Vinnie Paul will be laid to rest this weekend with a private ceremony for family this Saturday and then a public memorial on Sunday at 3:33pm. Vinnie passed away last Friday in his Las Vegas home. No cause of death was announced yet, but the medical examiner has ruled out any foul play.
TMZ reached out to the family who offered some details on Vinnie's burial.
Vinnie, like his brother Dimebag Darrell before him, will be buried in a "KISS Kasket." The two Abbott brothers were huge KISS fans growing up with Dime even getting an Ace Frehley tattoo on his chest, then he got Ace to sign in and then he got Ace's signature tattooed on himself as well. TMZ notes the casket was offered as a gift at the family's request.
Vinnie will also be buried in his signature hat, shoes and flannel. Vinnie will be buried in Arlington, TX, right beside Dimebag and his mother.
Tributes have been pouring in all week from rock and metal musicians. Read our compilation of tributes here.
Blabbermouth pulled a really cool quote from a Vinnie Paul interview in 2015 with The Washington Times about his favorite rock-n-roll memory:
"Pantera was the opening band on the KISS reunion tour in 1997, with all the original members. We toured with them in South America. We did three nights in Mexico City, then we had a flight on my birthday, which is March 11, and we were on a flight from Mexico City to Santiago, Chile. KISS was in first class, and we were in business class. Halfway through the flight, all four of the original members of KISS came back to me and sang 'Happy Birthday' in four-part harmony. They gave me a 'Kisstory' book. I felt like a 14-year-old kid. I had tears coming out of my eyes." He added: "They took us under their wing, really liked us, and it was a great tour."
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