![]() Vinnie had reportedly finished laying down drum tracks for the next HELLYEAH album, although there is no word yet on when that LP will see the light of day.īLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. Sources close to Vinnie told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he suffered a "major heart attack," but that information has not been corroborated yet by an official source. ![]() The drummer's death "did not appear suspicious," according to the official report of the event recorded by Metropolitan Police officers. Vinnie passed away on June 22 at his home in Las Vegas at the age of 54. The coffin featured the faces of the four founding members of KISS, the KISS logo and the words "Kiss Forever." Both Abbotts were huge fans, especially Darrell, who was shot dead by a gunman in December 2004.Ī public memorial for Vinnie Paul was held on July 1 at Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Vinnie's brother was buried in the original Kiss Kasket prototype in 2004 after his untimely death. Also appearing at the event were original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, DISTURBED's David Draiman, NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger, ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante, FOZZY's Chris Jericho and ROUGH CUTT's Paul Shortino. Speakers at the service included former GRIM REAPER guitarist Nick Bowcott and SiriusXM DJ Jose Mangin. Vinnie was also buried in some of his trademark clothes, including his hat, shoes and flannel. The casket was offered as a gift at Vinnie's family's request. He was laid to rest in a custom "Kiss Kasket" provided by KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. The PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer was buried on June 30 next to his brother and their mother, Carolyn, at Moore Memorial Gardens cemetery in Arlington, Texas. ![]() In addition, Vinnie is giving his interest in his brother and PANTERA co-founder "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's estate to Dimebag's longtime girlfriend, Rita Haney. The rest is split between Vinnie's tour manager (10%),drum tech (5%),producer (5%) and friend (5%). TMZ obtained the document which outlines exactly how his estate should be divided following his sudden death last month, and Vinnie's friend Charles Jones will get 38% while the drummer's girlfriend, Chelsey Yeager, will walk away with 37%. According to TMZ, Vinnie Paul Abbott left the bulk of his estate to to his best friend and longtime girlfriend.
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