When the group formed in the late ’60s, PA systems were primitive. That meant Appice needed to “smash” his atypically large drums to produce a more powerful boom.

Initially Carmine Appice played drums on the early sessions, but he was fired after he insisted on having his name appear prominently alongside Beck’s on the album cover.

John Sykes died from cancer at age 65. The guitarist played for both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake before joining Blue Murder with Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice.

Guitarist John Sykes, who played with rock bands including Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65. A statement on the musician's website said he died after a "hard-fought battle with cancer".

British guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work with rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65 “after a hard fought battle with cancer,” according to a statement on his website.

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"To get a call from Carmine Appice, asking me to sing this song on a Cactus album is one of the highlights of my career," Snider said in a statement. "He told me I sounded more like the late great ...