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Vinnie Paul
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American drummer (1964–2018)
Key facts
- Born
- Vincent Paul Abbott , ( 1964-03-11 ) March 11, 1964, Abilene, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) (aged 54), Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
- Genres
- Groove metal heavy metal Southern metal glam metal (early)
- Occupations
- Musician producer
- Instrument
- Drums
- Years active
- 1976–2018
- Formerly of
- Pantera Damageplan Hellyeah Rebel Meets Rebel Gasoline
- Relatives
- Jerry Abbott (father) Dimebag Darrell (brother) The 8-Bit Guy (2nd Cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Family name
- Abbott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Abilene
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Father
- Jerry Abbott
- Sibling
- Dimebag Darrell
- Occupation
- drummer
- Genre
- glam metal
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Image
- VinniePaul2008.JPG
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- member of
- Hellyeah
- date of birth
- 1964-03-11
- name in native language
- Vincent Paul Abbott
- date of death
- 2018-06-22
- Commons category
- Vinnie Paul
- cause of death
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- short name
- Vinnie Paul
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and was a member of Hellyeah for 12 years from 2006 until his death in 2018. Several outlets have ranked Abbott as among the greatest metal drummers of all time.
Early life and influences
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vinnie Paul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.