The approaching ‘Louder Than Life‘ and ‘Monster Energy Aftershock‘ festivals will feature all-star tribute sets to late HELLYEAH/ex-Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul. Jose Mangin of SiriusXM‘s ‘Liquid Metal‘ is curating the sets, which will feature guest musicians teaming up to perform cover sets of Pantera material. Mangin commented:
“Vinnie is an idol turned big time friend, and he left a massive void on this earth. When Danny [Wimmer] and Gary [Spivack] asked me to put together something special for Vin, I knew the best way to pay tribute to him would be to throw a Texas-sized jam session belting out Pan-mutha-fukkin-tera songs loud & proud! Everyone involved is doing this because they love Vinnie, and together we can all carry on his name, music and spirit forever!”
This year’s ‘Louder Than Life‘ festival will be held September 28th-30th at Champions Park in Louisville, KY (see the lineup here.) Its Vinnie Paul tribute set will feature performances from members of:
Five Finger Death Punch
Godsmack
HELLYEAH
Sevendust
GWAR
Bullet For My Valentine
Body Count
Kyng
Cane Hill
Additional musicians are also expected. Meanwhile, this year’s ‘Monster Energy Aftershock‘ till take place October 13th-14th at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA (see the lineup here.) It’s Vinnie Paul tribute set will feature members of:
Korn
Godsmack
Deftones
HELLYEAH
Shinedown
Sevendust
GWAR
Kyng
Emmure
Additional musicians are also expected to take part in that set as well. Vinnie Paul, aka Vinnie Paul Abbott, passed away on June 22nd, 2018 at the age of 54 in his Las Vegas, NV home. his official cause of death was ruled to be the result of dilated cardiomyopathy—essentially an enlarged heart—with severe coronary artery disease also being a factor in his death.
