Former Kiss guitarists Vinnie Vincent, Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick performed live together for the first time in May 2022.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Medical examiners found that Vinnie Paul, the 54-year-old co-founder and drummer of the metal band Pantera, died of natural causes including heart disease.

Vinnie Paul, the drummer and co-founder of iconic heavy metal band Pantera, has died, the music group announced on Facebook. He was 54.

Pantera bassist Rex Brown remembered his longtime friend and bandmate, Vinnie Paul Abbott, as a game-changing drummer in a heartfelt tribute to Rolling Stone. “He changed the game,” said Brown.

Like many of us, Bruce Kulick and Ace Frehley don’t seem to have Vinnie Vincent figured out quite yet. In separate recent interviews, the two former Kiss lead guitarists shared their thoughts on ...

This weekend, the world lost Vincent Paul Abbott, better known as "Vinnie Paul." A friend to the heavy metal world, entrepreneur, pioneer, and legendary drummer of Pantera, Damage Plan, Rebel ...

They carried on the tradition of Damageplan and Pantera playing super heavy music and not compromising and not trying to have radio hits. You interviewed both Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell.

Vinnie Paul, a drummer and founder of the heavy metal band Pantera, which helped transform the genre in the 1990s, died Friday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 54.

Vinnie Paul, the drummer and founding member of the metal band Pantera has died, the band announced on Facebook. "Vincent Paul Abbott aka Vinnie Paul has passed away," the band said in a statement.

Vincent P. Abbott, the drummer known as Vinnie Paul who was a founder of the heavy metal band Pantera and helped transform the genre in the 1990s, died Friday. He was 54.