JOE SATRIANI, one of rock music’s most renowned electric guitarists, has announced that his 14th studio album, Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards, is to be released in the UK on Monday, October 4th via Epic Records (Tuesday, October 5th in North America). The album release dovetails Satch’s fall UK tour, which kicks off on October 17th at the Manchester Apollo.

On the new album, Satriani’s classic sound is accompanied by a surprisingly rich new texture. The first single,'Light Years Away', is destined to be a hit, alongside several other high energy offerings, like 'Wormhole Wizards' and 'Premonition'.

Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards tracklisting:

'Premonition'

'Dream Song'

'Pyrrhic Victoria'

'Light Years Away'

'Solitude'

'Littlleworth Lane'

'The Golden Room'

'Two Sides To Every Story'

'Wormhole Wizards'

'Wind In The Trees'

'God Is Crying'

Satriani joined with former VAN HALEN front man SAMMY HAGAR, former bassist Michael Anthony, and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS’ drummer Chad Smith, to form the stand-out rock collaboration, CHICKENFOOT. After a highly successful world tour, their self-titled debut album was certified gold in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America with over 500,000 sales.

Over the last two decades, Joe Satriani has traveled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star G3 guitar extravaganza. As one of the world’s most renowned instrumental artists, Satriani recorded Live in Paris: I Just Wanna Rock! in 2008 at The Grand Rex Theater in Paris, France. The live two-disc CD and DVD was released in February 2010 through Epic Records and contained such memorable songs as 'Surfing With The Alien', 'Flying in a Blue Dream', along with recent hits like 'Super Colossal' and 'I Just Wanna Rock'. Of his many solo albums, two have gone platinum and four others went gold, with 15 Grammy nominations between them.

The UK release of Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards dovetails Joe Satriani’s autumn 2010 UK tour, tickets for all UK shows are on sale now and available from the national credit card hotline 0844 888 9991 or can be booked online at www.ticketline.co.uk.

Dates include:

October

17 - Manchester, England - Apollo
18 - Bristol, England - Colston Hall
19 - London, England - HMV Hammersmith Apollo
21 - Newcastle, England - City Hall
22 - Glasgow, Scotland - Clyde Auditorium
23 - Birmingham, England - Symphony Hall