associated_acts years_active label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
pantera , damageplan , hellyeah , gasoline 1981 -- present big vin vinnie paul
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 11 march 1964 drums , percussion , guitar heavy southern metal , alternative metal , glam metal , hard metal rock , groove metal , thrash metal , vinniepaul2008.jpg abilene , texas vincent paul abbott musician , songwriter , producer
vinnie paul

vincent paul abbott , also known as `` vinnie paul '' -lrb- born march 11 , 1964 -rrb- is an american professional drummer and producer who is best known for being a former member , and co-founder , of the heavy metal band pantera .
he is currently a member of supergroup hellyeah .
he also co-founded the heavy metal band damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother , dimebag darrell .
