Vinnie Paul

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Vinnie Paul
Born March 11, 1964 (age 43)
Flag of United States Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Alias(es) Vincent Paul Abbott
Genre(s) Heavy Metal
Groove Metal
Alternative Metal
Affiliation(s) Pantera
Damageplan
Rebel Meets Rebel
Hellyeah
Years active 1981-present
Official site [1]


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

Paul also incorporates elements of progressive rock and swing into his drumming.[citation needed]

Paul is the son of 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 big influence is Peter Criss of KISS[citation needed]

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[edit] Pantera

Main article: Pantera

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 twice nominated for a best metal performance Grammy, in 1995 for "I'm Broken" 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.

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.

[edit] Damageplan

Main article: Damageplan

The Abbott brothers formed heavy metal band Damageplan with tattoo artist who played bass, Bob Zilla 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.

[edit] 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 use Tama and Remo drums and hardware but has used Sabian cymbals from the beginning.

[edit] Hellyeah

Vinnie Paul has a new post-Damageplan project in the works. It was recently announced that the band is called HELLYEAH. As of 3/15/07, the band has three tracks posted on their MySpace, which are "Hellyeah","Matter of Time, and "You Wouldn't Know." "You Wouldn't Know" is the first single from the album.

Line up:

[edit] Drum set configuration

[edit] Cymbals

14 AA Rock Hi-Hats Gordo Expert, 18 AA Rock Crash, 20 AA Chinese Keruza, 19 Hand Hammered Rock Crash, 19 Hand Hammered Rock Crash, 22 Hand Hammered Power Bell Ride, 20 AA Chinese, 14 AA Rock Hi-Hats, 19 AA Rock Crash,

[edit] Vic Firth Sticks

American Classic Rock.

[edit] External links

Pantera
Members
Phil Anselmo | Dimebag Darrell | Rex Brown | Vinnie Paul
Terry Glaze
Discography
Albums: Metal Magic | Projects in the Jungle | I Am the Night | Power Metal | Cowboys from Hell | Vulgar Display of Power | Far Beyond Driven | The Great Southern Trendkill | Reinventing the Steel
Live and compilation albums: Official Live: 101 Proof | The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!
Songs
"Cowboys from Hell" | "Cemetery Gates" | "Walk" | "This Love" | "Hollow" | "Becoming" | "5 Minutes Alone" | "I'm Broken" | "Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks" | "Slaughtered" | "War Nerve" | "Drag the Waters" | "Suicide Note Pt. I" | "Floods" | "Revolution Is My Name"
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