"Sinister", the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny Appice, was released on October 27 through SPV/Steamhammer as CD digipack, double gatefold vinyl, download and stream. You can listen to the entire album, along with commentary from both Carmine and Vinny, in the YouTube clip below. You're unlikely to find a phenomenon like Carmine and Vinny Appice a second time in the history of rock music. For more than forty years, the two brothers have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny (each of them on his own) can be heard on numerous legendary albums and have toured countless times with some of the world's greatest acts. Carmine embarked on his musical path in the 1960s with the unforgotten VANILLA FUDGE, manning in the course of his illustrious career the drums for superstars such as Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne, among others. His brother Vinny, who is eleven years his junior, looks back on an equally spectacular career, having worked with acts such as BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL and DIO, among others. With the exception of the live album "Drum Wars - Live!" (2014), there has been no direct collaboration between the two so far. That's about to change! "Sinister" was recorded with the support of a number of prestigious guests. Vinny says: "As Ringo said: with a little help from our friends." "Sinister" consists of a total of thirteen tracks, recorded by Carmine and Vinny together with distinguished colleagues. "Killing Floor" and "Future Past" feature the wonderful Craig Goldy (together with bassist Tony Franklin), Franklin resurfacing, together with Paul Shortino, on "Suddenly" and on "You Got Me Running". Shortino also lends his awesome vocals to "War Cry" and the programmatic "Monsters And Heroes", the latter also featuring BULLETBOYS guitarist Mick Sweda, while Shortino teams up with WHITESNAKE stringsman Joel Hoekstra on "War Cry". Talking of vocals: "Sinister", "Danger" (bass: Phil Soussan), "In The Night" (guitar: Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal) and "Sabbath Mash" (guitar: Erik Turner, keyboards: Erik Norlander) are all sung by Jim Crean, while Chas West recorded the vocal parts for "Killing Floor", Scotty Bruce featuring on "Future Past" and Robin McAuley on "Riot". The biggest surprise of all: Carmine himself doubles as vocalist on "You Got Me Running". Vinny says: "Carmine has been singing lead and background for years. He's a very good singer and I"m glad he sang one number on this record." Track listing: 01. Sinister 02. Monsters And Heroes 03. Killing Floor 04. Danger 05. Drum Wars 06. Riot 07. Suddenly 08. In The Night 09. Future Past 10. You Got Me Running 11. Bros In Drums 12. War Cry 13. Sabbath Mash Lineup and guests Carmine Appice (drums, vocals) Vinny Appice (drums) Jim Crean (vocals) Paul Shortino (vocals) (ROUGH CUTT, ex-QUIET RIOT) Robin McAuley (vocals) (MSG) Chas West (vocals) (ex-LYNCH MOB) Scotty Bruce (vocals) Craig Goldy (guitar) (ex-DIO, ex-GIUFFRIA) Bumblefoot (guitar) (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) Joel Hoekstra (guitar) (WHITESNAKE) Mike Sweda (guitar) (BULLETBOYS) Erik Turner (guitar) (WARRANT) David Michael Phillips (guitar) (KING KOBRA) Tony Franklin (bass) (ex-BLUE MURDER, ex-THE FIRM) Phil Soussan (bass) (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) Johnny Rod (bass) (KING KOBRA, ex-W.A.S.P.) Jorgen Carlson (bass) (GOV'T MULE) The lyric video for the song "Monsters And Heroes" can now be seen below. Carmine Appice comments on the song and lyric video: "The song 'Monsters And Heroes' is a song about the great Ronnie James Dio. The song is a tribute to his legacy. The track features both Vinny and I on drums as well as special guest Paul Shortino (who wrote the lyrics) handling the vocal duties. We all knew Ronnie very well and wanted to do this video so everyone can see what a great tribute this is to Ronnie. Check it out it is a piece of rock art!!!" Adds Vinny: "'Monsters And Heroes' is special song that was inspired by the greatest singer and person in rock! My friend Ronnie James Dio. This is a special tribute to the man who gave us such great music and words and also took the time for all his fans who he loved." Top photo of Carmine Appice and Vinny Appice was taken by Joey Wester
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