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
Dizi (instrument) known for having invented the "koudi" in 1971. Ma Di (馬迪) is a current composer and soloist known for his technique on the instrument. Ron Korb ( or phonetically translated to ""), born in Toronto, Canada, is the first renowned western musician playing "dizi" along with numerous other world woodwinds. He graduated from the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto with an honours degree in performance. On many of his recordings he uses the "dizi" as the lead instrument. He has also used "dizi" in the film soundtracks of "The White Countess", "Relic Hunter", "China Rises", and "Long