Vinnie Paul has passed away

Damn this is really unexpected. Not a big fan of his, but still Pantera was a huge part of my teen years. Looks like Phil is gonna be the last man standing.

I was in Vegas in April and went to see Carrot Top at the Luxor and was sitting outside the theater before showtime and Vinnie walked by. My friends didn't know what I was talking about when I said hey that's Vinnie Paul from Pantera. Then he was sitting in the row in front of us during the show. Carrot Top passed out shots to the audience and when he walked by he said this is Vinnie Paul the greatest drummer in the world or something like that. I thought this was the greatest thing ever until later when I read an an Esquire magazine article online which referenced Vinnie Paul and the 285th time he'd seen Carrot Top's show.

Also I saw Pantera on the Cowboys From Hell Tour and it was awesome and Phil Anselmo stage dived on top of me.

Dude was legit. Too many dying. Such sad news

Legend


He lives in the Dallas area and famously owns a full nude BYOB heavy metal strip club called the Clubhouse. Had my bachelor party there and every time I went he would sit front row with a big arse cowboy hat on.

Anytime a rocker was in town they would be there. Nothing like getting a full nude lap dance to Tool or NIN


RIP

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Looks like Phil is gonna be the last man standing

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Which is amazing. Was listening to Walk yesterday and told my son that Phil was already an alcoholic when he was around 16. My friend was in the band that Phil left for Pantera back then.

Has to be a heart attack. Dude lived life to the fullest and I heard he had hit the bottle hard since Dimes passing.

I'm sure he was an alcoholic before Dime died.

Just coming to post this. I saw Pantera in Germany and i still listen to them. My kids have no idea what to think when I’m driving in my car.

Dimebag was a tragedy. Vinnie dying just sucks. It’s almost sad that Phil’s the only one left from my favorite band while I was in High School.

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My band opened for RW in BTR in '89.

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Was Troy singing for them then? My friend was in Dark August around that time. Troy started out with Dark August then made the jump over to Razor White. Razor did pretty well for a while. I still have their first album (cassette tape) in my closet. I knew most of those guys from other bands previously, like Deus Vult. The local metal scene was great back then. I miss those days. Troy is doing well with a wedding band now (No Idea), which also includes a couple of the other guys from Dark August. They are all able to make a solid living at it as opposed to it being a side job, which is pretty cool.

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Was Troy singing for them then?

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Yep. Some chick tried to grab his package in the front row, and he looks at her and says into the mike, "Don't do that again."

I actually have a copy of the flyer somewhere...it was us (Holocaust), Razor White, and Kings and Clowns(?)
Dark August...I remember that name from The Rusty Nail. Was their singer's name Darren?
Yeah, the scene was awesome. Was good friends with Misanthrope (later Brother) and tended bar with Chris from Chaos Horde thru my LSU career.