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{{Short description|American drummer (born 1946)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Carmine Appice
| image             = Carmine Appice in 2015.jpg
| caption           = Appice in 2015
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1946|12|15}}
| birth_place       = New York City, U.S.
| genre             = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}
| instruments       = {{hlist|Drums|vocals}}
| years_active      = 1966–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Atco Records|Atco]]
* [[Epic records|Epic]]
* [[Repertoire Records|Repertoire]]
}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
* [[Beck, Bogert & Appice]]
* [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]
* [[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]]
* Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
* [[Hear 'n Aid]]
* KGB
* [[King Kobra]]
* [[Marty Friedman (musician)|Marty Friedman]]
* [[Mother's Army]]
* [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
* [[Pappo]]
* [[Paul Stanley]]
* [[Rod Stewart]]
* [[Ted Nugent]]
* Travers & Appice
* [[Vanilla Fudge]]
}}
| website           = {{url|carmineappice.net}}
}}

'''Carmine Appice''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑr|m|aɪ|n|_|æ|ˈ|p|iː|s}} {{IPA|it|ˈkarmine ˈappitʃe|lang}}; born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with [[Vanilla Fudge]]; [[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]]; the [[power trio]] [[Beck, Bogert & Appice]]; [[Rod Stewart]]; [[King Kobra]]; and [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]. He is the older brother of [[Vinny Appice]]. Appice was inducted into the ''Classic Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicdrummerhalloffame.com/carmine-appice |title=Carmine Appice Hall of Fame Induction |publisher=Classic Drummer |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118054131/http://www.classicdrummerhalloffame.com/carmine-appice |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''[[Modern Drummer]]'' Hall of Fame in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/modern-drummers-readers-poll-archive/#_ |title=Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014 |work=[[Modern Drummer]] |access-date=10 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821222429/http://www.moderndrummer.com/modern-drummers-readers-poll-archive/#_ |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is also a bass player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3631704-Carmine-Appices-Guitar-Zeus-Carmine-Appices-Guitar-Zeus|title=None}}</ref>

His best-selling drum instruction book ''The Realistic Rock Drum Method''.<ref>{{cite book |author=Appice, Carmine |title=The Realistic Drum Method |publisher=Alfred Publishing Co. Inc 1995}}</ref> was first published in 1972 and has since been revised and republished as ''The Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method''.<ref>{{cite book |author=Appice, Carmine |title=The Ultimate Realistic Drum Method |publisher=Warner Brothers Publishers 2000}}</ref> It covers the basic subjects of rock rhythms and [[polyrhythm]]s, [[linear]] rudiments and groupings, [[Swung note|shuffle rhythms]], [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]] and double bass drum exercises. Appice has claimed that he influenced [[John Bonham]]'s use of bass drum [[Tuplet#Triplet|triplets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/carmine-appice-repeats-claim-that-john-bonhams-triplet-bass-drum-motif-was-inspired-by-his-work-with-vanilla-fudge|title=Carmine Appice Repeats Claim That John Bonham's Triplet Bass-Drum Motif Was Inspired By His Work With Vanilla Fudge|date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Carmine Appice with Beck Bogert and Appice.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Appice performing with [[Beck, Bogert, and Appice]], 1972]]

Appice received classical music training, and was influenced early on by the work of [[jazz]] drummers [[Buddy Rich]] and [[Gene Krupa]]. Appice first came to prominence as the drummer with the late 1960s [[Psychedelic music|psychedelic]] band [[Vanilla Fudge]]. He contributed distinctive background harmonies with bassist [[Tim Bogert]]. After five albums, the pair left Vanilla Fudge<ref>{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=Vanilla Fudge |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5744/biography|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref> to form the [[blues rock]] quartet [[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Newsom |first=Jim |title=Cactus |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p16233|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref> with vocalist [[Rusty Day]] and guitarist [[Jim McCarty (guitarist)|Jim McCarty]]. Appice and Bogert then left Cactus to join [[Jeff Beck]] in the [[power trio]] [[Beck, Bogert & Appice]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Hjort and Hinman |title=Jeff's book: A Chronology of Jeff Beck's Career 1965–1980 |pages=77, 80, 101, 103–7, 119–153, 157, 158, 164, 168, 180, 185, 187}}</ref> Appice joined [[Rod Stewart]]'s backing band in 1976,<ref>{{Cite web|title=On this day 11/12/1976 Rod Stewart|url=https://www.keepcardifflive.com/news/2021/12/10/on-this-day-11121976-rod-stewart|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Cardiff Live|date=December 11, 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> co-writing songs such as "[[Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?]]" and "[[Young Turks (song)|Young Turks]]". He also played drums on a track on [[Paul Stanley]]'s eponymous [[Paul Stanley (album)|solo album (1978)]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Prato|first=Greg |title=''Paul Stanley'' album review |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r312869|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref>

