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Vinnie Paul

Vincent Paul "Vinnie Paul" Abbott (born on March 11, 1964), in Dallas, Texas, United States is a heavy metal drummer and producer best known for his work in Pantera and Damageplan.

Currently, Paul, along with members from Mudvayne and Nothingface, have formed the supergroup - Hellyeah.

Life and career

Vinnie Paul is the son of Carolina Abbot and Jerry Abbott, a country music songwriter and producer. He played in Pantera, Tres Diablos, Damageplan, and Rebel Meets Rebel with his brother, late guitarist Dimebag Darrell. His professional musical relationship with his brother often earned them comparisons to hard rock musicians Eddie and Alex Van Halen.

His biggest influence is Peter Criss of KISS[citation needed]. Vinnie Paul also incorporates elements of progressive rock and swing into his drumming. [citation needed]

Pantera

Main article: Pantera

Vinnie Paul formed the heavy metal band Pantera in 1981 with guitarist Dimebag Darrell, bassist Rex Brown, guitarist Terry Glaze, and vocalist Donnie Hart. Upon Hart's departure, Glaze assumed vocal duties and the band released three albums with that lineup.

Pantera recruited vocalist Phil Anselmo to replace Glaze in 1988. By 1990 the band had been signed to Atco Records and released Cowboys from Hell which proved to be the band's turning point. Over the course of four more studio records, a live album and a greatest hits compilation, Anselmo and Pantera were nominated for four best metal performance Grammys, in 1995 for "I'm Broken", 1997 for "Suicide Note Pt. I", 1998 for "Cemetery Gates" and 2001 for "Revolution Is My Name."

In 2001, Anselmo decided to put Pantera on hold because of back pain while he toured and recorded with his side projects. Official disbandment happened in 2003 after Anselmo failed to return to the group. In the years to follow bad blood would stir up between the Abbott brothers and Anselmo. To this day, Vincent and Phil do not talk. Phil has announced publicly he wishes Vinnie to forgive him, and reform a friendship, however Vinnie Paul maintains that he will never talk to Anselmo again.

While in between bands, the Abbott brothers and Pantera bassist, Rex Brown, teamed up with country artist David Allan Coe in a project called Rebel Meets Rebel.

Damageplan

Main article: Damageplan

The Abbott brothers formed heavy metal band Damageplan with then-tattoo artist Bob Zilla on bass and former Halford guitarist Patrick Lachman on vocals. Damageplan recorded one album, New Found Power, which was released in February 2004. On December 8, 2004, while on tour to support Damageplan's album, Dimebag Darrell was gunned down onstage by Nathan Gale at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. Gale also murdered fan Nathan Bray, 23; club employee Erin Halk, 29; and Pantera security official Jeff Thompson, 40.

Latest projects

Following Damageplan's demise, Vinnie Paul formed Big Vin Records in February 2006 and released Rebel Meets Rebel and a DVD, Dimevision, Volume 1. Paul writes a monthly question-and-answer column in Revolver. Paul maintains endorsement deals with Pearl drums, Sabian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks. He used to endorse Tama and Remo drumheads and hardware.

Hellyeah

Post-Damageplan, Paul joined the band Hellyeah.

Line up:

The band's initial bassist was Jerry Montano (Danzig, Nothingface).

On the evening of April 10th, 2007, the band was throwing a release party for their debut album when Montano became drunk. He became violent and punched Maxwell in the face, and was escorted out of the club by security, and outside threatened to come back with a gun and shoot everybody. He was later dismissed from the band.[1].

Drum set configurations

Vinnie Paul plays on a Pearl MRX Masters Series:In snake skin finish (Vinnie Paul Custom Wrap)

24x20 bass drum x 2 14x14 tom 15x15 tom 18x16 floor tom 14x8 Vinnie Paul Signature snare drum

Cymbals

Sabian 14 AA Rock Hi-Hats, 18 AA Rock Crash, 20 AA Chinese, x2 18 Hand Hammered Rock Crash, 22 Hand Hammered Power Bell Ride, 20 AA Chinese, 14 AA Rock Hi-Hats, 18 AA Rock Crash, 12" Sabian Ice bell

Vic Firth Sticks

American Classic Rock. American Classic Metal

Is usually witnessed playing his sticks backwards.

Discography

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