Vinny Appice and briefly teamed up with Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson in the band Flesh & Blood. Appice joined World War III in 1990 and 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). Prior to the 1996 tour, Appice played drums for Las Vegas–based guitarist, Raven Storm, on his album The
Beck, Bogert & Appice 1969, Melody Maker reported in their ""Raver"" column that Beck had added Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert to his band. Beck and his manager Peter Grant arranged to finalise contracts with Bogert and Appice in November 1969. On November 12, 1969, Beck crashed his hot rod and all future plans were put on hold. Beck soon recovered from his accident and in early March 1971, he formed a new Jeff Beck Group. The official demise of the second Jeff Beck Group was announced on July 24, 1972. The next day Jeff Beck met with keyboardist Max Middleton, Tim Bogert and