GILLAN & IOMMI TEAM UP TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ARMENIA

Express
April 2 2010
UK

Former BLACK SABBATH bandmates IAN GILLAN and TONY IOMMI are teaming
up to record a new charity track for struggling Armenians.

The rock legends were recently honoured by Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan for their efforts to raise cash and awareness about
the nation’s problems and they decided it was time to record new
material together.

Iommi tells Metal Hammer magazine, "We raised some money 20 years
ago and we wanted to do it again, to be able to buy stuff.

"We went over (to Armenia) a few months ago because they gave us an
Order Of Honour from the President… They showed us what the money
had bought. They showed us this old music school; it was freezing and
the kids had no instruments, so we bought them some new instruments –
drums and guitars – and we want to build a new school for the kids.

"We’re going to do a few songs and, hopefully, we can raise the money
to afford to buy them a new school.

"We’ve talked about doing a couple of shows out there, but it’s about
working round what we are both doing."

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