Valient Himself demonstrates his pre-show exercise routine for Revolver Magazine
// June 1st, 2010 // Comments Off // News
We snuck over to the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, IL to film this little video for Revolver Magazine. The University is adjacent to the Canopy Club where we were playing that night on the Volcom Tour with Mastodon, Baroness and BTBAM.
Valient Thorr Summer European Tour 2010
// May 18th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
here’s our updated dates for our Euro tour this summer:
17.06.2010 F – Clisson, Hellfest 2010
19.06.2010 NL – Sliderecht/ Rotterdam, Elektra Tuinfeest 2010
20.06.2010 B – Antwerpen, Trix
21.06.2010 F – Biarritz, club tba
23.06.2010 GER – Kiel, Schaubude
24.06.2010 GER – Lärz, Airport/ FUSION 2010
25.06.2010 GER – Berlin, White Trash
2…6.06.2010 GER – Eisenach, Alter Schlachthof
27.06.2010 NL – Leeuwarden, Mukkes
28.06.2010 NL – Tillburg, Little Devil
29.06.2010 B – Arlon, Riders Park/ L’entrepot
30.06.2010 GER – Flensburg, Volxbad
01.07.2010 DK – Roskilde, Roskilde Festival 2010
02.07.2010 CH – Biel/ Bienne, Gaskessel Barbarie Festival 2010
03.07.2010 GER – Bonn, Rheinkultur 2010
06.07.2010 GER – Frankfurt, Nachtleben
07.07.2010 GER – Ulm, Eden
08.07.2010 CH – Luzern, Sedel
09.07.2010 A – Klagenfurt, Volxhaus
10.07.2010 I – Bozen, Rock im Ring 2010
15.07.2010 A – Wien, Viper Room
16.07.2010 A – Innsbruck, PMK
17.07.2010 GER – Serengeti Festival 2010 (early)
17.07.2010 NL – Nijmegen, Valkhof Affaire Festival 2010 (late)
20.07.2010 ESP – Barcelona, Estraperio
21.07.2010 ESP – Madrid, Ritmo & Compas
22.07.2010 P – Lisboa, Music Box
23.07.2010 P – Porto, Plano B
24.07.2010 ESP – Bilbao, Azkena
27.07.2010 I – Rimini, Grotta Rosso
28.07.2010 I – Milano, Circolo Magnolia
29.07.2010 GER – Stuttgart, Keller Club
30.07.2010 GER – Porta, Festivalkult! U&D 2010
31.07.2010 B – Waarschoot, Roadkill Festival 2010
see you all out there!!
NEW FREE VALIENT THORR SONG, WEB UPDATE, & TOUR LAUNCH!!
// April 16th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
ALAHOYUS TRUE BELIEVERS! The day has finally arrived. Tomorrow, we launch out with our friends MASTODON, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, & BARONESS on the 2010 Volcom Tour.
To celebrate, we decided to give all the Thorriors out there a present. Cassius Thorr designed a new website for us, and we thought you might like to hear ONE OF THE NEW SONGS from our album we recorded with Jack Endino last month!!
So click that little button up in the corner (if you are here on the site) and enter you email. We’ll send you a link to download our new jam “DOUBLECROSSED” – wait for it……….. FOR FREE. Spread the news. We play around 6:30 every night, so leave work early, have a few cocktails, and help us get the party started right! So excited to be back out there with ya! See you all soon,
VALIENT THORR
Click here to check out the new home page!
Thorriors! Come out EARLY! (like they do in Europe)
// April 13th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
Alahoyus everyone! Just wanted to remind all the Thorriors out there to do whatever you have to do to get to these shows early if you wanna see us! We are “low man on the totem pole” so to speak on this tour, so if you really wanna get yer money’s worth, we’ll usually be going on 30 minutes after doors which are between 6-6:30 pm every night! And get your tickets now, b/c the shows are selling out fast! We have lots of stuff to tell you soon! The anticipation is a bitch! More very soon! spread the word!
