Tag: Vinny Appice

  • Last in Line – II is the Band’s Second Album!

    Last in Line – II is the Band’s Second Album!

    The death of Ronnie James Dio in 2010 was a critical blow to the hard rock and heavy metal world, as fans and his fellow musicians have continued to mourn his passing. Following the rock titan’s death, two semi-official Dio tribute bands of sorts came into being – Dio Disciples, and Last in Line, the […]

  • Last in Line slays Count’s Vamp’d once again on 4/13/18

    Last in Line slays Count’s Vamp’d once again on 4/13/18

    Last In Line. For those not aware, this band started as essentially the band Dio from their sophomore album lineup, minus Ronnie James (RIP), of course, with Andrew Freeman (Lynch Mob, The Offspring, Raiding the Rock Vault) on lead vocals. In late 2015 keyboardist Claude Schnell was let go in favor of the group retracing […]

  • Appice – Vinny and Carmine Unite With an Ensemble Cast of Musicians for Sinister, a New Album of Original Recordings!

    Appice – Vinny and Carmine Unite With an Ensemble Cast of Musicians for Sinister, a New Album of Original Recordings!

    The Appice Brothers have been rocking the world with numerous bands for decades, and have built up a name for themselves in that time, to say the least. In recent years, the two finally united and began doing “Drum Wars” shows together on the live stage. And now, Carmine and Vinny have made the next […]

  • Last in Line Stands Up and Shouts on the Vamp’d Stage!

    Last in Line Stands Up and Shouts on the Vamp’d Stage!

    On July 12, 2017, Last in Line returned to Vamp’d, with Dinner Music for the Gods as the support act. Last in Line began as a group that combined the classic four Dio band members (Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice, Claude Schnell, and Jimmy Bain) with vocalist Andrew Freeman (Raiding the Rock Vault, Lynch Mob). The […]

  • Zenon’s Best of 2016 Live Shows!

    Zenon’s Best of 2016 Live Shows!

    Best performance of the year by a local original band TailGun I’d heard rumblings about these guys for quite awhile. And I certainly knew that their front man Dru Jaxin brought the goods both vocally and stage presence-wise. But it wasn’t until he kindly slapped down their debut album on CD for me to have […]