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 On November 21, 1973, the band travelled to France to start their second European tour as "Beck, Bogert & Appice". After a Christmas break the band started a British tour, which started Newcastle on January 10. Fourteen shows followed, taking them to cities such as Brighton, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol and London, before heading to Scotland to visit, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The tour ended on February 29 at the Caley Picture House in Edinburgh. On January 26, 1974, the band played at the Rainbow Theatre, as part of a European tour. This concert was broadcast in full, on the US