1. Vinny Appice took up the drums at the age of nine, taking lessons from the same teacher as his brother Carmine Vinny Appice.
18 Facts About Vinny Appice
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Vinny Appice moved on to record with Rick Derringer on Derringer, Sweet Evil, and Derringer Live, before forming his own band Axis and recording It's A Circus World.
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Vinny Appice joined Black Sabbath during the tour in support of the band's Heaven and Hell album in 1980.
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Vinny Appice was told over the phone that Ward was "missing in action", and he subsequently met with Tony Iommi and the pair hit it off.
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Vinny Appice's first show with Black Sabbath was at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii.
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Vinny Appice subsequently appeared on the 1981 Black Sabbath studio album Mob Rules and the 1982 live album Live Evil.
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Vinny Appice recorded the albums Holy Diver, The Last in Line, Sacred Heart, Intermission, and Dream Evil with the band.
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Vinny Appice rejoined Dio and they recorded Strange Highways and Angry Machines.
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In 2005 Vinny Appice appeared on a rap recording by Circle of Tyrants, whose lineup included Necro, Ill Bill, Goretex, and Mr Hyde, collaborating with Alex Skolnick.
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Vinny Appice played two shows in Las Vegas with the Sin City Sinners in October 2009.
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Vinny Appice is currently participating in "Drum Wars" shows with his brother Carmine, which feature a guest appearance from vocalist Paul Shortino.
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Vinny Appice formed the band Kill Devil Hill with former Down and Pantera bassist Rex Brown, guitar slinger Mark Zavon and lead vocalist Dewey Bragg.
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On November 25,2013, it was announced that Vinny Appice had formed a new band called WAMI, which features vocalist Doogie White, bassist Marco Mendoza, and 16-year-old Polish guitarist Iggy Gwadera.
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On March 10,2014, it was announced that Vinny Appice had left Kill Devil Hill, and that former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly was his replacement.
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In early 2014 Vinny Appice joined hard rock band Hollywood Monsters where he played on the album Big Trouble which was released in 2014 on Mausoleum Records.
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In 2015, it was announced that Vinny Appice would appear on the EP "Mainly Songs About Robots" by Australian progressive rock band Toehider, to be released in September 2015.
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On January 18,2017, Vinny Appice was inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for his contributions to Heavy Metal drumming.
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In 2023, Vinny Appice put together a new touring band called Sabbath Knights, performing the music of Black Sabbath and Dio.