After Bill Ward had quit Black Sabbath , Vinny Appice - the brother of Carmine Appice - joined the band, playing his first concert on August 31st, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was playing as session drummer when he got a call from Black Sabbath. He left Black Sabbath - together with Ronnie James Dio - in October, 1982 - to form a band called Dio .