He was a member of KGB, which featured Ray Kennedy, [[Ric Grech]], [[Mike Bloomfield]] and Barry Goldberg. Appice has recorded with artists such as [[Stanley Clarke]], [[Ted Nugent]] and [[Pink Floyd]]. He has also played with [[King Kobra]] and (alongside [[John Sykes]]) in [[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]. On May 23, 1981, [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]], [[Mayor of Los Angeles]], proclaimed that day as Carmine Appice Day in the city, in recognition of the drummer's charitable and educational work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicbands.com/CarmineAppiceInterview.html |title=Gary James' Interview with Carmine Appice |publisher=classicbands.com |access-date=2010-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604033416/http://www.classicbands.com/CarmineAppiceInterview.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In late 1983 Appice toured with [[Ozzy Osbourne]] in support of his Gold-selling ''[[Bark at the Moon]]'' album, but shortly afterward was fired from the backing group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewcarmine-appice-cactusvanilla-fudgebeck-bogert-appice/68534 |title=Hit-channel.com |date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924025323/http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewcarmine-appice-cactusvanilla-fudgebeck-bogert-appice/68534 |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vintagerock.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:carmine-appice&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=4 |title=Vintagerock.com |access-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104175057/http://www.vintagerock.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:carmine-appice&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=4 |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Though Osbourne had a good relationship with him, the singer's wife and manager [[Sharon Osbourne|Sharon]] detested Appice, and the decision to fire him was strictly hers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vinny-appice-says-sharon-osbourne-would-beat-wendy-dio-in-hypothetical-throw-down/ |title=VINNY APPICE Says SHARON OSBOURNE Would Beat WENDY DIO In Hypothetical 'Throw-Down' |date=April 2, 2018 |publisher=blabbermouth.net |access-date=2018-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403034157/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vinny-appice-says-sharon-osbourne-would-beat-wendy-dio-in-hypothetical-throw-down/ |archive-date=April 3, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Appice recorded ''Caso Cerrado'' (1995) with the Argentine guitarist [[Pappo]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bonacich |first=Drago |title=Pappo's Blues Biography |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p209758|pure_url=yes}}  |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2015}} They were also joined by bassist [[Tim Bogert]] on four songs, including "P. B. A. Boogie". He spent 1999 touring Japan with Bogert and [[Char (musician)|Char]] in a unit called CB&A, with a live album released the following year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Bogert Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-bogert-mn0000928411/biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref> In 2000, Appice formed the power trio DBA with Bogert and [[Rick Derringer]], and was reunited once again with Bogert when they reformed Vanilla Fudge.

