On Tuesday August 23rd Stockholm Booking welcomes 80s european metaller and former mr universe THOR ( www.Thorcentral.com ), The show will be at Murphys Cantina formerly known as Rods n Wheels and will feature special guests Crash Kennedy.Admission is only $5, Thor has decided to come out after a lengthy hiatus after seeing european band "The Darkness" much success tour. He will also be coming out on the heels of a new VH1 reality tv series will he will be a part of in early Fall:
THOR TOURS JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER U.S. AND CANADIAN DATES CONFIRMED An-THOR-logy retrospective DVD set for release and appearance on VH1ıs HOME JAMES reality series coming up
Reno, NV, Thursday, June 23, 2005 Smog Veil Records announces U.S. and Canadian tour dates for Thor. The band will tour in support of the new album titled, Thor Against The World, and retrospective DVD titled, An-THOR-logy, both set for release on July 12, 2005. Radio promotions for the new album are being handled by the record label in-house. Smog Veil is distributed by Revolver, Super D, Morphius, Scratch (Canada), Southern, CTD, Choke, Get Hip, Cargo, Subterranean, Zing/KOCH (Canada), FAB (Canada) and World Chaos Productions (Japan). RocknRetail will handle marketing.
Jon Mikl Thor rock music, film and body building legend (Mr. America and Mr. Canada titles) has worked to make each stop on the tour a crowd-pleasing event featuring theatrics, all new costumes and specially designed props. Each night the show will be tailored to the specific parameters of the venues the tour is hitting. There will be feats of strength including bending steel bars with his teeth, crushing stacks of bricks on his chest and so forth. In Thorıs own words ³I will give them a show they will never forget! I will give them rock Onı roll and a whole lot more!²
The drama on stage is connected directly to the content of the songs and the set lists will span several albums. ³It is a concept² Thor explains ³weıre taking the songs fans know and love the most and playing them, but also acting them out.² The recurring themes include the warrior or dark avenger character who tells the tales of battles with ogres, monsters, snakes, wizards, demons and aliens. He is on a quest to find the magic lantern. The tales are loosely based on Norse mythology. ³Really the stories convey the message that if you believe in yourself you can find the strength and the perseverance to overcome any obstacle² Thor confirms.
In many of the tour markets the rock show will either be preceded by or followed by a showing of the new film, Intercessor: Another Rock Onı Roll Nightmare. The film is being released to DVD (SRS Cinema) and Smog Veil will release the soundtrack on Apple iTunes which features Thor with special guests like the Street Walkinı Cheetahs, Sweet Justice, DOA, Joe Preston (Melvins) plus three bonus tracks from original film Rock Onı Roll Nightmare.
The Boston show at the Coolidge Theater on 8/3 will be the premiere for Intercessor: Another Rock Onı Roll Nightmare and the Rainbow Theater in London, Ontario is planning an event surrounding the concert and the film for Monday 8/8. The stop in Chicago on 8/10 will be part of a Thor Film Festival featuring the live rock show as well as screenings of Zombie Nightmare (also starring Adam West and Tia Carerra); Rock Onı Roll Nightmare (soon to be releases to DVD by Synapse Films) and Intercessor: Another Rock Onı Roll Nightmare.. In related Thor film news, two tracks from the album (³Creature Feature² and ³Easy Woman²) will appear in the movie Creepies II now in production.
Jon Mikl Thor hand-picked top musicians to hit the road with him to promote Thor Against The World. The band will include Steve Stack (best known for playing the tracks ³Invader² and ³Strange Lantern² on the album Thunderstruck: Tales from the Equinox) on guitar. Mike Favata who hails from the bandıs peak period and is featured on releases such as Unchained, Only The Strong, Recruits Wild in the Streets will grace the drum kit again for this extended tour and John Ramirez (The Probe, Street Walkin Cheetahs, Nudist Priest) has been recruited to handle bass duties.
The tour will also feature guest artists in selected markets, including Damien Storm and Steve Price. Storm will perform his composition ³Zekey Zombie² from the horror film Intercessor which Thor stars in. And Price who was Thorıs guitar player through the 1980s will come onboard for selected east coast dates. Production team the Messiaz, aka Bruce Duff on keyboards and Frank Meyer (who also co-wrote much of the album) on guitar, will join the band for the west coast dates. Many of the shows have sponsors like Sam Ash for Orlando, FL on 7/23 and PUMP Restaurant in New York City for the show at the Continental in New York City on 8/5. Additional events and sponsors are being confirmed daily.
The track listing for the upcoming DVD, An-THOR-ology is: 1. Opening/News clips 1979 ; 2. Action live on Merv Griffin 1976; 3. Sleeping Giant video 1977; 4. Keep the Dogs Away video 1977; 5. Catch a Tiger video 1977; 6. Keep the Dogs Away - live 1979; 7. Rosie - live 1979; 8. Thor-u-mentary; 9. Rag-Na-Rock - live 1981; 10. Special Flight - live 1981; 11. Phantom of My Nightmare - live 1981; 12. Uncle Floyd Show 1982; 13. Gladiator Stomp - live 1982; 14. Channel 72 TV Appearance; 15. Thunder on the Tundra - Channel 72; 16. Anger - Channel 72; 17. Only the Strong/When God's Collide live footage 1984-1985; 18. Chevy TV Commercial 1985; 19. Kromer TV Commercial 1985; 20. U68 Power Hour Promos 1985; 21. Knock 'Em Down video 1985; 22. End Credits; and 23. Bonus material. Complete running time is one hour and 30 minutes.
Check the websites for updates: Thor online at www.thorcentral.com and Smog Veil Records at www.smogveil.com.
Smog Veil is an independent record label based in Reno, NV (founded in Cleveland, OH). Other releases out now include albums by David Thomas and two pale boys, Rocket From The Tombs, Amps II Eleven, Rubber City Rebels and New Christs (featuring Rob Younger of Radio Birdman).
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