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
Amen (rock musician) Amen (rock musician) Jussi Antero Sydänmaa (born 26 June 1972, Espoo) is a Finnish guitarist, better known by his stage name Amen or Finnish nickname Eiska. He is one of the founding members of the Finnish metal band Lordi and is still playing in the band. He graduated as an Information Technology engineer in 2001 and has been making the website of Lordi. Amen plays Gibson Les Paul Standard guitars. The municipality of Mäntsälä granted Amen with statue named "Hard Rock Stone" on 26 June 2006. Amen has been featured as a special guest on Markus Striegls concert in 2011