Chapel Hill, NC's Valient Thorr have been described as "equal parts swaggering cock rock, speed metal and thrash punk, sci-fi kitsch meets Iron Maiden meets MC5" as well as "a snake handling James Brown fronting Black Sabbath." "Valient Thorr...more.

Valient Thorr isn't completely original, but who is? After all, cultural and artistic progression is achieved by building on the works of others. Valient Thorr adds a slightly modern flavor (and sci-fi vibe) to what basically sounds like MC5...more.

aw man i love these guys, the lead singer used to be a professor here at ECU. Ive seen them a lot around here, its good to see them hitting it big. The new record is great too, an excellent progression...more.

Saw these guys about a year ago @ The Steeple in Charlotte. Great musicians & great guys period. If you can get your hands on their CD 'Stranded on Earth' do it. Blows everything else in the mainstream rock scene out of the...more.

I saw Valient Thorr at warped and i was brainwashed or maybe i was just having the funnest time of my life. After the show Val came out with a box of Total Universe Man and i bought it from him...more.