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 ...

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 ...

Superficially, there was little evidence of trouble brewing beneath the steel-plated surface of 1981’s ‘Mob Rules’ – the second Black Sabbath ... by new drummer Vinnie Appice.

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 ...

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 ...

So when Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne in 1979 for ... writing as well for their next two records—the second with Vinny Appice replacing Ward on the skins. Both were enthusiastically received ...

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 ...

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 ...

Put guitarist Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice ... Rhino release “Black Sabbath: The Dio Years,” which features three newly recorded tracks. Tour runs through ...