

Making this rare tour experience even more special, Generation Axe VIP packages will be offered, giving fans access to these guitars masters and exclusive one-of-a-kind memorabilia. marke said: I agree that Steve Vai hasnt got. Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen, Bettencourt and Abasi will perform songs from their various catalogs and join forces on some well-known songs (as well as probably a few unexpected, unearthed gems). Im going to that again just next month Every Vai tour is different and Im very curious and excited to see what he brings around this time, as Ive read hes got harpist Deborah Henson in the band now. Each tour stop will include a variety of collaborations by the five players, including everyone performing together as one cohesive band with a rhythm section including Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter) on bass and Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keys. Guitarist/composer Steve Vai helped lead the late 80s instrumental metal, 'shred' guitar wave with his lead guitar work in several metal bands and his second solo album Passion and Warfare (1990). The Generation Axe fan experience will go way beyond simply gathering five guitar greats on one stage to jam. "The Generation Axe show is a unique performance of five fiercely talented guitar players coming together to create a 6-string extravaganza that is sure to amaze and delight,” commented Steve Vai. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, February 19th. Introducing: Generation Axe, featuring Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi.īeginning on April 5th in Seattle, Generation Axe - A Night Of Guitars is hitting the road for 26 performances in North America. The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, a new tour featuring some of the greatest guitarists of all time is about to truly give the term a whole new meaning. The North American G3 tour featured Joe Satriani, Steve Vai. So it’s new music and frankly it’s turning out to be one of my favorite records." G3 is a concert tour organized by guitarist Joe Satriani featuring him alongside two other. Seven or eight songs are already tracked and they just need a couple of finishing touches, then I’m gonna have the old band get together that I had back then just to lay down some other tracks we used to perform in that period. It’s really amazing, ‘cause I’ve so much material. This record that I’m calling Modern Primitive will be in this Passion And Warfare release.

So what happened in between? Where’s the missing link? But it’s music the I’ve either recorded or written in between Flex-Able and Passion And Warfare because, if you’re familiar with Flex-Able, it’s a very strange record: I’ve recorded it when I was 20 years old and if you listen to Passion And Warfare it seems a completely different guy. "What I’m working right now as we speak, is the 25th anniversary release of Passion And Warfare and in this release I’m putting an extra CD with material that’s never been released.
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The full statement from Vai courtesy of and picked up by Guitar World: To commemorate the release, Vai and Sony Records will issue a 25th-anniversary edition of Passion And Warfare that includes an entire bonus album, which Vai calls "the missing link between Flex-Able and Passion and Warfare." Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen toured North America.Guitar legend Steve Vai recently spoke with about the 25th anniversary of his classic Passion And Warfare album.

G3 2001 featured Joe Satriani and Steve Vai up with Dream Theater's John Petrucci, who wrote an entire set of new instrumental music for the tour, touring North America.
