VINNIE PAUL Talks Cookbook, HELLYEAH And BIG VIN RECORDS (Video)
March 19, 2011In January 2011, Ace of Reality Check conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below.
Abbott told Russian web site Darkside that it's "asinine" to think that PANTERA could be reactivated without his brother, late guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Asked about speculation that PANTERA could be launched again with a different guitarist, Vinnie said, "It's ridiculous. Dime was such a huge part of it; it would be just completely asinine to even consider that. I think it's pretty disrespectful from people to even suggest it. He left an amazing legacy and it's gonna be left untouched, it's beautiful, it's pristine and I wanna leave it that way . . . the history of PANTERA speaks for itself."
Discussing where such speculation had come from, Vinnie added, "Might've been some other clowns that used to be in that band, but not me."
"Dimebag" Darrell was shot to death by disturbed gunman Nathan Gale on December 8, 2004 at a nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, where the Abbotts were performing with their post-PANTERA act, DAMAGEPLAN.
HELLYEAH's sophomore album, "Stampede", sold 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on The Billboard 200 chart.
HELLYEAH's self-titled debut CD opened with 45,000 units back in April 2007 to land at No. 9.
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