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Vinnie Paul, co-founder and drummer of metal band Pantera, has died at 54. Pantera’s official Facebook page posted a statement early Saturday announcing his death. Paul’s representative confirmed the death to Billboard, but no cause was mentioned.
Paul’s real name was Vincent Paul Abbott. He and his brother, Dimebag Darrell, formed Pantera in 1981. Dimebag, whose real name was Darrell Lance Abbott, was shot to death while on stage with the band Damageplan in 2004. The two brothers founded Damageplan in 2003 after Pantera broke up.
Paul was most recently in the band Hellyeah, a heavy metal supergroup including Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell.
Alice Cooper tweeted that Paul’s impact on music was “immeasurable.”
‘Game of Thrones’ co-stars wed
Former “Game of Thrones” co-stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie were married Saturday at Wardhill Castle, the bride’s family home in northeast Scotland.
Fans of the show gathered outside the 900-year-old before the wedding.
The pair, who are both 31, met in 2012 on the set of the HBO fantasy series, and played a couple as the characters Jon Snow and Ygritte. Leslie left the cast in 2014 and currently stars in U.S. legal drama “The Good Fight.”
The bride’s father, Sebastian Leslie, said Saturday he was “absolutely thrilled” about the wedding.