“To truly shred the universe one needs to keep their feet in pristine condition. The only option is to rock a pair of the toughest kicks around. Put your foot in this!” That’s what Valient Thorr has to say about their new shoe collaboration with Globe as they continue on their quest to save the human race from devastation…

After all, Planet Earth in 2009 looks like a pretty strange, messed-up place to an outsider. From Swine Flu hysteria to Global Warming meltdowns and widespread warfare to reality show overload and the latest celebrity freakouts caught on film, it may seem to some that The End is nigh.

But there’s hope for the human race. Just ask the extraterrestrial members of Valient Thorr, the rock n’ roll saviors from Venus who crossed the solar system to warn Earthlings about the error of our ways, delivering a message of redemption wrapped in rock n’ roll, with pounding drums and shredding guitar licks (with the sickest shoes around).

The grizzled time-space travelers are much more than meets the eye. Their combination of heavy rock n’ roll and thought-provoking lyrics gives their legions of fans–dubbed the “Thorriors”– food for thought through their staggeringly productive output. The group has averaged close to 250 tour dates a year, and is currently riding the popularity of their fourth album in five years, Immortalizer, which was released on Volcom Entertainment a couple months ago.

Valient Thorr has teamed up with Globe’s Chris Haslam—a Thorrior—to do a truly unique Co-Op shoe built on Chris’ Sabaton Mid Pro Model. The Black on Black on Black shoe features high-end Cracked Leather, a custom heel cavity cushion in the Vulcanized outsole with a polyurethane gel insert, the Valiant Thorr logo on the heel and band imagery on the insole. These things feel insane on your feet and make you feel like you’re from outer space--“It doesn’t matter where you’re from, it’s where you’re at and what you’re gonna do in your new kicks.”

The Valient Thorr x Globe Collaboration will be available to Thorriors globally starting this December in Europe and January everywhere else!

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