Drummer, singer, songwriter, soloist, band leader, author, educator, innovator. It’s nearly impossible to describe Carmine Appice’s massive influence on the drum world. He sits near the top of Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the Top 100 Drummers of All Time. His Realistic Rock Drum Method is the most popular rock drum book ever written. He’s helped redefine the modern drum set with his pioneering use of double bass drums, concert toms, gongs, tympani, and Chinese cymbals. As a founding member of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, King Kobra and Blue Murder, and as a member of Rod Stewart, Edgar Winter, Ozzy Osborne, and Ted Nugent’s bands, he was always more than “just the drummer.” He put his unique stamp on each band’s sound and image. His over-the-top solos were a highlight of every live performance. If you didn’t know who Carmine Appice was at the beginning of a […]

December 2022 Issue