The first Ronnie James Dio-fronted era of Black Sabbath was a ... The follow-up, 1981's Mob Rules, notably featured another lineup change in which drummer Vinny Appice replaced an ailing Bill ...

Happy anniversary to Black Sabbath's Mob Rules album ... substance problems and was replaced by Vinny Appice in the middle of the Heaven and Hell tour. At first, the transition was a major ...

The mystic Pied Piper of metal gave Sault Ste. Marie a true taste of his still superior vocal range Tuesday night, joining Black Sabbath alumni Terence (Geezer) Butler, Tony Iommi and Vinny Appice as ...

Black Sabbath ... and Sabbath soon returned to the studio with Dio to record a follow-up, Mob Rules. The 1981 LP - which also featured the arrival of drummer Vinnie Appice - boasted further ...

According to drummer Vinnie Appice. Ronnie James Dio fronted Black ... Sabbath and the Dio Sabbath together — with Bill and with me. He played on Heaven And Hell, and I played on Mob Rules ...

Ozzy was sacked by the rest of Black Sabbath in 1979 after his ... Bill Ward also left and so Vinnie Appice was brought in on drums for ‘Mob Rules’. ‘Heaven And Hell’ was an instant ...

With Bill Ward out of the picture, why wasn't the Dio/Heaven and Hell drummer approached for Black Sabbath's final tour? Does Heaven ... the one and only, Mr. Vinny Appice! From the mid-70's ...

When Black Sabbath veterans Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice — collectively ... Dio-fronted LPs (Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules), and, finally, the ungodly power ...

The Mob Rules (5*) is imperious and features a few ... ‘War Pigs’ and ‘Iron Man’ at its peak. By this time Vinnie Appice was drumming and I really would rather hear Bill Ward but he ...