Steve Vai streams Dark Matter

Steve Vai has made his track Dark Matter available to stream.

The song is from the upcoming 2CD package to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album Passion And Warfare. It includes a remastered version of the 1990 record, alongside album Modern Primitive – a collection of works-in-progress that the songwriter had penned following the release of his 1984’s Flex-Able.

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The double-album package will be released on June 24.

Vai said: “Performing this record from top to bottom, with some very special surprises in the works, is something I’ve always dreamed of doing. There are songs here I’ve never performed before, and I’m delighted that 25 years after its release, I feel as though my guitar chops are as much up to the task as ever before.”

Modern Primitive and Passion And Warfare can be pre-ordered via Amazon.

Steve Vai Modern Primitive tracklist

1. Bop!
2. Dark Matter
3. Mighty Messengers
4. The Lost Chord
5. Upanishads
6. Fast Note People
7. And We Are One
8. Never Forever
9. Lights Are On
10. No Pockets
11. Pink and Blows Over: Part 1
12. Pink and Blows Over: Part 2 (Mars Attack)
13. Pink and Blows Over: Part 3 (Jazzbo Paddle-foot)

Steve Vai Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition tracklist

1. Liberty
2. Erotic Nightmares
3. The Animal
4. Answers
5. The Riddle
6. Ballerina ¹²⁄₂₄
7. For Love Of God
8. The Audience ls Listening
9. I Would Love To
10. Blue Powder
11. Greasy Kid’s Stuff
12. Alien Water Kiss
13. Sisters
14. Love Secrets
15. Lovely Elixir (Bonus)
16. And We Are One (Bonus)
17. As Above (Bonus)
18. So Below (Bonus)

Steve Vai tour dates 2016

Jun 21: Prague Palac Lucena, Czech Republic
Jun 23: Vienna Simm City, Austria
Jun 24: Dornbirn Conrad Sohm, Austria
Jun 26: Paris Trianon, France
Jun 27: Solothurn Kulturfsbrik Kofmehl, Switzerland
Jun 28: Schaffhausen Kammgarn, Switzerland
Jun 29: Luxembourg City Den Atelier, Luxembourg
Jun 30: Lausanne Les Docks, Switzerland
Jul 02: Rome Rock In Roma, Italy
Jul 03: Assisi Parcheggio Saba, Italy
Jul 04: Rome Piazza Del Popolo, Italy
Jul 05: Grugliasco Shopville Le Gru, Italy
Jul 06: Gardone Riviera Il Vittoriale del Italiani, Italy
Jul 07: Udine Castle, Italy
Jul 10: Weert Bospop, Netherlands

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