Vinny Appice "Sweet Evil" (1977), and "Derringer Live" (1977), before forming his own band Axis and recording "It's A Circus World" (1978). 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
Carmine Infantino Schwartz, about Infantino firing Cardy over not following a cover layout, only to rehire him moments later when Schwartz praised the errant cover art: Infantino wrote or contributed to two books about his life and career: "The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino" (Vanguard Productions, ), and "Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur" (Tomorrows Publishing, ). Infantino was the uncle of Massachusetts musician Jim Infantino, of the band Jim's Big Ego. He contributed the cover art to the group's 2003 album "They're Everywhere", which features a song about the Flash called "The Ballad of Barry Allen." Infantino died on April 4, 2013,