yours
Valient Himself
Apr. 16 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
Apr. 17 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
Apr. 18 – Richmond, VA – The National
Apr. 20 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head
Apr. 21 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Apr. 22 – Hartford, CT – Webster
Apr. 23 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Apr. 24 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Apr. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
Apr. 27 – Rochester, NY – Water Street
Apr. 29 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
Apr. 30 – Indianapolis, IN – Vogue
May 01 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note -
May 03 – Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
May 04 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto
May 05 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
May 07 – Pomona, CA – Fox
May 08 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater also w/ High On Fire, Priestess, Black Cobra, and Bison BC
May 09 – Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
May 10 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
May 11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
May 13 – Billings, MT – The Shrine
May 14 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
May 15 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Hall
May 16 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
May 18 – Madison, WI – Orpheum
May 19 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
May 20 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood
May 21 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium
May 22 – Lexington, KY – Busters
Valient Thorr Euro Summer Tourdates 2010
// April 5th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
Alahoyus to you all today! We will be hitting the road this summer in Europe. Here are the initial gig dates, with more coming soon. Please help us spread the word!
more soon, Valient Himself
* Jun 17 2010- HELLFEST 2010- Clisson, France
* Jun 19 2010- Elektra Tuinfeest 2010- Sliderecht/ Rotterdam, Netherlands*
* Jun 20 2010- Trix- Antwerpen, Belgium
* Jun 23 2010- Schaubude- Kiel, Germany
* Jun 24 2010- Hafenklang- Hamburg, Germany
* Jun 25 2010- White Trash- Berlin, Germany
* Jun 26 2010- Alter Schlachthof- Eisenach, Germany
* Jun 27 2010- Podium Asterix- Leeuwarden, Netherlands
* Jun 28 2010- Little Devil- Tillburg, Netherlands
* Jun 29 2010- Riders Park/ L’entrepot- Arlon, Belgium
* Jun 30 2010- Volxbad- Flensburg, Germany
* Jul 1 2010- ROSKILDE FESTIVAL 2010- ROSKILDE, DENMARK
* Jul 3 2010- Gaskessel Barbarie Festival 2010- Biel/ Bienne, Switzerland
* Jul 6 2010- Nachtleben- Frankfurt, Germany
* Jul 7 2010- Eden- Ulm, Germany
* Jul 8 2010- Sedel- Luzern, Switzerland
* Jul 9 2010- Volxhaus- Klagenfurt, Austria
* Jul 10 2010- ROCK IM RING FESTIVAL 2010- Südtirol/ Botzen, Italy
* Jul 15 2010- Viper Room- Vienna, Austria
* Jul 16 2010- PMK- Innsbruck, Austria
* Jul 20 2010- Estraperio- Barcelona, Spain
* Jul 21 2010- Ritmo & Compas- Madrid, Spain
* Jul 22 2010- Music Box- Lisbon, Portugal
* Jul 23 2010- Piano B- Porto, Portugal
* Jul 24 2010- Azkena- Bilbao, Spain
* Jul 27 2010- Grotta Rosso- Rimini, Italy
* Jul 28 2010- Sabotage Bar- Vicenza, Italy
* Jul 30 2010- Festivalkult! U&D 2010- Porta, Germany
* Jul 31 2010- ROADKILL FESTIVAL 2010- Waarschoot, Belgium
VALIENT THORR/HASLAM GLOBE SHOES: VT pick of the month
// March 2nd, 2010 // Comments Off // News
alahoyus Thorriors! The time has arrived! Last month we started doing a Globe Shoes “Pick of the month”, where we pick a shoe from their catalog, and then you get 20% off of that shoe… This month, for our second choice, we have the pleasure of offering to you our very own shoe collaboration with Chris Haslam!!! The Valient Thorr/Chris Haslam Sabaton Mid are all black, leather, mid tops. Here is the feature on the shoe. AND- Here is the catalog to order!! Remember if you order, tell em Valient Thorr sent you and get 20% off using the following coupon code: Valient0310
The wait is over!! Tell your bros!! 
MISSING LINK FEST, OAKLAND, CA 5/8/10
// February 22nd, 2010 // Comments Off // News
Valient Thorr will be participating in the MISSING LINK FESTIVAL in Oakland, California on May 8th, 2010 @ Fox Theater. The lineup: MASTODON, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, HIGH ON FIRE, BARONESS, PRIESTESS, VALIENT THORR, BLACK COBRA, AND BISON BC. Ticketmaster Presale: Thursday, Feb 25 @ 10am to Saturday, Feb 27 @ 12am. Public On Sale: Sunday, Feb 28 @ 10am. Presale Password: OBLIVION.
