Volcom Entertainment
2008
Immortalizer
About This Album
Valient Thorr were extraordinarily busy in the two Earth years separating their third and fourth albums, reportedly logging more than 500 shows, welcoming new guitarist Voiden Thorr into the fold, and losing one kidney -- donated by frontman Valient Himself (normally known for spleen venting) to his ailing father. His Earth father, that is...for, you see, the North Carolina-based musicians still insist that they actually hail from the planet Venus -- even though their epic fourth effort, 2008's Immortalizer, proves once again that at least their musical influences derive from very earthly (and earthy) touchstones such as AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, and especially the MC5, from whom they channel not only their quasi-religious gonzo rock revival, but also the rebellious spirit fueling their alternately fantasy-laced and brazenly political lyrics. Hey, maybe the MC5 were from Venus, too! In any case, Immortalizer may just be Valient Thorr's heaviest album yet -- both sonically and thematically -- as the band regularly launches into enraged anthems against oppression like "I Hope the Ghosts of the Dead Haunt Yr Soul Forever," "Mask of Sanity," and "Nomadic Sacrifice," with even more verve and bile than on previous releases.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,12 and 13)

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