The cocksure lead singer, as Joe Satriani reminds us, is a relatively new invention. “It’s just the medium today,” sighs the guitar ace. “I mean, for thousands of years, it was more instrumental. We ...

Joe Satriani has paid tribute to late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell with an instrumental cover of Audioslave’s Be Yourself. The track, which also features drummer Kenny Aronoff, is part of ...

It was “Sears Night” in Denver when two “master craftsmen,” Joe Satriani and Steve Morse performed instrumental pyrotechnics for the mostly male audience at the Paramount Theatre on Sept. 4. The Steve ...

There are no vocals on Joe Satriani’s hit album Surfing With the Alien. And who needs them? Satriani makes his electric guitar sing, cry, talk, wail, growl. . . . You get the idea. And he plays with ...

With more than 30 years of making groundbreaking albums — including the latest, Shockwave Supernova — teaching a legion of future rock superstars (Steve Vai, Metallica’s Kurt Hammett), and supporting ...

Joe Satriani has released a poignant new single titled "Faceless" off his upcoming album The Elephants of Mars. You can listen to it below. The guitarist challenged himself to "set a new standard" for ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For every kid that has dreamed of strapping on an electric guitar, cranking the amp to 11 and blasting out a solo, Joe Satriani is a god ...

Joe Satriani, the all-time, best-selling instrumental guitarist, launches a new approach with his new album and U.S. tour. Three decades after beginning his journey from guitar teacher to guitar icon, ...

When Joe Satriani was coming of age during the ’70s, guitar heroes weren’t the focal point unless they also sang lead. So the guitarist known as “Satch” figured he would just be a cog in a wheel. “I ...

SAN FRANCISCO — For a guy who can shred like a demon, guitarist Joe Satriani comes off like the mellowest of angels. Walk into his house in the tony Pacific Heights neighborhood of this hilly town, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Joe Satriani did not stop during the pandemic pause. Instead, he says, “it turned into a period of extended creativity, just an explosion between the music and the art.” That, of ...

Joe Satriani never wanted to be a lead guitarist, and instead hoped to be a straightforward member of a band. In an exclusive interview with UCR, the rocker explained why he’d given up trying to be a ...