Vinny Appice and landed at #9 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (HeatSeekers) Chart, #41 on the Top Hard Music Chart and #50 on the Independent Album Chart. 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. 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
Beck, Bogert & Appice on November 11, 1972, at The Warehouse in New Orleans. Beck, Bogert & Appice started work on their eponymous debut album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice", on December 11, 1972 at Chess Studios, with sessions continuing until December 22. Recording sessions resumed on January 2, 1973 with producer Don Nix and the trio transferred to The Village in Los Angeles. Don Nix told John Tobler from the US magazine "Zig Zag": "I don't know how I got the job, but I'd sure like to get out of it". Debut album "Beck, Bogert & Appice" was released on March 26, 1973 in