Vinny Appice

The "American Idol" contestant and Oscar-winner is joined by Grammy-winner Michael Buble (boo-BLAY') on the classics "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Let It Snow." "Find My Family" and "Castle" follow on ABC. Read More

Vocalist cancels Heaven and Hell European tour to undergo treatment. Read More

Heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, his wife has said. Read More

News, ToursDue to Dio frontman and namesake vocalist Ronnie James Dio becoming ill, the band has canceled their upcoming European tour. Read More

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi doesn't reckon he'll ever run out of riffs. Read More

The prevailing wisdom is that rock is a young man's game, that the piss and vinegar and vitality of rock performers exponentially decreases as the number of times they've lapped the sun increases. Read More

Borne out of '70's-era Black Sabbath, one of music's most influential hard-rock acts, this less-memorable, latter-day version could've been relegated to a parody of its original self. Read More

Old and new heavy metal comes to Nissan Pavilion on this afternoon (4 p.m.) under the guise of Crue Fest 2 led by Motley Crue with Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool and Charm City Devils. Read More

The second great incarnation of Black Sabbath arrived in 1980 with Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals, replacing Ozzy Osbourne, and Vinny Appice on drums instead of Bill Ward. Dio's neo-operatic vocals and mythological lyrics coincided with faster-paced songs than the original dirge-obsessed Sabbath. Read More

After Black Sabbath fired Ozzy Osbourne in the late '70s, it briefly looked like the band would do just fine without him. Read More