HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer Vinny Appice

HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer Vinny Appice Discusses New Live CD/DVD

WWW.Glam-Metal.com has issued the following report from Deb Rao:

"August 28th (marked) the release of the new HEAVEN AND HELL DVD and CD, Heaven And Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall, on Rhino Records. Also today (August 29th), Heaven And Hell hold a special in-store appearance at 6 PM at Hot Topic on Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood, CA in honor of the release of the first DVD and CD in fifteen years from the band.

Heaven And Hell will tour Mexico, August 29 - September 1st. On September 5th, in Binghamton, NY at the Broome County Arena, Heaven And Hell will kick off a World Tour with ALICE COOPER and QUEENSRŸCHE."

Deb Rao spoke to Heaven And Hell drummer Vinny Appice prior to the in-store signing and discussed the unveiling of Heaven And Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall. The following is an excerpt from Deb's chat with Vinny:

Q: Now, this is the first concert of the band in fifteen years. How exciting was it to be part of this musical history?

A: "Yes, this is the first anything in fifteen years. First tour, first DVD, first CD. So it is pretty exciting. Tonight, we are doing an in-store in Hollywood, at Hot Topic signing the DVD for 3 hours, so that should be crazy."

Q: Now, I got to see the New York concert last night on VH1. They were playing Live From Radio City Music Hall. It looks like it came out really well. Tell me a little bit about the production of the DVD. Was it hard to shoot all o fthe different angles on this tour because it was so theatrical? Also, I heard a lot about the issues regarding the New York City Union.

A: "At Radio City there was a lot of confusion because, there was a lot of stuff going on. Because first of all, it is New York. You got a lot of friends coming down, and people in the business and you are recording a DVD, so it was really crazy. We had problems doing a soundcheck because everything ran late. Then, when we did a soundcheck, we had to stop. We didn't even play one song because the Union Break came up. In New York, the Union Break is like God. So, we had to stop. (Laughter) So it was a little nerve racking. But, we can only do half a song, and hopefully that was OK for everybody who was doing a little recording and camera work. We would have liked to have done more. If we could. So, it was a lot of nerves rattling here and there. But, we thought it came out really, really good. When, we sort of finished the product with all of the editing, it looks fanstastic."

Read the full interview at Glam-Metal.com.

HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer Vinnie Appice Talks About New Album; Video Available

Myvideodaily.com has new video footage of legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO and BLACK SABBATH) confirming that singer Ronnie James Dio, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi will get HEAVEN AND HELL in the studio in 2008. Click here to view.

Boston-based scribe Deb Rao recently spoke to Appice on behalf of BW&BK. Click here to view the feature.

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