 Recording began with Gruber, but Butler returned in November and performed all bass parts on "Heaven and Hell".Ward abruptly left partway through the album's promotional tour after a show on 19 August 1980, with Vinny Appice enlisted to take his place from 31 August.In November 1982, after disagreements over the mixing of "Live Evil", Dio and Appice left Black Sabbath and formed Dio together.