History
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Valient Thorr started in 2001. They released two demos, "Raw" and "We Come From The Morning Star". Following the demos, Valient Thorr self-released their first album on July 1, 2003 (only pressing 1000 copies which were sold at shows),
Stranded on Earth
, which had the same musical setup as present, but one of the guitarist, Jjinn Thorr, used a keyboard, 'ic. They packed hometown shows all over North Carolina and at their local favorite venue
Kings Barcade. They did their first major tour of the
United States and
Canada shortly afterward, doing 47 shows in 52 days.
After replacing original drummer Donn Thorr with current drummer Lucian Thorr and ditching the keyboard entirely live and on release, they were soon signed to
Volcom Entertainment, where their full-length album
Total Universe Man
was released on June 7, 2005. At that point, upon completion of several master's degrees, the group members gave up their regular jobs and set out on the road. They performed on the Volcom stage on the
Warped Tour 2005, for the entire tour, except for a few shows where they played the main stage. They continued touring, taking only six days off for Thanksgiving and ten for Christmas. Along the way, they lost their original rhythm guitarist, Jjinn Thorr, and replaced him with Bjorn Thorr to finish off the end of the year. They played in Hawaii with
Andrew WK and then began 2006 by going on tour with
Hot Rod Circuit and
Piebald. After his departure, Eiden Thorr took Jjinn's old position at shows, moving from Stage Right (the position he held since the band's inception) to Stage Left.
In February 2006, they stopped briefly in
Costa Mesa, California to write the follow-up to
Total Universe Man
.
After Bjorn Thorr's brief stint, he was replaced by guitarist Odinn Thorr. On July 11, 2006 they released their follow up album,
Legend of the World
. They toured the entire
Warped Tour again for the summer of 2006 playing the Volcom Stage, with the exception of a few main stage slots, including the hometown stop in
Raleigh, where they closed out the night after
NOFX and
AFI on one of the two mainstages to a packed crowd. They continued to tour throughout 2006, including a tour with
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts,
Eagles of Death Metal, and ending the year touring with
Gogol Bordello. Valient Thorr played 272 shows in 2006. Taking no time off for Thanksgiving in 2006, and only 2 days for Christmas, they drove back to California to play New Year's Eve at
the Viper Room in Hollywood. In January 2007 Odinn Thorr was replaced by Voiden Thorr(guitarist for Texas metal duo Golden Axe). Valient Thorr continued to tour right through 2007, beginning with a four month tour with
Fu Manchu. They did two months in the US, and then traveled overseas for the first time, playing Europe, the UK, and Scandinavia. They returned home, and co-headlined the very first Volcom Tour with labelmates the Riverboat Gamblers. They ended the year by returning to Germany to tour with
Motörhead for three weeks, and then returned home without a day off to do three weeks with the Sword. Valient Thorr wrote the follow-up to "Legend of the World" in
Costa Mesa, California, which was produced by
Jack Endino. It was named "Immortalizer", and is the follow-up to "Legend of the World" and Valient Thorr's fourth album in five years. It was released on June 17
th, 2008.
The song "Fall of Pangea" is an unlockable song in
Activision's game
Guitar Hero II.
[1]
The song "Heatseeker" was featured in Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, and is used as a song track in
EA's racing video game
Need for Speed: Carbon
.
[2]
The song "Man Behind The Curtain" appeared in
EA's
skate. video game.
[3]
In late May 2008 Valient Himself went under the blade in order to
donate his
kidney to his
diabetic earth father [4]
Members
- Valient Himself
- Vocals
- Eidan Thorr
- Guitars
- Dr. Professor Nitewolf Strangees
- Bass
- Voiden Thorr
- Guitars
- Lucian Thorr
- Percussion
Discography
Title
| Release Date
| Label
|
Stranded On Earth
| July 1, 2003
| Self-Released
|
Total Universe Man
| June 7, 2005
| Volcom Entertainment
|
Legend of the World
| July 11, 2006
| Volcom Entertainment
|
''Immortalizer
| June 17, 2008
| Volcom Entertainment
|
In Heat
(DVD)
| November 4, 2008
| Volcom Entertainment
|
Television appearances
- Fuse TV, Warped Tour special (behind the scenes)
- G4 TV, Attack of the Show!
(performance)
- Warped: Inside and Out
(six episode show on Fuse) - four episodes (performance, and behind the scenes, narration)
- Game Head
, episode from The Warped Tour
- Daily Habit
, episode on Fuel TV
- Fuel TV
, episode of Check 1,2