Jon Mikl
THOR is an enduring icon of glam rock/metal and one of the true
originators of rock theatre. THOR'S enviable career got off the
ground with his appearance on the Merv Griffin Show in 1973 and he has
maintained a steady pace ever since, selling hundreds of thousands of
records. Over the last three decades, THOR has explored the
tongue-in-cheek Sweet/Mott the Hoople/Bowie styling's, hard hitting
metal moves of the 80's, and flirting briefly with Nu-Rock/Metal in
the late 90's.
Starting out in
Vancouver, THOR first made waves in the bodybuilding world,
becoming Mr. Canada and Mr. USA, always using heavy music as an
intensive training tool. He blended his powerful physique with
powerful rock, and thus began this amazing cult legend's long reign in
the hazy area between super stardom and the dark
underground.
Along the way he
has become a movie actor and producer, turning out collectible
classics like Rock & Roll Nightmare, Zombie Nightmare, Graveyard,
and others. Most recently, THOR is appearing in the upcoming
USA Network movie Murder At The Presidio, and starring in the
soon-to-be-released The Intercessor. And even more movie news will be
released soon.
THOR is
still an immensely powerful man in incredible shape and a dedicated
performer. Blowing up hot water bottles, bending steel, and having
cinder blocks broken over his chest are all in a night's work.
THOR has successfully managed to re-invent himself once again.
The legions of fans are still there and new generations are finding
out for themselves that THOR is just as cool now as he ever was in
1978, 1985, or 1999.
THOR was
voted one of the Greatest 100 Front men of All Time in the July, 2004
edition of the UK's Classic Rock Magazine - a list compiled by polling
professional Rock journalists.
The concept album
Beastwomen was released in 2004, and for this phenomenal Metal Opera,
THOR hooked up with American fantasy artist extraordinaire Mike
"Mick" Hoffman, one of the best fantasy artists currently working in
comics today. Hoffman's work summons up the spirit of adventure in
Classical Art for a modern audience.
Jon and Mick
joined forces in 2001, and have produced several THOR comic
books including Thor: The Rock Warrior #1 and Thor vs. Beastwomen From
the Center of the Earth. The hot-lava finale of Beastwomen leaves
ample room for a sequel, and the highly-prolific artist Hoffman
guarantees that the third stanza of a Thor Trilogy is indeed on its
way. Not your typical Rock album, Beastwomen is a total-experience
multimedia product as a concept album, an illustrated comic book, and
with a movie and video game in the works.
A new album,
THOR Against The World has already been recorded, and should be
unleashed very soon. This is Metal the way Metal SHOULD be - tapping
into and channeling the very heart & soul of the genre! It's
extremely catchy and addictive, with a timeless quality that will make
it just as fresh decades from now as it will be on its
release.
Thor is available for Bookings for a Western
Canada Tour in 2007 and is booking exclusively through our company for
Canada ONLY. Bookings include Press Release for your advertising
purposes. Please call our office for more information and availablilty
at 604.733.1086.