Vinny Appice (Drummer) – Overview, Biography

Name:Vinny Appice
Occupation: Drummer
Gender:Male
Birth Day: September 13,
1957
Age: 63
Birth Place: Brooklyn,
United States
Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Vinny Appice

Vinny Appice was born on September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, United States (63 years old). Vinny Appice is a Drummer, zodiac sign: Virgo. Nationality: United States. Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed.

Trivia

He performed with Heaven & Hell on the 2010 album Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell.

Net Worth 2020

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Before Fame

He began to learn drumming from his brother at age nine.

Biography

Biography Timeline

1980

Appice joined Black Sabbath during the tour in support of the Heaven and Hell album in 1980. He was quickly brought in to replace original drummer Bill Ward, who quit the band mid-tour due to personal issues. Appice arrived for his first show with Black Sabbath at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii with his entire drum kit packed into the back of a car. He was forced to learn the band’s songs on stage, using hastily written crib notes for each unfamiliar song. A sudden rain storm made the ink run on Vinny’s notes. According to an interview conducted at NAMM in 2012, Vinny stated that at the end of the show during the bows he tossed the notebook into the crowd. Appice subsequently appeared on the Black Sabbath albums Mob Rules (1981) and Live Evil (1982).

1982

In late 1982 he left Black Sabbath along with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and formed the band Dio. They recorded Holy Diver (1983), The Last in Line (1984), Sacred Heart (1985), Intermission (1986), and Dream Evil (1987). In December 1989 Appice left Dio and briefly teamed up with Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson in the band Flesh & Blood.

1990

After joined World War III in 1990, in 1992 he returned to Black Sabbath for the Dehumanizer album and tour. “I like Vinny – he’s a nice chap,” Tony Iommi reflected to the Sabbath fanzine Southern Cross. “Vinny was asked to continue with the Sabbath thing, but he didn’t. I like Vinny’s playing.” Appice rejoined Dio and they recorded Strange Highways (1994) and Angry Machines (1996).

2005

In 2005 Appice appeared on a rap recording by Circle of Tyrants, whose lineup included Necro, Ill Bill, Goretex, and Mr Hyde, also collaborating with Alex Skolnick. Appice played two shows in Las Vegas with the Sin City Sinners in October 2009. Appice rejoined his Black Sabbath bandmates Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Tony Iommi in 2006 as Heaven & Hell, touring and releasing one studio album, The Devil You Know, before Dio’s death in 2010.

2006

In 2006 he recorded the CD Dinosaurs, together with Carl Sentance, Carlos Cavazo and Jeff Pilson. The CD was produced by guitarist-musician Andy Menario (leader of Martiria band) and featured lyrics written by Italian poet Marco Roberto Capelli, who is also Martiria’s lyricist.

2010

Following the death of Dio frontman Ronnie James Dio in 2010, the original lineup of Vinny Appice on drums, Jimmy Bain on bass, Vivian Campbell on guitar and Claude Schnell on keyboards reunited along with vocalist Andrew Freeman to perform covers of Dio songs they originally recorded.

2013

On November 25, 2013, it was announced that Appice had formed a new band called WAMI, which features vocalist Doogie White, bassist Marco Mendoza, and 16-year-old Polish guitarist Iggy Gwadera. On February 12, 2014, the upcoming album title was revealed to be Kill the King, due for release in the spring. On February 25, the album cover and track listing were revealed.

2014

On March 10, 2014, it was announced that Appice had left Kill Devil Hill, and that former Type O Negative drummer Johnny Kelly was his replacement.

Last in Line began recording tracks for a new album of original material in April 2014, followed by the release of a snippet of the new track “Devil in Me” in June. The album, produced by former Dio bassist, Jeff Pilson, was announced to have an expected release date in early 2016.

In early 2014 Appice joined hard rock band Hollywood Monsters where he played on the album Big Trouble (on 8 tracks out of 11) which was released in 2014 on Mausoleum Records. The album features Steph Honde on vocals and guitars, Tim Bogert on bass, Don Airey on keyboards and Paul Di’Anno on lead vocals on the bonus track. The same year, Appice was a guest performer on Eli Cook’s album, Primitive Son.

2015

In 2015, it was announced that Appice will appear on the EP “Mainly Songs About Robots” by Australian progressive rock band Toehider, to be released in September 2015. One week later on 17 November, Last in Line released a music video for their premiere single “Devil in Me”, and announced that their debut album, entitled Heavy Crown would be released on 19 February 2016. The band will release a studio album of original material without Schnell. The same year, Appice was invited to play drums for a new project of Whitesnake and former Night Ranger guitarist Joel Hoekstra, called Joel Hoekstra’s 13, with an album called Dying to Live, released on October 16.

2017

On January 18, 2017 Vinnie was inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for his contributions to Heavy Metal drumming.

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