During a recent episode of the Jesea Lee Show podcast, Mudvayne’s Chad Gray disclosed that Vinnie Paul never supported the idea of a Pantera reunion, shedding light on the band’s 2022 comeback, which received mixed reactions due to the absence of the Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. Gray provided insights into their resurgence:

“I know what it is, and I know some levels of the intention are true and pure. But I also know from sitting in on a million f*cking interviews with Vinnie Paul and him and I interviewing together and sh*t, the whole time [he was] basically [saying that the reunion] wasn’t happening.”

Detailing Vinnie’s stance on the matter, Gray recounted:

“And Vinnie would literally go, ‘My brother’s dead.’ [long pause] That’s all he would say. That’s all he would f*cking say. That’s the way Vinnie thought about it. Pantera was done because his brother was dead. So when I hear that and how passionately he said that and I know how much he meant it… he didn’t care [about bringing Pantera back].”