Serj Tankian And Tom Morello Have Covered ‘Crazy Train’ And It’s As Awesome As You’d Imagine

Rage Against The Machine guitar warrior Tom Morello and System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian have joined forces on a blistering new cover of the Ozzy Osbourne classic Crazy Train, in tribute to legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads.

Their rendition of the hard riffin’ classic, from the seminal Blizzard Of Ozz record, is featured on an upcoming tribute album, Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute, which pays homage to Osbourne’s original guitarist, whose life was cut short at the age of 25.

The cover is set to be one of the disc’s biggest highlights, with Tankian’s trademark kooky vocals the perfect fit to tackle the Prince Of Darkness’s lyrics about going off the rails. Morello, too, does justice to the iconic riff while stamping the tune with his own unique licks and experimental zazz.

The dynamic duo are joined for the cover by one-time Black Sabbath (and current Kill Devil Hill) drummer Vinny Appice, and bassist Rudy Sarzo, who played with Rhoads in both Osbourne’s band and Quiet Riot.

But the chance to tackle such a celebrated heavy metal hymn has special significance for Morello in particular. “Randy Rhoads is my favorite guitar player of all time,” he told Rolling Stone. “It was his poster on my wall when I was practicing eight hours a day, and I named my firstborn son, Rhoads, after him. Serj, Rudy, Vinny and I rocked ‘Crazy Train’ as a sonic tribute to one of rock’s greatest fallen heroes. Crank it.”

Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute also features guest appearances by other big-name rock and metal greats, including Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho, Testament’s Chuck Billy, Firewind’s Gus G and Lynch Mob’s George Lynch. It’s due for release on March 3rd in North America with an Australian release date yet to be announced.

Listen: Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Vinny Appice, Rudy Sarzo – Crazy Train

Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute Track Listing

01. Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Serj Tankian

Gtrs: Tom Morello

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Vinny Appice

02. Over The Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: Jon Donais

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Frankie Banali

03. Mr. Crowley (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Chuck Billy

Gtrs: Alexi Laiho

Keyboards: Kelle Rhoads

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Vinny Appice

04. Believer (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: Doug Aldrich

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Vinny Appice

05. Back To The Coast (Quiet Riot)

Vocals: Kelle Rhoads

Gtrs: Bruce Kulick

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Frankie Banali

06. I Don’t Know (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: George Lynch

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Brett Chassen

07. S.A.T.O. (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Rhythm guitars: Bob Kulick

Lead guitar: Dweezil Zappa

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Vinny Appice

08. Killer Girls (Quiet Riot)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: Joel Hoekstra

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Brett Chassen

09. Goodbye To Romance (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: Gus G.

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Brett Chassen

10. Suicide Solution (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: Brad Gillis

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Brett Chassen

11. Flying High Again (Ozzy Osbourne)

Vocals: Tim “Ripper” Owens

Gtrs: Bernie Torme

Bass: Rudy Sarzo

Drums: Brett Chassen

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