BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, DEEP PURPLE Members Hit The Studio For Armenian Charity Track; Photos Available
October 8, 2010, 14 years ago
Earlier this week, Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE), Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN) and Jon Lord (ex-Deep Purple) spent time in the studio laying down the track 'Out Of My Mind', a charity single to raise money for a new music school in Armenia.
Photos of the session are available at Ian Gillan's website here.
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.
According to the DEEP PURPLE Appreciation Society, "there is a 20th Anniversary Edition of the Rock Aid Armenia project due this month, rounding up the original versions, the video and some more new mixes." More news as it develops.
