Tag Archives: Vinny Appice

LAST IN LINE work on a new record

May 15, 2014

After the untimely passing of , two bands emerged, both cut out of his ensemble’s different line-ups. One, DIO’S DISCIPLES, are comprised of the latter-day collective’s members and considered an official tribute endorsed by the late artist’s estate. The other, LAST IN … Continue reading →

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HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS: another star-studded project

May 7, 2014

These two words might be familiar to many as the title of a computer game but Stéphane Honde, formerly a guitarist with French rockers CAFÉ BERTRAND and now a Californian, has decided to give it a new spin, and now HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS are a … Continue reading →

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Eli Cook ups his ante with heavy guests

April 23, 2014

Young as he is, Eli Cook knows his way with the blues, having navigating through them over the course of four albums. But Eli’s newest one, out on April 29th, is set to promote the guitarist to the upper echelons of … Continue reading →

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DIO: black noise from the highways

April 10, 2014

1993 wasn’t an easy year for DIO as the band’s then-latest album, “Strange Highways,” showed a continuing shift towards heavier kind of metal; in places that record sounded gloomier than 1992’s “Dehumanizer” that saw  back in the BLACK SABBATH fold. Yet he loved … Continue reading →

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Two Appices, two ex-WHITESNAKE bassists, two ex-RAINBOW singers: two new projects

February 26, 2014

Lately, legendary drummers Carmine and Vinny Appice have been very much busy – and not only duetting with each other. The skin-hitting brothers are both involved in a supergroup at the moment. The first, RATED X, who pretty much finished laying down their debut, … Continue reading →

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