History & Biography Joe Satriani is an extraordinary guitarist whose pupils include names like Steve Vai (solo, David Lee Roth, etc.), Larry La Londe (Possessed and Primus) and Metallica’s Kirk Hammet. Satriani was a member of Squares in the mid-‘80s before charting his own path via solo albums.
His earlier albums are generally recognized as being more technical and flashy than the later works. The early albums were issued by Food For Thought, which was a division of Relativity Records. Satriani replaced Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple in 1994, albeit temporarily as apparently contractual obligations would disallow him to permanently join the band. He would later tour as part of the G3 ensemble alongside Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen and others. Satriani would keep touring and releasing albums and would re-join Ian Gillan in 2005 for the Deep Purple singer’s Gillan’s Inn disc. Legacy Records reissued Surfing With The Alien in September of 2007. The guitarist released a Box Set and toured to commemorate Surfing With The Alien’s twentieth anniversary. He released his thirteenth album, entitled Professor Satchafunkilus And The Musterion Of Rock both as a regular CD and CD + DVD edition. The album was released by Epic Records. Joe was suing Coldplay, accusing that band of plagiarizing one of his songs. The complaint was filed in Los Angeles federal court in December of 2008 and claimed that Coldplay’s song Viva La Vida incorporated substantial portions of Satriani’s 2004 instrumental If I Could Fly. Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith formed a new band called Chickenfoot in 2009. The band’s self-titled album was due in May. Joe Satriani released Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock on February 2nd, 2010 through Epic Record. It was taped on May 27, 2008 at The Grand Rex Theater in Paris, France. It was a live two-disc CD and a DVD. Joe Satriani’s Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards album was out on October 5th, 2010 through Epic Records. Joe Satriani would issue an album called Unstoppable Momentum in May, 2013. Joe Satriani was completing his Canadian tour. Following several US shows he would perform the U.S. national anthem at Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Joe Satriani would release his next album, entitled Shockwave Supernova, on July 24th 2015. The day is Friday, Global Release Day, which was designed to give music a simultaneous international release date. Joe Satriani's Shockwave Supernova album became the guitarist’s highest U.S.A chart position of his career. The album debuted on Billboard's Top 200 Chart at No. 19. Joe Satriani and United Nations’ musical director Robin DiMaggio had a 2015 song called Music Without Words. A portion of all proceeds from downloads would be donated to support UNICEF. Joe Satriani would host the third annual G4 Experience in 2016. That year’s event would be held from August 8th to 12th at Glen Cove Mansion in Glen Cove, New York. Alex Skolnick, Steve Vai and others were to appear. The man had a tour documentary called Beyond The Supernova in 2018. The man had a new album, called Shapeshifting, through Sony in April. Incendium and Heavy Metal magazine announced a comic book series called Crystal Planet, which was created by Joe Satriani and Ned Evett, in 2021. Joe Satriani's manager Mick Brigden died due to an accident at home on September 5th 2021. He had previously managed the likes of Peter Frampton and Mountain. Joe Satriani had a new album on April 8th 2022. The Elephants Of Mars was out through the guitarist’s new label earMUSIC.
Joe Satriani postponed his European tour to the spring of 2023 from this the spring of 2022. The decision was made owing to the pandemic. He announced an autumn 2022 North American tour however. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted reported that he had been in talks for a Vanhalen tribute band that would feature Joe Satriani on guitar and Alex Van Halen on drums. It was later reported that David Lee Roth was considered on vocals. Newsted opted to back out. Newsted regretted the disclosure later and Satriani expressed surprise at the revelation.
Joe Satriani’s G4 Experience V6.0 was to take place at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA between January 3 and 7th, 2023. Other guitarists appearing were Alex Skolnick, Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Cory Wong and Steve Morse. Satriani, Eric Johnson And Steve Vai reunited for the 2024 Edition Of G3 Tour, which was to take place in the USA in January and February. The band was booked for Monsters Of Rock Cruise in 2024. Guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham were joining former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony on a US tour playing mostly Van Halen songs in the summer of 2024. Guitarist Joe Satriani and Steve Vai were touring under the Satch/Vai banner in 2024. They also collaborated on a new three-part musical endeavour called The Sea Of Emotion.
Satriani was also a singer and has collaborated with the likes of Stuart Hamm, Gregg Bissonette and Paul Ashley in the past. Ibanez guitars sponsored Satriani.
Reviews JOE SATRIANI - SURFING WITH THE ALIEN - EPIC 
Guitar hero Joe Satriani’s 1988 record Surfing With The Alien is back through Legacy Records with a rich package full of goodies. This is the Bay Area guitarist’s best known record and the one that features the distinct cover artwork of the dashing alien indeed surfing at high speeds.
Many people have a hard time getting into shredding instrumentals like these (including myself), but some of this material is astonishing. From the shredding to the tapping to the more moody and acoustic strumming Satriani is a master of the fret. The album has material that will (or has) appeal(ed) to metal fans, progressive lovers and guitar observers. Satriani is backed with a great rhythm section as well which probably makes this the ultimate 'guitar hero' disc. This edition features a DVD that has footage from the group’s performance at the Montreux Jazz festival of 1988 and the whole background story, which is included in the CD’s booklet. If that weren’t enough the interview with Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap is a riot. Joe used to have cool long hair before he shaved it off too. - Sheila Wes Det
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