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
Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album) Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album) Live in Japan is a 1973 release by the rock supergroup power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice. The album, although initially called "Beck, Bogert & Appice Live", was only issued in Japan and is also known as "Live in Japan". It is generally considered rare due to the fact of it being manufactured in only limited numbers in Japan. "Live in Japan" was the last LP by Beck, Bogert & Appice and their only live album. Within months of the album's release the band would dissolve after Jeff Beck suddenly decided to