THOR To Embark On Canadian Tour

Canadian metal legend THOR will be embarking on a short East Coast tour earky next month in support of his new CD, "Beast Women From The Center Of The Earth". Joining him on the road will be world-famous artist Mick Hoffman and Frank Soda. Described as Thor's "best CD ever," "Beast Women From The Center Of The Earth" is said to be "a concept album along the lines of 'Ziggy Stardust' and the 'Spiders From Mars'."

Support for the March 11 gig will be provided by DYNEOMIGHT, GOAT HORN, and DIABLO RED. Other openers will be announced at a later date.

THOR tour dates:

Mar. 09 - St. Catherines, CAN
Mar. 10 - The Still, Kitchener, CAN
Mar. 11 - Club 360 - Toronto, CAN
Mar. 12 - Call The Office, London, Ontario CAN (To Be Confirmed)
Mar. 13 - The Underground, Hamilton, Ontario CAN

"I believe big-time in the show aspect of concerts," Thor said in a press release. "I'm going to go all out with the show, as far as costuming and strength feats, like bending steel and blowing up hot water bottles and bending some mic stands. Then of course there's the music, too," he chuckles.

"When you come to see a concert and put your dollar down, I go totally overboard. I wanna give the audience everything I can possibly give them — even to the punishment of myself at times."

After starring in a succession of B-movies — you may remember him from such films as "Zombie Nightmare" (1986),starring Tia Carrera and Adam West — Thor went deep underground and has only recently enjoyed a comeback in the new millennium. His plans include movies, CDs, books and touring around the world to rock his fans a second time.

Thor was combining heavy metal music with a warrior persona long before the WWF ever clued into it. He says he's proving now that "people are into the concept — and young kids, too, who weren't even born when
I started."