner’s results were in to talk about Jimmy - but realized that whatever the report has to say just really doesn’t matter,” Barbara tells me. “Now that a little time has passed, I am able to read some of the fan postings, and want to share a few details ( Read more... )