In 2005, he became an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization which provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in less privileged public schools throughout the USA. He has personally delivered instruments to children in the program and has also performed at benefit concerts for the organization and sits on its Honorary board of directors.<ref>{{cite web |author=LKR USA |url=http://www.littlekidsrock.org |title=Little Kids Rock |publisher=Little Kids Rock.org |access-date=2009-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122215524/http://www.littlekidsrock.org/ |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, he formed the drum ensemble SLAMM<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/carmineappiceslamm1.html |title=SLAMM |publisher=drummerworld.com |access-date=2009-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306005237/http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/carmineappiceslamm1.html |archive-date=March 6, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref> in which Appice participated on drums playing alongside four young drummers; the resulting show has been described as "Stomp on steroids".{{cn|date=December 2020}} The band filmed a promotional video for the Cable Network station [[ESPN]], using a [[NASCAR]] garage as a set and mechanics' hardware as instruments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummerconnection.com/news/2008/09/05/3221-carmine-appice-joins-ddrum |title=Carmine Appice Joins DDrum |publisher=drummerconnection.com |access-date=2009-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021316/http://www.drummerconnection.com/news/2008/09/05/3221-carmine-appice-joins-ddrum |archive-date=November 20, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref> SLAMM was voted as the [[runner-up]] in the ''Drum'' magazine poll for Percussion Ensemble (2008) after a special appearance at the magazine's drum festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/drummies2009/ |title=Drum magazine poll for drum shows (2008) |publisher=drummagazine.com |access-date=2009-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714053457/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/drummies2009/ |archive-date=July 14, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The group also appears on the Modern Drummer festival DVD (2008).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigerbill.com/drumreviews/modern_drummer_festival_2008.htm |title=Drum magazine DVD (2008) |publisher=tigerbill.com |access-date=2009-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526074519/http://tigerbill.com/drumreviews/modern_drummer_festival_2008.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

He recorded ''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes'' (2009). This was the third album in his ''Guitar Zeus'' series. These albums have featured guitarists such as [[Jennifer Batten]], [[Brian May]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Richie Sambora]] and [[Yngwie Malmsteen]].

Carmine Appice lives in New York with his longtime girlfriend, radio personality Leslie Gold, [[The Radio Chick]].

He lent his talents to the [[Sly Stone]] CD ''[[I'm Back! Family & Friends]]'', on which he plays on the Sly classic "[[Stand! (song)|Stand!]]" It was released on August 16, 2011.

2011–2012 saw Carmine performing Drum Wars shows with his brother [[Vinny Appice]] and guitarist Michael Hund, as well a reformation of [[King Kobra]] with [[Johnny Rod]], [[Mick Sweda]], and David Henzerling, with [[Paul Shortino]] replacing [[Marcie Free]] on lead vocals. This lineup released an eponymous album, ''[[King Kobra (album)|King Kobra]]'', in April 2011 on the [[Frontiers Records|Frontiers]] label, which received critical acclaim. A new King Kobra album was released in 2013, titled ''[[King Kobra II]]'', featuring the song "Have a Good Time", for which a music video was filmed in the fall of 2012 at Count's Vamp'd in [[Las Vegas Valley]].

Appice published his memoir, ''Stick It!: My Life of Sex, Drums & Rock 'n' Roll'', in 2016.<ref name="Aquarian">{{cite journal |last=Greenblatt |first=Mike |date=June 15, 2016 |title=Rant 'N' Roll: One-On-One With Carmine Appice |journal=[[The Aquarian Weekly]] |publisher=Arts Weekly Inc. |url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2016/06/15/rant-n-roll-one-on-one-with-carmine-appice/ |access-date=August 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820014218/http://www.theaquarian.com/2016/06/15/rant-n-roll-one-on-one-with-carmine-appice/ |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Appice was set to play with [[Vinnie Vincent]] in a mini-reunion show slated originally for December 2018 but moved to February 2019 before ultimately being completely canceled.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vinnie Vincent postpones December shows to February 2019 and announces all-star band |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/vinnie-vincent-postpones-december-shows-to-february-2019-and-announces-all-star-band/ |website=Sleazeroxx.com |date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121120237/https://sleazeroxx.com/vinnie-vincent-postpones-december-shows-to-february-2019-and-announces-all-star-band/ |archive-date=November 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Appice released ''Energy Overload''. The album is credited to Appice Perdomo Project, which is a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist [[Fernando Perdomo]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/carmine-appice-and-fernando-perdomo-launch-new-music-project |title = Carmine Appice and Fernando Perdomo launch new music project {{!}} Louder| date=September 7, 2021 }}</ref>

==Discography==

=== Albums ===

'''Appice''' (with his brother [[Vinny Appice]])
* ''Sinister'' (2017)

