November 23, 2024

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The Metal Avenger THOR Is Set Loose Again With A Deluxe Reissue Of The Legendary 1983 EP Unchained Plus A New Documentary Film


Classic metal fans are in for a treat as the muscle-bound thunder god of heavy metal, THOR, sees his pivotal 1983 Unchained EP reissued on both CD & Vinyl with amazing bonus material. Unchained is the EP that put THOR atop the Mt. Olympus of the metal music world with unforgettable, fist-pumping metal anthems such as “Lightning Strikes,” “Anger,” and “When Gods Collide.” The CD comes with 12 rare bonus tracks including the ultra rare 1982 Unchained master recordings. The bonus DVD contains 2 full hours of metal mayhem featuring the “Anger” concept video with behind the scenes footage as well as vintage concert performances from 1982-85. The special limited edition vinyl release comes in either blue or orange colored vinyl, includes the 1982 masters, and also contains a 20-page comic book reproducing the original Unchained comic plus additional unpublished art. These are truly deluxe editions worthy of the gods! And they will be available starting March 31 only from Deadline Music!
To coincide with these exciting reissues, THOR will be hitting the road, performing at select engagements alongside theatrical screenings of I AM THOR, the brand new documentary film about THOR’s incredible 40+ year career from award-winning body builder to mega-sized rock star to wacky B-horror movie actor! The film is an official selection of the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival and earned solid reviews from Variety and Slug magazines. These very limited, multi-media events begin in April and will continue through September. See below for details and check www.thorcentral.com for the latest news!
And stay tuned for a BRAND NEW studio album from Thor entitled The Metal Avenger coming this Fall!
DISC 1
1. Lightning Strikes Again
2. Anger
3. Rock The City
4. Lazer Eyes
5. When Gods Collide
6. Death March
BONUS TRACKS [CD ONLY]
7. War Hammer
8. Rebirth Of The Hero
9. Ride From Hell
10. Rag-Na-Rock
11. Unchained (When Rises The Moon)
12. She’s A Nightmare
ORIGINAL 1982 MASTER
13. Anger
14. Lightning Strikes Again
15. Lazer Eyes
16. I Am Your Sire
17. Rock The City
18. When Gods Collide
DISC 2
BONUS DVD
• Anger concept video
• Raw footage
• Live in NY 1982 (first Unchained release party)
• Live from Queens NY 1985
• Live at St. Alban’s Hall 1984 (with Nik Turner as Loki)
• Live at the Marque 1984
Approx. 117 minutes
I AM THOR Movie Tour (*with THOR live performance, **with THOR tribute band)
April 3 – Chattanooga Film Festival – Chattanooga, TN
April 10 – Titanic International Film Festival – Budapest, Hungary
April 12 & 15 – Florida Film Festival – Maitland/Orlando, FL (with band members Steve Price and Mike Favata)
**April 15 – Night Visions Film Festival – Helsinki, Finland (with FINN THOR)
*April 18 – Calgary Underground Film Festival (THOR live performance and Q&A at the festival and Calgary Comic-Con)
April 20 – Cindelphia Film Festival – Philadelphia, PA
**April 25 – Keep It True Festival – Germany (with IRON THOR)
*May 28 – Muskelrock Festival – Alvesta, Sweden (with THOR live performance)
*June 5 – Brooklyn Film Festival – Brooklyn, NY (with THOR live performance)
*August 7 – Little Rock Horror Picture Show Festival – Little Rock, AR (with THOR live performance)
*September 5 – Portland Film Festival – (with THOR live performance)
Pre-order Unchained on CD: http://geni.us/ThorUnchainedCD
Pre-order Unchained on LP: http://geni.us/ThorUnchainedLP

Source: Cleopatra Records