Joe Satriani unveils track listing and artwork for new album

UK RELEASE: MONDAY 6th MAY 2013

Features Vinnie Colauita, Chris Chaney & Mike Keneally
World Tour Starts in Europe in May - US Tour Starts in August

Legendary performer and the hardest working guitarist in the business, Joe Satriani confirms the release of his 14th studio album, “Unstoppable Momentum” in the UK on Monday May 6 (U.S. release is Tuesday May 7) through Epic Records/Sony Music UK. The album was recorded at Skywalker Sound in San Francisco and was produced by Satriani and Mike Fraser (AC/DC).
The new album features an amazing array of talented players including Vinnie Colauita (Sting, Jeff Beck) on drums, Chris Chaney (Janes Addiction) on bass and on keyboards, Mike Keneally (Dethklok).

Photo Credit: © Chapman Baehler

The album dovetails Satriani’s UK Tour which starts a month later on Saturday 8 June at the Manchester Apollo. Joe’s touring band for the upcoming UK dates includes Mike Keneally (keyboards), Marco Minnemann (drums) and Bryan Beller (bass).
At www.satriani.com, fans will receive an exclusive, never before seen art book featuring drawings, doodles and sketches that Satriani has done over the years. "Some of my drawings have made their way on to guitars, straps and picks, LP and CD booklets, t-shirts, hats, keychains, and even my live stage productions," explains Satriani. "This book represents my first effort to finally compile my oddly drawn friends into one place, a wildly colorful portfolio of sorts. A collection of drawings meant to inspire and entertain."

Photo Credit: © Christie Goodwin

After returning from the South American G3 Tour in October 2012, Satriani got down to writing new music over the next two months. As he recalls, “A very prolific and cathartic two months followed resulting in a bundle of new music I was very excited to get recorded!”
Eleven songs were selected to record, all “heading in different directions and touching on a variety of musical influences.”  With that in mind, Satriani decided to assemble a new studio band. “The idea was to crank up the energy level of the sessions, and allow for more individual expression of the material from each player. The chemistry with Mike, Chris and Vinnie was fantastic and we blazed through all of the tracks with everyone laying down amazing performances.”

For two decades, Satriani has traveled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star “G3” guitar extravaganza.  His studio and live recordings have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide to date and of his many solo albums, two have gone platinum and four others went gold, with 15 Grammy nominations between them. 
His side project, Chickenfoot, featuring former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar, former bassist Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith saw their debut album certified gold and their second studio album debuted at #9.  In 2009, Chickenfoot won voted “Best New Band” at the UK’s prestigious Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. They toured Europe twice to packed venues. In January 2012 they performed a sold out concert at London’s Brixton Academy which attracted the like of Queen’s Brian May.
In late 2010, music sensation Nicki Minaj sampled the classic Satriani song, “Always With Me Always With You” in her song, “Right Through Me” from her multi-platinum debut album. In 2011, Satriani recreated his National Anthem performance for the Opening Day of the Oakland A’s historic 2002 season in the Brad Pitt movie Moneyball.

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Book Online: www.ticketline.co.uk

MANCHESTER O2 APOLLO
Saturday 8th June
Box Office: 08444 777 677
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.02apollomanchester.co.uk
Stockport Road, Higher Ardwick
Manchester, M12 6AP

GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL
Sunday 9th June
Box Office: 0141 353 8000
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
2 Sauciehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY

NEWCASTLE CITY HALL
Monday 10th June
Box Office: 0191 277 8030
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.newcastlecityhall.org
Northumberland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8SF

LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL
Tuesday 11th June
Box Office: 0151 709 3789
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.liverpoolphil.com
36 Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 9BP

BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
Wednesday 12th June
Box Office: 0117 922 3686
Tickets: £37.50 / £33.50
www.colstonhall.org
Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR

WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL
Thursday 13th June
Box Office: 0870 320 7000
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.wolvescivic.co.uk
North Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RQ

SHEFFIELD CITY HALL
Saturday 15th June
Box Office: 01142 789 789
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
Barkers Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA

PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL
Sunday 16th June
Box Office: 02392 824 355
Tickets: £36 / £33
www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AB

O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE
Monday 17th June
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Tickets: £40.00
www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
Shepherds Bush Green, London, W12 8TT

LONDON INDIGO2
Tuesday 18th June
Box Office: 0844 844 0002
Tickets: £50 (Kings Row) and £37.50
www.theindigo2.co.uk
The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0AX

JOE SATRIANI ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS

Joe Satriani - Official Website
www.satriani.com

Joe Satriani - Facebook
www.facebook.com/joesatriani

Joe Satriani - Twitter
https://twitter.com/chickenfootjoe

Joe Satriani - YouTube
www.youtube.com/websatch
 

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