Tom Morello recruited System of a Down singer Serj Tankian for a triumphant live version of Audioslaves Like a Stone during a solo set at the Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio. The performance fell almost exactly two years after the death of Chris Cornell, Morellos former Audioslave bandmate.
In the fan-shot clip, the guest spot occurs after a long medley of riffs from Morellos back catalog, including Rage Against the Machine classics (Guerilla Radio, Sleep Now in the Fire) and Audioslaves Cochise. Tankian walks onstage around the 4:20 mark adding his dramatic vibrato to Like a Stone, a single from the bands 2002 debut LP. (The frontman even threw in some air guitar during Morellos wild solo.)
While Morello has most recently played Like a Stone live without a singer, Tankian previously joined Prophets of Rage (which includes Morello and fellow surviving Audioslave members Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk) for the song in 2018 and 2017.
Cornell last performed the track in January 2017 four months before his death during a one-off Audioslave reunion at an anti-Trump benefit show, the groups first performance in almost 12 years.