Metal Hammer report that BLACK SABBATH / HEAVEN & HELL guitartist Tony Iommi has revealed that he has begun to write riffs and will begin working with Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler on these at some point in the near future.

Whether or not this will be part of a Black Sabbath reunion or a new project remains unclear at present but Iommi has said: “What I’m doing now is writing. I’ve gone mad, writing loads of riffs again. I’m really enjoying it, putting stuff together. We will be doing something. I’m in touch with Geezer a lot now and we’ve been talking about what the next phase is going to be. It’ll be great to get out and do something again. I don’t normally say this, but there’s some great ideas coming out. That’s all I’ve got to do right now. Sit and write riffs!”

Iommi recently issued the following update:

"I had a great time in the studio (October 6th) with Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE), Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN) and Jon Lord. We had a brilliant time together laying down the track 'Out Of My Mind' and a lot of fun doing it, plenty of jokes and humor! As expected everyone played so well. What an exciting time!!"

In 1989 Tony Iommi and Ian Gillan were just a few names in a long list of talent involved in the recording of the Deep Purple track 'Smoke On The Water'. This song was re-recorded to raise money for those affected by the Leinakan earthquake that struck Armenia in 1988. In October of last year both Tony and Ian travelled to Armenia to see how the funds raised had helped the local community. On their trip they visited a music school only to find it being run out of temporary accommodation, it was the only location not to have been rebuilt 20 years after the earthquake had struck.

The new track, 'Out Of My Mind' is due to be released to raise money to build a new music school. More information about the charity single, behind the scenes photos and details will follow soon.