BW&BK; has received the following press release:

THOR is ready to shake the very halls of Valhalla itself from the stage of Vnuks in Milwaukee, WI, on Oct. 5. Joining Thor will be CARBELLION and another band TBA. Then, Thor thunders into The Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL, on Oct. 6. Joining Thor will be I LOVE THE RICH.

See a clip of The Rock Warrior Thor’s triumphant headlining performance from the Northwest Metalfest below. The clip also features rabid fan reaction at both the Metalfest (including fans that trekked over 3,000 miles to see Thor!) and current 2007 tour.

This clip is also whipping up hurricane-force excitement for the thunderous, epic musical quest Thor is preparing to take listeners on with his new album, Into The Noise.

"Into The Noise is basically a concept album where the band goes on a journey to the center of the mind, of noise,” said Thor. “They come across all these alternate characters and creatures like The Sound King. It’s a quest. Like in the song ‘Back For More’, it’s about coming back to rise up again and do battle again. Sometimes you have to retreat when you get overwhelmed or defeated, but then you regain your strength and go back in. So we’re heading back Into the Noise.”

The new songs are already getting very positive responses as the band has been playing cuts from the album onstage.

This album will be a digital and CD release through SDR Records. Joe Keithley, famous leader of the band DOA, is the president of the label and is very excited about the new recording saying, “It’s Thor’s best yet!”

In Chicago, 3 veterans from the Chicago rock scene are joining Thor for the midwest leg of his tour: Dave Stepanich (guitar), Phil Vickman (bass), and Brian Grady (drums). As a special bonus, legendary Chicago axeman Steve Gerlach (MOST DANGEROUS RACE, TOMMY KEENE, MYSTERY DRIVER, PHANTOM HELMSMEN, THE BAD EXAMPLES, CANE CORSO, TUFFY UK) will join the band for the October 6th show at Beat Kitchen..

Thor also will continue to promote the albums Devastation Of Musculation, Thor Against The World and the DVD retrospective An-thor-logy released by Smog Veil Records. Thor has long been a champion of environmental causes, before the industry as a whole jumped on the bandwagon with events such as the Live Earth series of concerts. Thor is very proud to be associated with Smog Veil – the label is currently converting to an all-Green, environmentally friendly office for its HQ.

Track listing for Into The Noise includes: 'Warrior's Reprise', 'Into The Noise', 'Evil Twin', 'No Guts, No Glory', 'Escape Or Die', 'Fight For You', 'Sound King', 'If Tomorrow Never Comes', 'Forever & After', 'Back For More'.

“The song 'Forever & After', is from a movie that’s been in the works for a long time,” Thor shared. “I wrote the song back in 2002. It’s an acoustic number – you hear THOR sing acoustically which I don’t usually do. It’s for a movie coming out called ‘Forever & After’. It’s a sci-fi movie.”

Videos are being filmed for the title track and the song 'Evil Twin'.