Vinny Appice "Sweet Evil" (1977), and "Derringer Live" (1977), before forming his own band Axis and recording "It's A Circus World" (1978). Appice joined Black Sabbath during the tour in support of the "Heaven and Hell" album in 1980. He was quickly brought in to replace original drummer Bill Ward, who quit the band mid-tour due to personal issues. Appice arrived for his first show with Black Sabbath at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii with his entire drum kit packed into the back of a car. He was forced to learn the band's songs on stage, using hastily written crib notes for
Jamie Miller (US musician) Jamie Miller (US musician) Jamie Miller (born circa 1975) is an American musician, currently the drummer for the American rock bands Bad Religion, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, and Vanishing Life. He is also the lead guitarist and the backing vocalist for the Start, and was the drummer for Snot and Souls at Zero (formerly known as Wrathchild America). Miller is a 1993 graduate of Overlea High School in Baltimore County, Maryland. Miller joined the band Souls at Zero, replacing drummer Shannon Larkin after he left to join Ugly Kid Joe in 1994. He played