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Vinny Appice
real name Vincent Samson Appice
Brooklyn, United States
Vinny Appice is credited on 765 releases across 155 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
765
Credits
155
Albums
6
Decades active
439
In collections
Biography
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Drummer, born September 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York; brother of Carmine Appice.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
765 releases · 155 albums · active 1976–2026
- Performance · 1,085
- Other credits · 46
- Production · 4
Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Rockfield Studios · Musicland Studios · Caribou Ranch
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Holy Diver
1983
Mob Rules
1981
The Last In Line
1984
Dream Evil
1987
Sacred Heart
1985
Live Evil
1983
Dehumanizer
1992
The Devil You Know
2009
Lock Up The Wolves
1990
Doomed Heavy Metal
2020
Intermission
1986
The Dio Years
2007
Strange Highways
1993
Holy Diver Live
2006
Killing The Dragon
2002
Breaking Out Of Heaven: 2007-2009
2026
The Very Beast Of Dio
Donington '87
2022
Neon Nights • 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell • Live At Wacken
2010
Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007
Hear 'n Aid (An All-Star Album For Famine Relief)
1986
Rainbow In The Dark
1983
Jericho
2023
Heavy Crown
2016
Frequent collaborators
- Dio (2)
- Black Sabbath
- Various
- Heaven & Hell (2)
- Derringer (2)
- Lana Lane
- Hollywood Monsters
- Joel Hoekstra's 13
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