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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 . He also co-founded in 2003 with his younger brother, , and was a member of 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
Vincent Paul Abbott was born in Abilene, Texas, on March 11, 1964. His parents were , a songwriter and producer, and Carolyn Abbott. Abbott originally played the after being assigned to it in school band class, but he was directed towards the drums by his father, who said there were no career prospects for a tuba player. His father bought him his first drum kit.
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Abbott cited , Alex Van Halen and as his biggest drumming influences.


Career

Pantera
Abbott formed the heavy metal band in 1981 with his brother and on guitars, bassist Tommy D. Bradford, and vocalist Donnie Hart. Upon Hart's departure, Terry Glaze assumed vocal duties. In the summer of 1982, Bradford left the band and was succeeded by . The band released three albums with that lineup.

Pantera recruited vocalist in 1987 and released Power Metal (album) 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 , Anselmo and Pantera were nominated for four best metal performance Grammys for the songs "I'm Broken", "Suicide Note Pt. I", "Cemetery Gates", and "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. Pantera's official disbandment took place in 2003 for several reasons, but mainly because of the ongoing dispute between Anselmo and the Abbott brothers, although Rex Brown remained neutral. In the years to follow, animosity would stir up between Abbott and Anselmo although Anselmo had publicly announced that he wished for Abbott to forgive him and reform a friendship. However, Abbott stated that he was not interested in speaking to Anselmo.


Damageplan
After the breakup of Pantera, the Abbott brothers formed the heavy metal band with former tattoo artist on bass and former Halford guitarist on lead vocals. Damageplan recorded one album, New Found Power, which was released on February 10, 2004. The song "Ashes to Ashes", a collaboration with Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist , was not completed in time to be featured on the album, but it was featured on the soundtrack to the 2004 film The Punisher, and was a bonus track on the Japanese version of New Found Power.

On December 8, 2004, while on tour to support Damageplan's album, Darrell was shot and killed along with three others by Nathan Gale at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. Damageplan disbanded shortly thereafter. In a 2016 interview with , Abbott revealed that there are five unreleased Damageplan tracks that were meant for the band's second album that was set to be released in 2005, but that those tracks have no vocals, only him and Darrell playing on them. Abbott said that he didn't know what to do with those tracks, but he often thought about having some of Darrell's favorite singers like of and of to record vocals for the songs, but he didn't have time to do it because he was focused on his band Hellyeah.


Hellyeah
After the death of Darrell, Abbott formed Big Vin Records in February 2006 and released Rebel Meets Rebel and a DVD, . Abbott, along with (co-lead vocalist of ), wrote a monthly question-and-answer column in Revolver. Abbott maintained endorsement deals with , Sabian cymbals, and drumsticks. He previously endorsed , , and Remo drumheads and hardware.

In June 2006, after an 18-month hiatus, Abbott was not sure if he would return to music, but eventually joined the heavy metal supergroup , which featured vocalist and guitarist from , guitarist Tom Maxwell from Nothingface, and bassist from , who was a replacement for original bassist . Abbott recorded six studio albums with the band. In May 2019, it was announced that Hellyeah would tour for the first time since Abbott's death to support the final album he recorded with the band, Welcome Home. drummer was chosen as Abbott's replacement. Hellyeah announce first album, tour since Vinnie Paul's death Alternative Press


Collaborations
In 1995, he mixed the songs "Narcissiques anonymes" and "Nits" on Ego, the first album of a Quebec metal band called TSPC.

In November 2008, he handpicked several of his most memorable drum parts to demonstrate in a promotional video for the drum company : "Use My Third Arm", "Primal Concrete Sledge", "13 Steps to Nowhere", "Domination", and "Becoming". In 2009, he started American Drummer Champions with the aide of friend and influence M. Ludowise, former Downset drummer.

In August 2013, Abbott was featured in a music video for Black Label Society's cover of "Ain't No Sunshine", appearing alongside a horse-masked . Wylde and Abbott were well known to be close friends, with Wylde also having been particularly close with Abbott's brother Darrell before his death in 2004.

For several years, Abbott had been trying to publish a cookbook called Drumming up an Appetite with Vinnie Paul; his girlfriend, Chelsey Yeager, initially mentioned potential for a posthumous release in 2020, but it was only eventually released on March 11, 2025.


Death
On June 22, 2018, Abbott died at his Las Vegas home at age 54. It was later revealed that Abbott had died from "dilated and coronary artery disease." News of his death was initially released on the official Pantera Facebook page, stating his association with the bands Pantera, Damageplan, and Hellyeah, along with a statement requesting that the privacy of his family be respected. Five days before his death, Abbott's final performance took place at The Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas.

Following his death, tributes from all over the metal community began pouring in, including members of , Guns N' Roses, , , Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Periphery, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, the Acacia Strain, , and many others. He is buried beside his mother, Carolyn, and brother, , at Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. In late 2020, a protective fence was installed around the Abbott burial ground in an effort to stop vandalism; years earlier, following the defacing of his brother's grave, Abbott had remarked that the vandalism was "a real disrespectful thing".


Equipment
Abbott used during the Cowboys from Hell album and tour from 1990 until 1992. On the Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven albums and tours respectively, he used drums. Abbott endorsed Remo until The Great Southern Trendkill, when he changed his endorsement to . He endorsed Pearl from 1996 until 2008, when he made his latest change to . Abbott used cymbals and drumsticks throughout his career. He played the drumsticks backwards, holding the tapered end of the sticks. The tapered ends were carved to give extra grip. Abbott was also known for using triggered samples mixed with live- drums during live shows. Starting in 2010, he used a Vinnie Paul signature series drum kit, with Evans drum heads, drum hardware, ddrum and Roland electronics, and Danmar red wood beaters and kick pads.


Discography

Pantera

Hellyeah

Damageplan
  • New Found Power (2004)


David Allan Coe and Cowboys from Hell
  • Rebel Meets Rebel (2006)


Bibliography


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