Unstoppable Momentum

Studio album by Joe Satriani

Released

May 7, 2013

Recorded

Late 2012 – early 2013 at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California; Studio 21 in San Francisco

Genre

Instrumental rock

Length

44:58

Label

Epic

Producer

Joe Satriani, Mike Fraser

Joe Satriani chronology

Satchurated: Live in Montreal
(2012)

Unstoppable Momentum
(2013)

Shockwave Supernova
(2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Liverpool Sound and Vision
Premier Guitar
Ultimate Classic Rock

Unstoppable Momentum is the fourteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on May 7, 2013 through Epic Records. The album reached No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for three weeks, as well as reaching the top 100 in nine other countries.

Recording for Unstoppable Momentum took place from late 2012 to early 2013 and the title was announced on February 21. The track listing and cover art were revealed on March 19. A full-length preview of "A Door into Summer" was made available at Premier Guitar on April 8, along with a review of the album. Touring began in Europe in May–July, followed by North America in August–October.

During recording, Satriani collaborated with Jane's Addiction bassist and noted session musician Chris Chaney. Regarding the recording process, Chaney noted, "[It] was great. I was very fortunate to get a call to do some recording with him. A great keyboardist and all-around multi-instrumentalist named Mike Keneally, who had played with Frank Zappa forever, and then the drummer, one of my favorites of all time, named Vinnie Colaiuta, who plays with Jeff Beck and countless other amazing musicians, we went up to Skywalker Ranch, up in the Bay area, for about two weeks and we just cut a song or two a day. Joe is a prolific musician and incredibly cool and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoy sometimes stepping out of L.A. to do a project like that."

All music composed by Joe Satriani.

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