'''Carmine Appice'''
*''[[Carmine Appice (album)|Rockers]]'' (1981)
*''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus'' (1995)
*''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus 2: Channel Mind Radio'' (1997)
*''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Japan'' (1999)
*''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Korea'' (2002)
*''V8'' (2008)
*''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes'' (double CD) (2009)
*''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary'' (2021)

'''Appice Perdomo Project''' (with [[Fernando Perdomo]])
* ''Energy Overload'' (2021)<ref name="auto"/>

'''[[Beck, Bogert & Appice]]'''
*''[[Beck, Bogert & Appice (album)|Beck, Bogert & Appice]]'' (1973)
*''[[Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album)|Live in Japan]]'' (1973)

'''[[Blue Murder (band)|Blue Murder]]'''
*''[[Blue Murder (album)|Blue Murder]]'' (1989)
*''[[Nothin' But Trouble (Blue Murder album)|Nothin' But Trouble]]'' (1993)

'''[[Carmen Maki]]'''
*''[[Carmen Maki - Night Stalker (album)|Night Stalker]]'' (1979)

'''[[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]]'''
*''[[Cactus (Cactus album)|Cactus]]'' (1970)
*''[[One Way...Or Another]]'' (1971)
*''[[Restrictions (album)|Restrictions]]'' (1971)
*''[['Ot 'N' Sweaty]]'' (1972)
*''[[Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs]]'' (2004)
*''[[Cactus V]]'' (2006)
*''Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs Vol. II'' (2007)
*''Black Dawn'' (2016)
*''Tightrope'' (2021)
*''Temple of Blues (2024)''<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Carmine Appice announces new Cactus album with massive all-star lineup |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/carmine-appice-cactus-relaunch}}</ref>

'''Char, Bogert & Appice'''
*''Live in Japan'' (1999)

'''Derringer, Bogert & Appice'''
*''Doin' Business As…'' (2001)

'''DNA'''
*''Party Tested'' (1983)<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r34539|pure_url=yes}} |title=Party Tested |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref>

'''[[Jan Akkerman]]'''
*''Tabernakel'' (1974)<ref>{{cite web|author=Eder, Bruce |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r109103|pure_url=yes}} |title=Jan Akkerman, Tabernakel |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref>

'''KGB'''
*''KGB'' (1976)
*''Motion'' (1976)

'''[[King Kobra]]'''
*''[[Ready to Strike]]'' (1985)
*''[[Thrill of a Lifetime (album)|Thrill of a Lifetime]]'' (1986)
*''[[King Kobra III]]'' (1988)
*''Hollywood Trash'' (2001)
*''[[King Kobra (album)|King Kobra]]'' (2011)
*''[[King Kobra II]]'' (2013)

'''[[Marty Friedman (musician)|Marty Friedman]]'''
*''[[True Obsessions]]'' (1996)

'''[[Michael Schenker]]'''
*''[[Temple of Rock]]'' (2011)

'''[[Mother's Army]]'''
*''Mothers Army'' (1993)
*''Planet Earth'' (1997)

'''[[Pappo]]'s Blues'''
*''[[Caso Cerrado]]'' (1995)

'''[[Paul Stanley]]'''
*''[[Paul Stanley (album)|Paul Stanley]]'' (1978)

'''Pearl'''
*''Pearl'' (1997)
*''4 Infinity'' (1998)

'''[[Pink Floyd]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rocknrolluniverse.com/rocknrolluniverse_387.htm |title=Carmine Appice interview |publisher=rocknrolluniverse.com |access-date=2010-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121195103/http://www.rocknrolluniverse.com/rocknrolluniverse_387.htm |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*"Dogs of War" from ''[[A Momentary Lapse of Reason]]'' (1987)<ref>{{cite web |author=Newsom, Jim |title=Momentary Lapse of Reason |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r15273|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref>

'''Rated X'''
*''Rated X (2014)''

'''[[Rod Stewart]]'''
*''[[Foot Loose & Fancy Free]]'' (1977)
*''[[Blondes Have More Fun]]'' (1978)
*''[[Foolish Behaviour]]'' (1980)
*''[[Tonight I'm Yours]]'' (1981)

