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Vinnie Paul

Vinnie Paul, Drummer and producer (1964-2018), joins the permanent Shrine record.

Verified record

Life, work & what’s documented

Vinnie Paul was born on 1964-03-11 and died on 2018-06-22 at age 54. A groove-metal architect whose drumming and production helped define Pantera's impact. Representative work and achievements include Cowboys from Hell, Vulgar Display of Power, Far Beyond Driven.

Give them their flowers

Why They're Awesome

A groove-metal architect whose drumming and production helped define Pantera's impact. Representative work and achievements include Cowboys from Hell, Vulgar Display of Power, Far Beyond Driven.

Essential works: Cowboys from Hell · Vulgar Display of Power · Far Beyond Driven

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

Born 1964-03-11; died 2018-06-22; age at death 54. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.

Death context: Vinnie Paul died on 2018-06-22 at age 54. This Shrine records the sourced date and age without adding unsupported medical or death-circumstance detail.

Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.

Astrology / interpretation

The cosmic file

SunPisces 20.9°

MoonAquarius 18.4°

MercuryPisces 19.2°

VenusTaurus 4.5°

MarsPisces 15.9°

JupiterAries 22.6°

SaturnAquarius 28.6°

UranusVirgo 7.5°

NeptuneScorpio 17.7°

PlutoVirgo 12.7°

These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is separate from health, mortality, and factual claims.

Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable_birth_time_unknown. Moon: calculated date based. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon uncertainty is retained. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.

Receipts

Sources & provenance

Vinnie Paul official memorial recordPantera official site / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.
Legendary Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul dies at 54Recording Academy / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.

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Research last updated 2026-08-30.

Image rights

Portrait provenance

The original uploader was Mjfelker at English Wikipedia . | CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VinniePaul2008.JPG

Exact source file · CC BY-SA 3.0 3.0 · Retrieved 2026-08-27.

No Commons personality restriction was surfaced, but editorial review remains required.

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