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
Beck, Bogert & Appice on November 11, 1972, at The Warehouse in New Orleans. Beck, Bogert & Appice started work on their eponymous debut album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice", on December 11, 1972 at Chess Studios, with sessions continuing until December 22. Recording sessions resumed on January 2, 1973 with producer Don Nix and the trio transferred to The Village in Los Angeles. Don Nix told John Tobler from the US magazine "Zig Zag": "I don't know how I got the job, but I'd sure like to get out of it". Debut album "Beck, Bogert & Appice" was released on March 26, 1973 in