'''[[Sly Stone]]'''
*''[[I'm Back! Family & Friends]]'' (credited only to "Sly Stone") (2011)

'''[[Ted Nugent]]'''
*''[[Nugent (album)|Nugent]]'' (1982)

'''Travers & Appice'''<ref>{{cite web |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |title=Travers and Appice |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p681434|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2009-02-15}}</ref> (as duo with [[Pat Travers]])  
*''It Takes A Lot of Balls'' (2004)
*''Live at the House of Blues'' (2005)
*''Bazooka'' (2006)

'''[[Vanilla Fudge]]'''
*''[[Vanilla Fudge (album)|Vanilla Fudge]]'' (1967)
*''[[The Beat Goes On (Vanilla Fudge album)|The Beat Goes On]]'' (1968)
*''[[Renaissance (Vanilla Fudge album)|Renaissance]]'' (1968)
*''[[Near the Beginning]]'' (1969)
*''[[Rock & Roll (Vanilla Fudge album)|Rock & Roll]]'' (1969)
*''[[Mystery (Vanilla Fudge album)|Mystery]]'' (1984)
*''The Best of Vanilla Fudge Live'' (1991)
*''2001/The Return/Then And Now'' (2001)
*''The Real Deal – Vanilla Fudge Live'' (2003)
*''[[Out Through the In Door]]'' (2007)
*''Orchestral Fudge/When Two Worlds Collide'' (2008)
*''Box of Fudge'' (2010)
*''Spirit Of '67'' (2015)

'''Vargas, Bogert & Appice'''
*''Javier Vargas, Tim Bogert, Carmine Appice: Featuring Paul Shortino'' (2011)

=== With others ===
* [[Hear 'n Aid|Hear 'n Aid - ''"Stars"'']] (1986)
* [[Brad Gillis]] - ''[[Gilrock Ranch]]'' (1993)
* [[Cozy Powell]] Tribute – ''[[Cozy Powell Forever]]'' (1998)
* Moonstone Project – ''Time to Take a Stand/Hidden in Time'' (2006)
* Who Are You – An All-Star Tribute to the Who (2012)
* The Rod Experience – Rod Stewart Tribute Band, including original RS band members (2014)
* Pat Travers - The Balls (2016)
* Chris Catena's Rock City Tribe – ''Truth in Unity'' (2020)

== Awards ==
*[[Hollywood's Rockwalk]]
*''[[Modern Drummer]]'': Best Rock Drummer – Editors' award (lifetime achievement)
*[[Sabian Cymbals|Sabian]] Cymbals: Best Rock Drummer – lifetime achievement
*[[Guitar Center]]: Legends' Award

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last1=Appice |first1=Carmine |last2=Gittins |first2=Ian |year=2016 |title=Stick It!: My Life of Sex, Drums & Rock 'n' Roll |location=Chicago |publisher=Chicago Review Press |isbn=978-1-61373-555-8}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120502094601/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/in-conversation-with-carmine-appice Carmine Appice DRUM! Magazine Interview]
*Hjort, Chris and Hinman, Doug. ''Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's career 1965–1980 : from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock''. Rock 'n' Roll Research Press, (2000). {{ISBN|0-9641005-3-3}}
*Realistic Rock: 35th Anniversary Special Edition. Appice, Carmine. Alfred Publishing Company (March 2007) {{ISBN|0-7390-4566-0}}
*The Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method. Appice, Carmine. Alfred Publishing Company (July 2000).{{ISBN|0-89724-486-9}}
*Ultimate Play-Along Drum Trax. Appice, Carmine Guitar Zeus. Alfred Publishing Company (August 2004) {{ISBN|0-7579-1916-2}}
*Rudiments to Rock. Alfred Publishing Company (July 1995). {{ISBN|0-7692-5075-0}}
*Realistic Rock for Kids. Alfred Publishing Company  (2003)

==External links==
*[http://www.carmineappice.net Carmine Appice] official website
*[http://www.cactusrocks.net Cactus] official website
*[http://www.slammusa.com Official Slamm website]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/carmine-appice Carmine Appice Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (2019)
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