Blues badass turned metal maven, Lisa Mann – mastermind behind White Crone – pays homage to metal forefather, Ronnie James Dio, with a cover of Rainbow’s Stargazer. Based out of Portland, Oregon, White Crone is the metal brainchild of award winning blues artist and bassist / vocalist Lisa Mann. Growing…
Vinny Appice
White Crone – The Poisoner
June 2020 February 23rd, 2020 / Self-Release Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine “Lisa Mann made a career as an award-winning blues artist, but never lost her love of metal music. Growing up in the mosh pits of the 1980s, she was inspired by bands such as Iron Maiden,…
Guitarist Vivian Campbell discusses working with Def Leppard, Last in Line, Dio and more
VIVIAN CAMPBELL INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Vivian Campbell is a Northern Irish guitarist, who came to rock prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, with whom he recorded the classic albums, HOLY DIVER, THE LAST IN LINE, and SACRED HEART. After leaving the band…
TARA LYNCH Reveal ‘Evil Enough’ Album Details EU/UK Release Feat. Vinny Appice, Tony MacAlpine, Phil Soussan, Among Others
Tara Lynch (a.k.a. “Gui-Tara”) is a guitarist, composer, vocalist and songwriter who delivers heavy metal thunder with prominent melodic guitar riffs, shredding leads and powerhouse vocals. She will release her debut album, “Evil Enough”, on March 1st in Europe/UK via Cargo Records UK. “Evil Enough” is a melodic metal album featuring Lynch on…
Vinny Appice Discusses the Creation of Monstrous New CD, Sinister, with his brother Carmine and All-Star Musicians!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto For more than forty years, the two brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny can be heard on numerous legendary albums and have toured countless times with some of the world’s greatest acts. Carmine embarked…
From Hell’s Heart: Top 5 Current Metal Drummers
From Hell’s Heart: Top 5 current metal drummers Drummers are the driving force of the metal engine. As most focus is on a band’s front-person, we thought it would be nice to look at the skin-pounders and round up a list of our favs. For our purposes this time, the constraint is…
WAMI Announce Vinyl Edition Of Debut Album
The names associated with the project are true legends on the hard rock scene: on the vocals – Doogie White (Rainbow, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen), on the drums – Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, DIO), on the bass – Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), who join forces with…
HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS Sign With Mausoleum Records
Classic hard rockers HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS, featuring Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus), Don Airey (Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Michael Schenker), Vinnie Appice(Dio, Black Sabbath), signs a record deal with Mausoleum Records. The new album, ‘Big Trouble‘, to be released on 23th May via Mausoleum Records. A brand new song “Move On” can…
Appice Drum Wars Kicks Off Canadian Tour May 9th; 10 exclusive fan VIP Tix available per show
Legendary drummer brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice will kick off their first Canadian tour on May 9th, 2013 at This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton, Ontario. “Drum Wars” was created with Vinny Appice and older brother drumming legend Carmine Appice. It is a Rock Drumming Show featuring music from the history…
Drum Clinic Vinny Appice (Dio, Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath) And To Guest Judge at Heavy MTL 2012 BOTB – March 14 – Montreal
Montreal’s heaviest and loudest bands will take to the stage once again to battle out in round 3 for a chance to win one of two prized spots on the Heavy MTL 2012 lineup at Parc Jean-Drapeau from August 11 to 12. Round 3 will take place on Wednesday, March…
Appice Drum Wars Invades the Northeast; Brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice go to battle in the Northeastern USA July 30-August 1
The Rock House in West Greenwich, Rhode Island will kick off the first northeastern USA Drum Wars shows featuring legendary drummers Carmine and Vinny Appice on Saturday, July 30th. Brothers and “rivals” Carmine and Vinny Appice are set to battle it out by performing classic hard rock, pop and metal…
VINNY APPICE – Heaven & Hell, Derringer, 3 Legged Dog, ex-DIO
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ AND ARCHIVES Having got an early introduction to drumming from his big brother Carmine Appice [ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, CACTUS, VANILLA FUDGE], Vinny Appice first rose to fame in 1976 in DERRINGER, alongside Rick Derringer, Kenny Aaronson, and Danny Johnson. Together they toured and…
JEFF PILSON – Foreigner, War & Peace, ex- Dokken, DIO
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ AND JARNO HUOVILA LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Jeff Pilson, having replaced Juan Croucier in the ranks of DOKKEN after the recording of their debut album BREAKING THE CHAINS in 1983, will always be best remembered as an irreplaceable part of the band’s classic lineup, together…
Vinny Appice from Heaven and Hell
Vinny Appice from Heaven and Hell Written by Simon LukicTranscribed by Mike ‘Fucking Hostile’ HolmesAll Live Pics By Lord of the Wasteland What more can one say about the reunion of Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Vinnie Appice that hasn’t already been said? How about magical, awe…
Heaven and Hell live at KB-hallen in Copenhagen Denmark 2007
Heaven and Hell European TourKB-HallenCopenhagenDenmark6/6 – 2007 Reviewed by: Anders Sandvall Pictures by: Anders Sandvall