Vinnie Paul (Vincent Paul Abbott) was born on Wednesday, March 11, 1964 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is a heavy metal drummer and producer. Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dallas is one of the ten largest cities in the United States and the heart of the largest metropolitan area in Texas. ... Heavy metal is a form of music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ...

His unique style of drumming involves the standard heavy metal use of two bass drums, but generally with more complex rhythms and dynamics than is the norm for the genre. Vinnie also incorporates elements of progressive rock and swing into his playing. A bass drum is a large, heavy drum that produces a thump of low but indefinite pitch. ... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... The term Swing has several meanings: Swing (dance), a kind of dance, including West Coast Swing and East Coast Swing. ...

Vinnie is the son of Jerry Abbott, a country music songwriter and producer and the brother of the late Dimebag Darrell, a heavy metal guitarist. His professional musical relationship with his brother often earned them comparisons to hard rock musicians Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Country music, once known as Country and Western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004) (also credited as Diamond Darrell) was the guitarist in the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. ... Eddie Van Halen Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, generally known as Eddie Van Halen, (born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, Netherlands,) is a virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen. ... Alexander Arthur Van Halen (born May 8, 1953) is the brother of Edward Van Halen and is the drummer and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen. ...

Vinnie formed the critically and commercially acclaimed heavy metal band Pantera in 1982 with Dimebag Darrell (guitars), Rex Brown (bass), and Terrence Lee (vocals). They made three albums before recruiting vocalist Phil Anselmo to replace Lee 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. Pantera logo Pantera was a popular heavy metal band from Dallas,Texas, USA. Biography Activity Formed in 1983, Pantera were one of the most influential Heavy Metal bands of the 1990s. ... Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004) (also credited as Diamond Darrell) was the guitarist in the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. ... Rex Brown (born Monday, July 27, 1964) was the bassist for the American heavy metal band Pantera until its dissolution in 2003. ... Philip H. Anselmo Philip Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is a heavy metal vocalist and musician. ... Cowboys From Hell is Panteras fifth album and the first Elektra Records album. ...

In 2001, Revolution Is My Name off of the album Reinventing the Steel was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Metal Performance category. The 43rd Grammy Awards were held in 2001. ... Reinventing the Steel is Panteras last Heavy metal music album, said to be performed in a new personal way. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1990. ...

Anselmo eventually left Pantera to devote his energies to a side project. While between bands, the brothers teamed up with country artist David Allan Coe in a project called "Rebel Meets Rebel". David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American country singer who had his greatest popularity in the 1970s. ...

Eventually the Abbott brothers formed the heavy metal band Damageplan, along with tattoo artist Bob Zilla (bass) and former Halford guitarist Patrick Lachman (vocals). Damageplan recorded one album, New Found Power, which was released in February of 2004. On December 8, 2004, while on tour to support the album, Dimebag Darrell was gunned down onstage by Nathan Gale. Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... This article is about the tattoo, a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ... Bob Zilla was the bassist for the post-Pantera band Damageplan. ... Halford. ... Former guitarist of Halford (in the time Rob Halford split from Judas Priest) and now vocalist for the band Damageplan, was wounded in the leg during a shooting in an Ohio nightclub on December 8th 2004 while the band was on stage performing. ... Damageplan was a hard rock/Metalcore band formed by Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell Abbott, formerly of Pantera, after Pantera disbanded. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nathan Gale (September 11, 1979 – December 8, 2004) was a native of Marysville, Ohio, USA, who was shot dead by law enforcement in the aftermath of a multiple homicide. ...

Vinnie currently has endorsement deals with Pearl drums, Sabian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks. Pearl drums is a well known drum manufacturing company. ... This article is about the cymbal manufacturer. ... This article is about the drumstick company. ...