| The Elephants of Mars | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joe Satriani |
| Cover: | The Elephants of Mars.jpg |
| Studio: | Chateau Faf, Acton, CA Studio 21, San Francisco, CA Sweetwater Studios, Agua Dulce, CA Uncommon Studios, Los Angeles, CA The Apex Studio, Los Angeles, CA Various locations in Australia and Tasmania[1] |
| Genre: | Instrumental rock |
| Label: | earMUSIC |
| Producer: | Eric Caudieux |
| Prev Title: | Shapeshifting |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
The Elephants of Mars is the eighteenth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani, released on April 8, 2022, by earMUSIC. It is Satriani's first release with earMUSIC.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Satriani and his bandmates could not convene at a single studio to record the album, opting instead to record each part remotely from their own homes and personal studios.[3]
Fred Thomas of AllMusic said that the album "highlights Satriani's imaginative approach to instrumental guitar rock." He notes that while the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed down the recording process, "the extra time he took to completely explore every idea makes the album more interesting and offers a deeper look into the guitar god's active psyche."