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Former THOR Guitarist Jeff Decker Passes Away

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 29, 2017
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Former THOR guitarist Jeff Decker passed away yesterday Thursday, April 27 2017, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.  Possible cause of death a heart attack more information to come.

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Jeff played with Canada’s  Jon Mikl Thor  also know as ‘Thor’ on the Devastation Tour in 2006 and appeared in the Thor Documentary I AM THOR 2015. Jeff also played Gene Simmons in a Kiss Tribute band called Kissology.

His Wife Angel of  17 years  told Jimmy Kay editor of  The Metal Voice in a recent interview, “Jeff was soft spoken, gentle man and transformed on stage. He was all about the music. Jeff was synonymous with Metal.”

A close friend Danny concluded,”only the good die young, and Jeff was one of the best of them..”

THOR Unleashes Pure Metal Vengeance With Help From A Host Of His Punk/Hard Rock Superstar Friends, Debuts New Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 25, 2015
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After a year that saw a deluxe reissue of his career-launching 1983 album Unchained as well as seeing his life’s story retold in the documentary film I AM THOR, which has been picking up awards at such prestigious film festivals as Slamdance and Fantasia Fest, metal legend Jon Mikl THOR is capping off one of the biggest years of his career with the release of his newest studio album Metal Avenger on October 30! Joining the metal savior on this epic recording is a slew of luminaries from both the rock and punk worlds including powerhouse vocalist Henry Rollins, Motörhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke, Dead Boy Cheetah Chrome, Twister Sister axeman Jay Jay French, Christian Death guitarist Rikk Agnew, D.O.A.’s own Joey Shithead plus Ritchy Stotts of Plasmatics, Betsy Bitch and many others! The album will be available on both CD as well as a limited edition “blood red” vinyl pressing courtesy of Deadline Music!

“This is my most ambitious and best album in the history of my career,” THOR states boldly. Reteaming with producers Bruce Duff (Twisted Roots) and Frank Meyer (Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs), the group began writing new material and “came up with the concept of the ‘Metal Avenger’ whereby each song represents THOR’s quest to overcome the overlords of the planet Psykon and free the slaves on the master ship. There is adventure, intrigue and love in the lyrics and story. But most of all there is strength in the music. These songs are HEAVY yet melodic.” Recording took place at Kitten Robot studios with engineer Paul Roessler (The Screamers, 45 Grave) behind the board. Speaking of his guest performers, THOR offers, “I was very fortunate to perform with these incredible musicians who are each superhero characters in their own right. With my Comrades of Metal, I feel more powerful than ever!”

Check out the world premiere of the “Metal Avenger” video at Metal Hammer starting Friday!

Catch THOR perform live along with screenings of his documentary at these following locations:

Nov 10 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Nov 11 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
Nov 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Whisky A Go-Go
Nov 14 – San Antonio, TX – Phil Anselmo’s Housecore Horror Film Festival
Nov 16 – Chicago, IL – Reggie Rock Club
Nov 18 – Detroit, MI – Small’s Bar
Nov 20 – Philadelphia, PA – PhillyMOCA
Nov 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar

THOR originated in the early ‘70s with body building champion and former Mr. USA Jon Mikl Thor, and quickly gained a devout following thanks in part to the band’s elaborate and supremely entertaining live shows, which frequently featured Jon performing not just outstanding anthems of metal but also astounding feats of strength – bending steel bars with his teeth and exploding water bottles with his lungs! Jon would go on to appear on the Merv Griffin Show, which led to the licensing deal with RCA in late 1976 and the release of their debut album Keep The Dogs Away the following year. But it wasn’t until the group’s 1984 EP Unchained and the follow-up full-length album, Only The Strong, that Jon Mikl & Co. really began to flex their muscles. Those releases contained the now classic songs such as “Lightning Strikes,” “Anger,” “Let The Blood Run Red” and “Thunder On The Tundra,” which earned the band a truly international following. Through the years that following has grown and solidified as new generations of classic metal heads discover the awesome power of the mighty THOR!

Track List
1. Out Of Control feat. Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle)
2. Metal Avenger feat. Fast Eddie Clarke (Motörhead)
3. Kings Of Thunder And Lightning feat. Scott Carlson (Repulsion)
4. Master Of Revenge feat. Henry Rollins (Black Flag)
5. Destruct feat. Brian Forsythe (Kix)
6. The Hammer feat. Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister)
7. Taste Of Victory feat. Betsy Bitch (Bitch) & Rikk Agnew (Christian Death)
8. Heavy Load
9. Legions Of The Psykon World feat. Jack Starr (Virgin Steele)
10. Drive feat. Cheetah Chrome (The Dead Boys)
11. Stars Upon Stars feat. Betsy Bitch (Bitch)
12. T.H.O.R. feat. Joey Shithead (D.O.A.)
13. Atomic Man feat. Peter Stjärnvind (Krux)
14. Wings Of Destiny feat. Niklas Stålvind (Wolf)
15. Law Of The Universe

Buy the CD: http://cleorecs.com/store/shop/thor-metal-avenger-cd/
Buy the LP: http://cleorecs.com/store/shop/thor-metal-avenger-limited-edition-blood-red-lp/
Buy the digital album: http://flyt.it/ThorMetalAvengerDigi

HAZAEL: “Frost Is Coming” Teaser From Progresja Show Revealed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 28, 2014
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Legendary Polish death metallers HAZAEL performed as opening act for US death metallers POSSESSED on July 19th at Klub Progresja in Warsaw – Poland. The entire show was recorded professionaly, as a special introduce to the worldwide audience. The video will be released soon. The band has revealed a 1 minute long teaser for the upcoming video, check it out below. The Video was created by M Koćmierowski.

