Pearl is proud to announce the release of the Vinnie Paul Signature Snare Drum. From its snake skin finish and spike tube lugs, the new Vinnie Paul Signature snare drum wreaks of “attitude” that matches the outrageous playing style and stage persona of the drummer who made attitude a household name, Vinnie Paul. It’s the only snare drum that comes with a warning label! Its 14” x 8” 6ply 100% maple shell is the deepest snare drum in Pearl’s line and provides “amp-killing” unrelenting power and projection. Other features include tour-tested Superhoop II’s, stainless steel tension rods, and SN-1420I UltraSound snares.

For Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell to morph from the indispensable members of the legendary, hard hitting Texas band Pantera, to the indisputable twin forces behind the new band Damageplan, they had to reach down inside and find a “New Found Power”!! The phrase became not only the new band’s mantra, but also one of the more ferocious songs on the 14-song disk. It became such a big part of the Damageplan lexicon; they blessed it as the album’s title track.

Vinnie Paul recently joined with members of Mudvayne and Nothingface to form the new band Hell Yeah. Five musicians, three bands = creative collision of sonic proportions. The highly anticipated debut release features MUDVAYNE lead singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, former DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul and NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell and bassist Bob Zilla.

HELLYEAH begins a summer-long tour schedule this Sunday, May 20, 2007 in Baltimore. Dates, cities and venues for the band’s headline “FIRE IT UP” tour follow below. The band will be featured on the main stage at the Download Festival in Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, U.K. on June 9, followed by the 30-city Family Values Tour back in the States. Their self-titled CD is out now, having had the highest debut chart position for a new hard rock artist, entering Billboard’s Top 200 charts at #9 and Billboard’s Rock Chart at #3.