Jon Mikl Thor
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Jon Mikl 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. Canada and Mr. USA titles. During his bodybuilding career, he has achieved over 40 titles around the world. As a musician, he is the front man for the heavy metal band Thor
, billing himself as "The Legendary Rock Warrior". He has also has had career in acting appearing in such films as Recruits, Zombie Nightmare
, and Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
. Zombie Nightmare was re-released on the Mystery Science Theater 3000
DVD box set in 2009 through Shout Factory.
Jon Mikl Thor started touring as frontman for the band THOR in 1973. The band was first known as "Mikl Body Rock" and "Thor and the Imps" before deciding on the name THOR. He combined strength feats, props, costumes and showmanship with music such as bending solid steel bars in his teeth and having solid concrete blocks smashed off his chest with a sledgehammer. THOR toured Canada and the USA throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 1976 THOR performed on national television with his appearance on the Merv Griffin show. Shortly after, he signed with RCA records. In February 1984 THOR appeared at the Marquee in London, England. He then signed with Albion Records and toured throughout the UK performing at such concerts as the Great Yarmouth Festival and released numerous albums.
In 1987 Jon Mikl Thor retired from live performances and started to write and produce films as well as forming his own record label. By 1997 he returned to the recording studio and started to make live appearances with the release of Ride Of The Chariots. More albums followed from 1998 to 2009. In 2005 Thor signed with Smog Veil Records and released "Thor Against The World" followed by "Devastation Of Musculation" in 2006.
Jon Mikl Thor's music career coincided with his film career. In 2002, he wrote the title song for the movie "Fubar" titled "Fubar Is A Super Rocker". In 2005 he wrote "Glimmer" for the movie "Murder At The Presidio" as well as appearing in the movie. Jon-Mikl Anger Thor starred in the Lifetime network TV movie, "A Family Lost" 2007. In 2009 Jon-Mikl and his bandmates Steve Price, Mike Favata, Ben Perman played at the Sweden Rock Festival and Muskel Rock Festival in Sweden and the Sauna Open Air Festival in Finland. Jon Mikl Thor's latest album is called "Sign Of The V" and was released on his new label Vulcan Sky Records in 2009.
Jon Mikl Thor recently starred in the movie Thor-The Rock Opera which was produced by John Fasano and Jon Mikl Thor. It was written and directed by John Cody Fasano. The movie had its first screening May 30, 2011 at the Shock Stock Film Festival in London, Ontario, Canada.
Thor will take his movie and live rock opera to Helsinki, Finland, June 1, 2011 and then on to the Muskelrock Festival June 2–4th, 2011 in Alvesta, Sweden.
Thor-The Rock Opera will be released on DVD through Vulcan Sky Releasing June 15, 2011
THOR- Jon Mikl Thor along with Frank Soda on guitar, Savage Watts on Drums and Killer Kilby on Bass return from a Triumphant tour of Scandinavia from May 31-June 7. THOR caused a sensation at the sold out concert at DOM in Helsinki, Finland. Also June 2–4 at Alvesta, Sweden THOR proved King Of Musclerock at the Muskelrock Festival as the crowd witnessed a concert of epic proportions. It was the largest crowd ever to attend the Muskelrock Festival.
A native of Vancouver, Jon Mikl Thor, an avid historian and sports enthusiast, brought back life into a forgotten brand and team called the Vancouver Millionaires, Vancouver's only Stanley Cup champions who won the cup in 1915. With the help of his wife Katherine Elo, he actively pursued a retail and internet merchandising program incorporating his trademarks of the Vancouver Millionaires name and "V" logo which he owned since 1977. He created a marketing concept using concerts, music and sporting events which made the Vancouver Millionaires synonymous with his Thor image. After years of historical study and promotion, Jon Mikl Thor turned the ownership of the Vancouver Millionaires, vancouvermillionaires.com and the Victory "V" to the Vancouver Canucks and the NHL so that the full story of Vancouver hockey history could be told. He is also the founder of VM Sports, a line of authentic Vancouver Millionaires
apparel. Thor's Millionaires memorabilia commemorates the city's historic 1915 Stanley Cup winning team.
Jon Mikl Thor is currently founder and president of Vulcan Sky Entertainment Group Ltd which produces music albums, soundtracks and motion pictures.
As a bodybuilder, he was the first Canadian to win both the Mr. Canada and Mr. USA titles. During his bodybuilding career, he has achieved over 40 titles around the world. As a musician, he is the front man for the heavy metal band Thor
Thor (band)
Thor is a heavy metal band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:Thor started out out as a concept band in 1973. They were first called "Centaur" and then "Mikl Body Rock". These entities were the brainchild of Jon Mikl Thor, a vocalist, musician and body building champion who won...
, billing himself as "The Legendary Rock Warrior". He has also has had career in acting appearing in such films as Recruits, Zombie Nightmare
Zombie Nightmare
Zombie Nightmare is a 1986 zombie-slasher film directed by Jack Bravman. This movie was filmed in the suburbs of Montreal, Canada. It stars Jon Mikl Thor.-Plot:...
, and Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare is a 1987 direct-to-video Canadian horror film who film was directed by John Fasano, and stars heavy metal musician Jon Mikl Thor, Jillian Peri, and Teresa Simpson.-Plot:...
. Zombie Nightmare was re-released on the Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
DVD box set in 2009 through Shout Factory.
