🤘🔥 From Sabbath to Dio: Vinny Appice's Explosive Exit from Black Sabbath 

Vinnie is such a cool person and such a monster drummer. My utmost respect!

I’m so glad I saw Heaven and Hell shortly before Dio died.

Vinny is one of the best and most friendliest rock legends out there. I've met him tons of times and is always awesome. Definitely my biggest drumming influence. He even taught my son how to do the 🤘. I have pictures! If you like Vinny and his brother Carmine, check out "Hangin n Banging - Artists on Lockdown". Great chat show with special guests each episode.

I was at that show at Aloha Stadium 🏟️ in 1980!

I knew of Vinny way back when he was in Rick Derringers band. He was so original in his drumming abilities and how and what he played.

I really enjoyed this. Great interview. Thank you.

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Love your accent bro…that comes from Alabama

Vinny and carmine are really the only brothers that are completely professional drummer's

Big deal blah 😕 blah whatever bs.. How about the positive stuff like 👍 who rolls the best spliffs, joints doobies etc.. party 🎈 🔥🤩☺️💟

wow!! good thing you dodged that bullet refusing the Ozzy gig! you would've been used, uncermonially dumped, not payed, not credited, Ozzy IS Crazy and Sharon even Crazier!

sabbath always had good drummers, bev bevan on born again tour was no slouch either

Personally, I think the engineer for Live Evil, Lee DeCarlo, was psychotic. No one was messing with the mixes, except maybe him. RJD ALWAYS said he did not push the vocals forward, and lower the guitar and bass. I personally believe him, because Ronnie was always an honorable guy, regardless of what Vivian Campbell says

I enjoy listening to Vinny. Different interviews over the years brought on some very humorous stories. All the best to you Vinny. RIP Ronnie

Much respect for Vinnie. I was so impressed with his work on those two Derringer albums. He's one of the more musical drummers around. Not just a basher.

I had the pleasure to meet Vinny during the Holy Diver tour. Super nice laid back guy. Thanks V

I hope that you and Vivian Campbell do the 40 th anniversary of the last in Line album this year

I love Mob Rules, Dehumanizer and The Devil You Know, as well as Holy Diver and Last In Line. Just those 5 are amazing to have been a part of.

Seems like he just wants to go out there and play. Last in Line, Sabbath Knights or whatever comes along. I think that's a good spirit. I'm guessing with another famous brother and quite a career himself money isn't really an issue unless he starts to waste much of it. I'd easily go see any of his projects!

I was super lucky that my Uncle Bill was on the board of directors for the Omni in Atlanta and he called me one afternoon and goes "You ever heard of a band called Black Sabbath?" Im like hell yea. He goes "I have twenty tickets on the floor in the first two rows in front of the stage, do you want them?" This was the Mob Rules tour with the Canadian band Riot( Restless Breed ect.)opening for them. Im like hell yes i want them. It was the middle of the week i think maybe a Tue. or Wed. So i said i'll be over in 10 mins. to get them!! I called every buddy i could think of plus all their girlfriends too and we rocked the hell out that night lol. I bet my ears rang for two days sitting in front the massive wall of speakers and amplifiers they had onstage!

Holy Diver is my junior high album

Vinny defined a lot of the overall Black Sabbath and of course, Dio sound....... Straight forward, turn the sticks around, hard-hitting and awesome drumming! So glad he never got mixed up with Ozzy....... (nothing against Ozzy, just a completely different path)

He was 'literally' PARACHUTED into Sabbath?

Heaven and Hell. 🤘✌️🏴🇦🇺

40y pro there´s one album I recommend to all drummers who think they can play. DIO- Holy Diver and not only Mr Appice for but Vivian Campbell as well.

I must have read and watched this account countlesx times over the years and i still find it engaging

"Explosive"??Good interview, but that is 1000% clickbait!

Amazing interview!

Sad part is Dio was never more than an opening act. Never headlined a big arena tour.

One of the names you often saw on album sleeves, always a great addition to any band. Also great to see these people being as nice as they are awesome musicians. Through and through impressive careers as Heaven and Hell's last record attests (also remarkable how it sounds fresh still, both the original 1980 record and the 2009 one).

Vinnie 🎉🎉🎉

I met Vinny Appice Kill Devil Hill at New Parrish, good times!🤘