Guitar legend Steve Vai has checked in from the Generation Axe tour, which wrapped up on May 8th in Providence, RI:

"This shot was taken seconds before the last note of our tour. There's no way for me to adequately right words that could describe the life experience that this Generation Axe tour was for all of us. Everybody delivered like bosses and connected as brothers. Suffice it to say that we all decided that we really want to do it again some time."

On April 13th the Generation Axe tour featuring guitar icons Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi landed in Denver, CO. Fan-filmed video of the quintet performing Boston's "Foreplay", the instrumental lead-up to "Long Time", at the Paramount Theater show can be viewed below.

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. Introducing: Generation Axe, featuring Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi.

Beginning on April 5th in Seattle, Generation Axe - A Night Of Guitars hit the road for 26 performances in North America.

"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.

The Generation Axe fan experience went way beyond simply gathering five guitar greats on one stage to jam. Each tour stop included 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. Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen, Bettencourt and Abasi performed songs from their various catalogs and joined forces on some well-known songs.

Photo by Annie Atlasman Photography