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
Joel Hoekstra a counselor at the 20th anniversary of the Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp along with Nancy Wilson, Vinnie Appice, Steven Adler, and Gregg Bissonette among others. Hoekstra also performed with Brandon Gibbs ( Devil City Angels) on several dates and served as guitarist for Cher during her Las Vegas residency at the Monte Carlo. Hoekstra also performed with Paul Shortino on the song "War Cry" on the album "Sinister" (released on October 27, 2017) by Appice (Carmine Appice and Vinny Appice). Hoekstra appeared as guest guitarist on two episodes of "That Metal Show" on VH1 Classic (January 25, 2014 and