My Take
Vinny Appice is one of those drummers who keeps showing up at the center of rock history, and honestly that's no accident — the guy simply hits hard and fits perfectly into the heaviest rooms in the genre. Growing up in Brooklyn and coming from the Appice drumming bloodline (his older brother Carmine is a legend in his own right), Vinny carved out his own massive identity through stints with Dio and Black Sabbath, including the Heaven & Hell era alongside Ronnie James Dio. His playing is pure thunder — not flashy for flash's sake, but locked-in and brutally powerful in exactly the way those bands demanded. Every time you hear those Dio records, the drums feel like a force of nature, and that's Vinny doing his thing.
Overview
Vincent Samson Appice ( APP-ə-see, born September 13, 1957) is an American rock and metal drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. He is the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vinny Appice
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィニー・アピス
- Reading
- ゔぃにー・あぴす
- Born
- September 13, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- drummer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.