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Post by Monsters of Rock on Dec 24, 2022 22:27:37 GMT 10
Appice Calls the Rock Hall 'A--holes' for Excluding Dio
Veteran rock drummer Vinny Appice — he performed with the heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio in the bands Dio, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell — has lashed out at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for not including more of the late singer in its museum.
In fact, he called the institution "fucking assholes."
After all, the Rock Hall has a history of what many of us metal fans perceive as snubs to our favorite music. The Hall will finally include metal pioneers Judas Priest just this year, and in what some see as a rather backhanded way.
As Appice shared with Talkin' Bout Rock this month, he clearly feels the same way about its treatment of Dio.
"They're a bunch of fucking assholes," Appice said of the Rock Hall, according to Metal Injection. "I mean, Sabbath wasn't in it for how long? They finally got in it 16 years ago."
The drummer continued, "I've been to that place, and there wasn't really much of Ronnie in there either. It's like, Ronnie? C'mon! Rainbow, 'Man on the Silver Mountain,' 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.' And then Sabbath, the Heaven and Hell album and the rest of the albums we did, and then Dio, and he's only featured in the Rock Hall with this 12-inch square placemat or something."
Appice added, "They don't mention me. Hey, you know what? I've been around. … I'm still around from all these years. But I guess it doesn't count for anything."
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Veteran rock drummer Vinny Appice — he performed with the heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio in the bands Dio, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell — has lashed out at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for not including more of the late singer in its museum.
In fact, he called the institution "fucking assholes."
After all, the Rock Hall has a history of what many of us metal fans perceive as snubs to our favorite music. The Hall will finally include metal pioneers Judas Priest just this year, and in what some see as a rather backhanded way.
As Appice shared with Talkin' Bout Rock this month, he clearly feels the same way about its treatment of Dio.
"They're a bunch of fucking assholes," Appice said of the Rock Hall, according to Metal Injection. "I mean, Sabbath wasn't in it for how long? They finally got in it 16 years ago."
The drummer continued, "I've been to that place, and there wasn't really much of Ronnie in there either. It's like, Ronnie? C'mon! Rainbow, 'Man on the Silver Mountain,' 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.' And then Sabbath, the Heaven and Hell album and the rest of the albums we did, and then Dio, and he's only featured in the Rock Hall with this 12-inch square placemat or something."
Appice added, "They don't mention me. Hey, you know what? I've been around. … I'm still around from all these years. But I guess it doesn't count for anything."
Loudwire
