The fourth track on the 2017 beyond the pain barrier album may sound like a. I enjoyed every little bit of it and imo i think its a very strong comeback from these us veterans who debuted already in 1986 with the album split the atom, which nowdays is a classic. Jon mikl thor went on to star in las vegas and was discovered by merv griffin, who had thor perform live on the merv griffin show from caesars palace on national television. Proper studio albums are sometimes just compilations of older tracks. He contributed heavily to the book the good, the tough, and the deadly. Find thor discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Thor unchained ep 1983 reissue 2009 riddle of steel. Rent rock n roll nightmare 1987 starring jon mikl thor and jillian peri on dvd and bluray. In 1986 jon mikl left the band in order to focus on his actor career.
Heavy metal band from vancouver, british columbia founded in 1977 by jon mikl thor. Easily the most confusing discography ive ever encountered. The band is fronted by jon mikl thor, a bodybuilder turned legendary rock warrior as well as occasional actor, who would often integrate several unique showmanship elements and feats of strength into their concerts. Triton, along with their girlfriends and manager, have. Pulling teeth was an american hardcore punk band from baltimore, maryland.
Interview with jon mikl thor, 80s movie star and rock star. Jon mikl thor, john leibel, ted jedlicki, will maravelas, frank soda, frank meyer, bruce duff, joseph turner, steve price, mike favata,pantera rusty hamilton, keith zazzi, ani kyd. The goat is honored to bring you the almighty thor, the metal avenger, the thunderhawk, today on the show. Jon mikl thor started his career as a bodybuilder and unsurprisingly moved into. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jon mikl thor at the discogs marketplace. Heavy metalpower metalhard rock thor jon mikl thor, the imps, the ass boys, tritonz w. The band recorded their first album, shine a light, in spain. He also has done some work as a publicist and continues to do so for heavy metal icon jon mikl thor. Thor band simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rock n roll nightmare 1987 r 1h 23min horror, music 1988 greece at a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, a hopeful hairmetal band seeking inspiration to record their upcoming new lp will soon find themselves in a furious confrontation against the prince of. Jon mikl thor recruits wild in the streets discogs. Action movies and stars 1960present released by schiffer publishing in 2016. Thors performance was a hit, and offers came in from various major labels. The official site of thor, the original rock warrior and metal legend. Its honestly best to experience a bad movie like this as unspoiled as possible. Rock n roll nightmare 1987 were about to spoil everything about this movie. Formed in 2005, the band released several recordings as themselves or under aliases, and toured many times throughout north america, europe and japan before settling down and becoming a studio band. Now the king of muscle rock returns with a new album that includes both new and old but. After a young man is killed by a gang of rampant teenagers, he is resurrected by a voodoo priestess so he can avenge his death. Together with the members of his band, a young director named. Jon mikl thor was a bodybuilding, steel bending, brick smashing rock star in the 70s and. I am thor original motion picture soundtrack by thor, released 22 january 2016 1. John liebel guitar, jon mikl thor vocals, and ted andre.
Heavy metalpower metalhard rock thor jon mikl thor. Jon mikl thor was a bodybuilding, steel bending, brick smashing rock star in the 70s and 80s whose theatrical band, thor, never quite made it big. At the time of their first north american tour, thor. Jon mikl thor thor 7 and the tritonz rock n roll nightmare original motion picture soundtrack. Jon mikl thor immediately set to work writing a screenplay titled the edge of hell about a rock band who, while recording a new album at a remote farmhouse, discover it has been infested with demons. Jon mikl thor, the lead singer for thor, wrote, produced, and served as the main character in that wonderfully cheesy horror movie. Jon mikl thor was a bodybuilding, steel bending, brick smashing rock star in the 70s and 80s whose theatrical band thor hit the scene alongside metallica and kiss, but never achieved the gold record status of its contemporaries. Albums include only the strong, keep the dogs away, and unchained. After a brief but memorable film career saw him starring in the cult classics rock n roll nightmare and. This new incarnation of thor was formed in 1977 by jon mikl thor and released their debut album keep the dogs away. In a bid to save the islanders from the beasts, thor must find the hammer of the gods a mighty and mythical weapon that can save the island, in the process creating a legendary hero. This feature is a parody and contains the original movie combined with a comedic commentary by mike, kevin and bill from rifftrax former stars of. Thor are a hard rockheavy metal band that originated in vancouver, british columbia in 1973. Facebook twitter jon mikl thor vocals carl cochran guitars keith zazzi bass mike favata drums queen pantera a.
Within a year, the band had a solid line up with drummer dean johnson, guitarist tom roberts aka pig champion from the band imperialist pigs, and bassist glen estes. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. One year later, signed to rca, jon mikl thor formed a new incarnation of the band called simply thor. Thor decided to sign with rca records in late 1976. Find jon mikl thor discography, albums and singles on allmusic. With jon mikl thor, john holmstrom, nik turner, jack cione. Jonmikl thor on power hour, plus the music video for knock em down. Find thor discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Beyond the pain barrier new album 8417 2014 jon mikl thor is on facebook.
Jon mikl thor has an impressive discography that includes a bunch of albums among them the legendary only the strong lp from 1985 and the classic debut keep the dogs away from 1977, singles, and various compilations and special releases. After a brief but memorable film career saw him starring in the cult classics rock n roll nightmare and zombie nightmare, thor all but disappeared from the. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from thor at the discogs marketplace. Jon mikl thor born 1953, better known as thor, is a bodybuilding champion, actor, songwriter, screenwriter, historian, vocalist and musician as a bodybuilder, he was the first canadian to win both the mr. Thor devastation of musculation encyclopaedia metallum. Rifftrax, the guys who make movies funny, bring their comedic riffing treatment to this cheesy 90s metal band rockandroll horror classic. Poison idea was started in 1980 in portland, oregon, by vocalist jerry a. Thor against the world 2005 devastation of musculation 2006 into the noise 2008 steam clock 2009 sign of the v 2009 the guardian 2010 soundtrack from the movie thor the rock opera 2011 thor s teeth 2012, special edition vinyl thor thunderstryke 2012 thor thunderstryke ii 20 metal avenger 2015, compilation. I remember seeing albums by thor the band at record stores back in the day and my.
Rock n roll nightmare originally titled the edge of hell is a 1987 horror movie starring jon mikl thor zombie nightmare, 80s metal band thor as john triton, lead singer of the band triton. I am thor is blessed with an infectious cando energy, and watching jon mikl thor try, and try, and try again is inspiring in its own slightly goofy way. During his bodybuilding career, he has achieved over 40 titles around the world. Jon mikl thor as he also appeared under this name has an impressive discography, that includes bunch of albums incl. Here is a rip from the cdr demo of deathmask, never officially released. Thor stylized as thor is a heavy metal band from vancouver, british columbia, canada. Jon mikl thor has spent thirty years as a drag king, the manniest man ever to. Jon mikl thor has an impressive discography that includes a bunch of albums among them the legendary only the strong lp from 1985 and. Tons of songs repeated across multiple releases, yet often retitled with each inclusion. I left charlotte, nc and headed out to the west coast and released an album called. In 1976, while touring canada, jon mikl thor met frank soda and they formed thor and the imps. Pepsi power hour thor on muchmusics power hour facebook. Jonmikl thor recruits wild in the streets 1986, vinyl.
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