Jon Mikl Thor started touring as frontman for the band THOR in 1973. The band was first known as "Mikl Body Rock" and "Thor and the Imps" before deciding on the name THOR. He combined strength feats, props, costumes and showmanship with music such as bending solid steel bars in his teeth and having solid concrete blocks smashed off his chest with a sledgehammer. THOR toured Canada and the USA throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 1976 THOR performed on national television with his appearance on the Merv Griffin show. Shortly after, he signed with RCA records. In February 1984 THOR appeared at the Marquee in London, England. He then signed with Albion Records and toured throughout the UK performing at such concerts as the Great Yarmouth Festival and released numerous albums.
In 1987 Jon Mikl Thor retired from live performances and started to write and produce films as well as forming his own record label. By 1997 he returned to the recording studio and started to make live appearances with the release of Ride Of The Chariots. More albums followed from 1998 to 2009. In 2005 Thor signed with Smog Veil Records and released "Thor Against The World" followed by "Devastation Of Musculation" in 2006.
Jon Mikl Thor's music career coincided with his film career. In 2002, he wrote the title song for the movie "Fubar" titled "Fubar Is A Super Rocker". In 2005 he wrote "Glimmer" for the movie "Murder At The Presidio" as well as appearing in the movie. Jon-Mikl Anger Thor starred in the Lifetime network TV movie, "A Family Lost" 2007. In 2009 Jon-Mikl and his bandmates Steve Price, Mike Favata, Ben Perman played at the Sweden Rock Festival and Muskel Rock Festival in Sweden and the Sauna Open Air Festival in Finland. Jon Mikl Thor's latest album is called "Sign Of The V" and was released on his new label Vulcan Sky Records in 2009.
Jon Mikl Thor recently starred in the movie Thor-The Rock Opera which was produced by John Fasano and Jon Mikl Thor. It was written and directed by John Cody Fasano. The movie had its first screening May 30, 2011 at the Shock Stock Film Festival in London, Ontario, Canada.
Thor will take his movie and live rock opera to Helsinki, Finland, June 1, 2011 and then on to the Muskelrock Festival June 2–4th, 2011 in Alvesta, Sweden.
Thor-The Rock Opera will be released on DVD through Vulcan Sky Releasing June 15, 2011
THOR- Jon Mikl Thor along with Frank Soda on guitar, Savage Watts on Drums and Killer Kilby on Bass return from a Triumphant tour of Scandinavia from May 31-June 7. THOR caused a sensation at the sold out concert at DOM in Helsinki, Finland. Also June 2–4 at Alvesta, Sweden THOR proved King Of Musclerock at the Muskelrock Festival as the crowd witnessed a concert of epic proportions. It was the largest crowd ever to attend the Muskelrock Festival.
A native of Vancouver, Jon Mikl Thor, an avid historian and sports enthusiast, brought back life into a forgotten brand and team called the Vancouver Millionaires, Vancouver's only Stanley Cup champions who won the cup in 1915. With the help of his wife Katherine Elo, he actively pursued a retail and internet merchandising program incorporating his trademarks of the Vancouver Millionaires name and "V" logo which he owned since 1977. He created a marketing concept using concerts, music and sporting events which made the Vancouver Millionaires synonymous with his Thor image. After years of historical study and promotion, Jon Mikl Thor turned the ownership of the Vancouver Millionaires, vancouvermillionaires.com and the Victory "V" to the Vancouver Canucks and the NHL so that the full story of Vancouver hockey history could be told. He is also the founder of VM Sports, a line of authentic Vancouver Millionaires
Vancouver Millionaires
The Vancouver Millionaires were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Western Canada Hockey League between 1911 and 1926...
apparel. Thor's Millionaires memorabilia commemorates the city's historic 1915 Stanley Cup winning team.
Jon Mikl Thor is currently founder and president of Vulcan Sky Entertainment Group Ltd which produces music albums, soundtracks and motion pictures.
Thor
- Keep the Dogs AwayKeep the Dogs AwayKeep the Dogs Away is the first studio album by the heavy metal band Thor, released in 1977.-Track listing:#"Keep The Dogs Away" - 3:30 #"Sleeping Giant" - 3:30 #"Catch A Tiger" - 4:38 #"I'm So Proud" - 2:30 #"Tell Me Lies" - 3:12...
(1977) - Gladiator (1979)
- Striking Viking (1980)
- UnchainedUnchained (Thor album)Unchained is an EP by Canadian heavy metal band Thor. The albums title is taken from the film Hercules Unchained. Tracks Rock the City and When Gods Collide were rerecorded for Only the Strong.-Track listing:#"Lightning Strikes Again" - 2:37...
(1983) - Only the StrongOnly the Strong (Thor album)Only the Strong is the fifth album by Canadian/American heavy metal band Thor. Previous albums were 1976 THOR and The Imps, "Muscle Rock", 1977 "Striking Viking", 1978 "Keep The Dogs Away", 1983 "Unchained"...
(1985) - Live in Detroit (1985)
- Recruits - Wild in the StreetsRecruits - Wild in the StreetsRecruits is the third album by Canadian heavy metal band Thor. It is also the soundtrack for the 1986 film Recruits.-Track listing:#"Recruits " - 3:44 #"Heartbreak Choir" - 3:18 #"Who's to Blame" - 3:16...
(1986) - Ride of the Chariots (1997)
- Thunderstruck: Tales from the Equinox (1998)
- Dogz II (2000)
- Triumphant (2002)
- Mutant (2003)
- Beastwomen From the Center of the Earth (2004)
- Thor Against the World (2005)
- Devastation of Musculation (2006)
- Into the Noise (2008)
- Steam Clock (2009)
- Keep The Dogs Away-30th anniversary (2009)
- Live In Detroit-re-release (2009)
- Unchained (2009)
- Sign Of The V (2009)
- The Guardian (2010)
- Thor-The Rock Opera Soundtrack (2011)