THORRIOR OF THE WEEK 2/18/10
// February 18th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
Alahoyus! So say rillum, so rillius, toe hostum, Wellyush!
Hope you buds are all pumppumppumped about the new tour, and the new secret jams we are working on! If you have a moment, I’d like to introduce to you this weeks Thorrior. To find him, we must travel all the way to Sweden to a place called Karlstad. Erik Thorr is the Captain of the Karlstad Thorriors, and since we’ve never even been there, but Erik has seen us many places all over the globe including France, LA, London, Copenhagen, Oslo, Gothenburg, and Stockholm to name a few, I’d say he’s the Captain of all the Swedish Thorriors in our book. We have partied with him in many places, and he has gone to great lengths to make our visits to his territorys more than pleasant, and for that, we thank him. Ladies and Gents, Congratulations are in order for Erik, our THORRIOR OF THE WEEEEEEEEK!
Valient Thorr Tour w/ Mastodon, BTBAM, & Baroness!!
// February 8th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
Alahoyus to all! just posted a shitload of new dates for the VOLCOM TOUR 2010 featuring MASTODON, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, BARONESS, and yes, your favorite Venusians, VALIENT THORR. We are super psyched to do this tour with all these great bands, especially in TONS of cities that we’ve never even played in. Touring 250+ shows a year for 6 years, and you’d think that we’ve hit every spot, but there are ALWAYS more spots. And a few of these spots we’ve only been to a few times, so this is a special treat for us. Another cool thing is its close enough to some of our regular stomping grounds that tried and true THORRIORS can hop in a rig and haul ass for a little road trip action. We’ll be playing cuts from our new album that will be finished (not released, but finished) by the time we hit the road. Can’t wait to see you all out there! Help us spread the word! Add us on facebook and twitter to keep up with updates straight from my earth communicator device.!!
http://www.facebook.com/valientthorr
http://www.twitter.com/valientthorr
more very soon!
valient himself
Apr. 16 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
Apr. 17 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater
Apr. 18 – Richmond, VA – The National
Apr. 20 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head
Apr. 21 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Apr. 22 – Hartford, CT – Webster
Apr. 23 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Apr. 24 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Apr. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theater
Apr. 27 – Rochester, NY – Water Street
Apr. 29 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
Apr. 30 – Indianapolis, IN – Vogue
May 01 – Columbia, MO – Blue Note -
May 03 – Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
May 04 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto
May 05 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
May 07 – Pomona, CA – Fox
May 08 – Oakland, CA – [to be announced]
May 09 – Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
May 10 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
May 11 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
May 13 – Billings, MT – The Shrine
May 14 – Fargo, ND – The Venue
May 15 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Hall
May 16 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
May 18 – Madison, WI – Orpheum
May 19 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
May 20 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood
May 21 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium
May 22 – Lexington, KY – Busters
Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 12
THORRIOR OF THE WEEK 2/08/10
// February 8th, 2010 // Comments Off // News
Alahoyus bros and broskeetas. Lots of big news coming your way from us this week, but I want to start it off with this week’s Thorrior. Now, I don’t know this lil cutie’s name, but she hails from Atlanta, GA. She came up after our show with Early Man and Caltrop there (before we started the buttdance party for Early Mike’s birthday) and claimed she had a tattoo with some of my lyrics. When she pulled up her shirt to show me, for a split second, I had a brain fart moment, where I had to wrack my brain to even think of what they were from… Hey- it happens when you get older. Its called Presque Vu. Its like that “tip of the tongue” moment where your brain can’t really retrieve the info it needs. As I read, “Life is Love, Love is Life” I looked at Eidan Thorr, and realized this was from “I am the Law” from our 2nd album TOTAL UNIVERSE MAN. Next time we are in Atlanta, Ill be sure to catch her name for a proper congratulations. There you have it folks, full of teenage lust- the THORRIOR OF THE WEEK!!!
