A new tribute album to late Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads featuring contributions from an impressive lineup of well-known hard-rock musicians will be released on March 3.
Immortal Randy Rhoads — The Ultimate Tribute boasts new versions of 11 songs co-written by Rhoads recorded by such artists as Quiet Riot’s Rudy Sarzo and Frank Banali, ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, Dio and Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice, former Judas Priest singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, Night Ranger’s Brad Gillis, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello andSystem of a Down’s Serj Tankian.
Among the other rockers featured on the album are ex-Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich, Dweezil Zappa, Testament’s Chuck Billy, Dokken’s George Lynch and current Ozzy guitarist Gus G.
Rhoads’ brother, Kelle, also lends his vocal and keyboard talents to the project. Immortal Randy Rhoads kicks off with a version of “Crazy Train” featuring with Tankian, Morello, Sarzo and Appice.
The album will be sold as a standard CD and a deluxe set packaged with a bonus DVD including interviews with the some of the participating artists. Double-disc vinyl and digital editions of the record also will be available.
Rhoads was just 25 when he was killed in a March 1992 plane crash in Leesburg, Florida, while on tour with Osbourne.
Here is the Immortal Randy Rhoads track list; all songs were originally recorded by Ozzy Osbourne unless noted:
“Crazy Train”
“Over the Mountain”
“Mr. Crowley”
“Believer”
“Back to the Coast” (Quiet Riot)
“I Don’t Know”
“S A T 0”
“Killer Girls” (Quiet Riot)
“Goodbye to Romance”
“Suicide Solution”
“Flying High Again”
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