Joe Satriani’s 15th studio album, Shockwave Supernova, has earned the multi-Grammy nominated guitarist his highest US chart position of his career. The album debuts today on the Billboard’s Top 200 Current Albums Chart at #19, the highest debut of his 30-year career, topping his former highest, 1992’s The Extremist, which hit #22 on its debut. In addition, the album also debuted at # 3 on the Billboard Rock Chart and ranks as the highest charting all-instrumental rock album on Billboard’s Top 200 in the soundscan era.

In addition to the US chart success, Satriani also had high debuts in Australia/New Zealand at #23 and in the UK where it entered the chart at #22,making this his highest UK chart position since the self-titled, Joe Satriani in 1995, which reached #21.

Look for Joe Satriani on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight, Tuesday, August 4th. He'll be playing some tracks off hockwave Supernova, as well as some older favourites. Until then, enjoy the video for the title track from Satch's newest masterpiece. This amazing clip, directed by Sky Shields, takes you on a journey through the cosmos and through the mind of Joe's alter ego, Shockwave Supernova.

BraveWords scribe Aaron Small recently spoke to Satriani about Shockwave Supernova; an excerpt follows in which Joe admitted: “I have noticed over the years, that the person at home working on an album for a couple of months is different than the guy that’s out there on stage every night. The guy out on stage will do things that the home guy doesn’t do, and the longer you stay out on tour, the more you become kind of like ‘the tour animal’.”

To read the interview in its entirety, click here.

Satriani recently announced The Shockwave UK Tour, which will take in nine dates from November 1st. The tour promotes Joe’s upcoming new studio album , and will also be the first time since he last toured the UK with his Unstoppable Momentum album in 2013. Joe’s touring band will include Bryan Beller (bass), Mike Keneally (keyboards, guitars) and Marco Minnemann (drums).