Pantera co-founding member Vinnie Paul has passed away. He was 54.
According to Billboard, a representative for Paul confirmed the drummer’s death. A cause of death was not released.
Paul formed Pantera with his brother, ‘Dimebag’ Darrell, in 1981. Following his brother’s death on stage in 2004 with the band Damageplan, Paul formed HELLYEAH, a supergroup that also featured members of Mudvayne.
HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell posted the following message on the band’s Facebook page Saturday morning:
We will update this as more details become available.
