Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul to discuss the upcoming REBEL TO REBEL album:

CRR: You lived under the radar last year, at least compared to the years with Pantera and Damageplan. Now you seem gung-ho about Rebel Meets Rebel and are really re-emerging, so to speak.

Vinnie: "It’s given me something to live for. I don’t want to have to get into it in any depth. It’s unfathomable to be able to explain. I’ve done everything in my life with my brother. And this makes me feel like I’m working with him again. It took me a long time to get my head square. I thought I’d be done with music, over with it. Someone who’s supposedly a fan took him from us. I know I wanted to play again. I’ve been lucky to have Sammy Hagar, DISTURBED – all these bands inviting me onstage."

CRR: So guest-drumming is part of the healing process.

Vinnie: "Yeah. I look out there and see how many fans love you and after all that happened, I didn’t even look at my drum set for two and a half months. I had a benefit coming up with Disturbed and ANTHRAX in Chicago. I was almost scared. But I got behind the drums and started ripping, and it came back to me how much I missed it."

CRR: Fans are waiting with baited breath for the Dimevision Vol. I DVD. What can they expect when comparing it to Watch It Go and Vulgar Video? Will it have any extended soloing from the early-‘80s club days?

Vinnie: "Yeah. It includes stuff people have seen before with Dime and all the tomfoolery, him doing crazy shit. We were watching it here in the office and couldn’t hardly stop from laughing. It’ll bring a tear from your eye and, at the same time, put a big smile on your face."

CRR: Your plate is obviously full, but have you considered joining a band full-time?

Vinnie: "I’ve considered anything that came my way, but my focus in on my record company and getting it off the ground. But every time I get to get up and play, it’s great. I put a band (GASOLINE) together and played on New Year’s Eve. It was awesome."

To read the entire interview go to this location.