Just a day before HAZAEL’s show with POSSESSED, the band celebrated their come back on stages, after 18 years, playing at Metal Day Castle Party on July 18th, where HAZAEL played the set from their best album, legendary “Thor” which will be re-issued soon via The Crypt And Dark Descent Records, set to be released at the beginning of September 2014.

More information on HAZAEL at: https://www.facebook.com/hazaelband – http://www.hazael.eu

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Metal Warriors THOR Return To Hollywood For Exclusive Show, Celebrate The Deluxe Re-Issue Of “Only The Strong”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 7, 2014
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Muscle-bound superheroes THOR are set to fly to heavy metal’s very own Valhalla, Hollywood CA, on Saturday, May 24th, for an explosive performance at the Loaded club on Hollywood Blvd. This Vancouver outfit originated in the early ‘70s with body building champion and former Mr. USA Jon Mikl Thor, and quickly gained a devout following thanks in part to the band’s elaborate and supremely entertaining live shows, which frequently featured Jon performing not just outstanding anthems of metal but also astounding feats of strength – bending steel bars with his teeth and exploding water bottles with his lungs!Jon would go on to appear on the Merv Griffin Show in 1976, which led to a licensing deal with RCA and the release of THOR’s debut album Keep The Dogs Away the following year.

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But it wasn’t until the group’s 1985 album, Only The Strong, that Jon Mikl & Co. really began to flex their muscles. Recorded in the UK, the album produced two British chart-topping classics, “Let The Blood Run Red” and “Thunder On The Tundra,” and earned the band a truly international following. Now, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of its release, Deadline Music will offer a special deluxe CD/DVD edition of this metal masterpiece! Billed as the COMPLETE THOR experience, this set includes the entire Only The Strong album along with several rare and unreleased bonus tracks PLUS an incredible 60 minute concert DVD capturing the band in live performances during their early ‘80s heyday, performing stunts and ripping through their best songs – all packaged in a gorgeous 8 panel digipak with a full color 16-page booklet!

Jon Mikl Thor enthuses, “I am ready to take the THOR visual and sound experience to the entertainment capital of the world! What better place to launch the Only The Strong CD/DVD deluxe edition! As the Superhero Thundergod of Rock N’ Roll, I promise a night of startling metal and entertainment for all!”

For venue information, visit: http://www.LoadedHollywood.com

To pre-order the CD or vinyl on Amazon: http://georiot.co/lzs
To pre-order the digital album on iTunes: http://georiot.co/38MC
For the latest information on Thor, visit: http://www.thorcentral.com

 

HAZAEL: To Unleash Their 1994 Album “Thor” On The Crypt And Dark Descent Records

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 28, 2014
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The Crypt And Dark Descent Records are proud to announce the partnership with Poland’s HAZAEL to unleash their mighty 1994 album “THOR”.

Commented The Crypt and Dark Descent Records:

“We are honored to give this overlooked death metal jewel new life, and fr the first time ever, on glorious wax with the full Crypt treatment! Expect the same standards for the Dark Descent CD verson to be released simultaneously!”

More news to come… so stay tuned!

Check out HAZAEL‘s “Frozen Majesty” and “Thor” (Thor 1990)  below:

More information at
https://www.facebook.com/hazaelband
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Crypt-Vinyl/12183241974?fref=ts

New THOR Album “Thunderstryke II” Out On February 1st

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 31, 2014
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Gabriel Management has issued as follows:

Fans of Metal and Hard Rock music know well, that THOR wasn’t only the legendary Nordic God Of Thunder and Marvel’s super hero, but also the Canadian vocalist, performer and bodybuilder. Jon Mikl Thor – as he also appeared under this name – has an impressive discography, that includes bunch of albums (incl. the legendary “Only The Strong” LP from 1985, or his classic Rock debut “Keep The Dogs Away” from 1977), singles, and various compilations and special releases.

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Now the king of Muscle Rock returns with “Thunderstryke II”, which will be released on February 1st, 2014 by Rock Saviour Records (part I was released by Rock Saviour Records in 2012) – a new album that includes both new and old but unreleased re-arranged tracks from the ’70s and early ’80s. Songs like “Megaton Man Returns”, “We Live To Rock Again”, “Back For Blood” or “When The Hammer Falls” surely will be well received by all fans of the classic and unique Thor style. Rock Saviour Records recently also released limited 7″ single titled “Energy” – the title track (taken from the “Thunderstryke II” album) is coupled with two non-album tracks: “Kings Of Muscle Rock” and “Storm Warning”. The EP is limited to 555 copies.