“It was two days after Chris Cornell passed. Steve said, ‘I know you lost your friend – it's too soon now, but the time will come where you think of him, and it'll be happy memories’”: Once just a hero and mentor, Steve Vai is now Pete Thorn's bandmate

Steve Vai (left) and Pete Thorn perform onstage.

Back when it was announced that Joe Satriani and Steve Vai would be forming a band together, much buzz abounded about who would fill the band out.

Earlier this month, that question was answered with the unveiling of the group's full lineup – Pete Thorn on rhythm guitar, Marco Mendoza on bass, and Kenny Aronoff on drums. Hence what was already a supergroup became even more of a dream team.