On Saturday, June 23, the musician died Vincent Paul Abbott. He was 55 years old.

He was more like a drummer and one of the founders of the heavy metal band Pantera Winnie Paul.

"Vincent Paul Abbott (Winnie Paul) died. Details of the incident are still unknown. Family musician asks to show respect for privacy in this situation, "- write in Facebook.

Cause of death of a musician is unknown.

In 1981, Abbott, together with his younger brother Dimebeg Derrell founded the Pantera group. During his career, Pantera recorded nine studio albums and four times were nominated for Grammy. After the collapse of the band in 2003, the Abbott brothers founded a new group Damageplan. In 2006, together with the members of musical groups Mudvayne and Nothingface, Winnie Paul formed the Hellyeah group, in the 12 years of its existence five albums.