Vinny Appice Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer of Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. He is best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and Big Noize. Appice took up the drums at the age of nine, taking lessons from the same teacher as his brother Carmine Appice. When he was sixteen, Appice and his band BOMF met John Lennon at Record Plant Studios, leading to him appearing on several Lennon recordings. He moved on to record with Rick Derringer on Derringer (1976),
Carmine Cucciniello Carmine Cucciniello Carmine Cucciniello (born 27 December 1988 in Avellino) is an Italian football player. He currently plays for Arezzo. Cucciniello was born in Avellino on 27 December 1988 and started playing football in the youth team of Avellino, the club of his hometown. He went on to make his professional debut, aged 17, as a starter in a Coppa Italia game against Albinoleffe, on 19 August 2006. During the January 2007 transfer window, Serie A club Sampdoria signed Cucciniello in a temporary deal, with option to buy at the end of the season. At the beginning of the 2007–08