They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.
Fresh off the just-completed Rockstar Mayhem festival circuit which took them to 17 different U.S. states & Canada, Austin rockers SCORPION CHILD are set to heat up the last days of summer with a headlining trek this September/October with direct support from labelmates KADAVAR from Germany plus GYPSYHAWK from Los Angeles, WILSON from Detroit (select dates), and openers MOTHERSHIP from Dallas, Texas.
SCORPION CHILD will perform a one-hour+ headlining set featuring music from their self-titled debut album, which debuted at #26 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart & #99 on the Hard Music Album chart the week following its June 25th release.
Checking in from their rehearsal space in Texas, the band shares:
“We met a LOT of new supporters while we were out on Rockstar Mayhem and the time has come for THE CHILD - along with friends KADAVAR, GYPSYHAWK, WILSON, and MOTHERSHIP - to deliver you hours of unforgettable sonics making this roadshow one of legendary modern day proportion. Together we ask you to join us in creating this epic segment in history. Come one, come all!!!”
SCORPION CHILD & KADAVAR will make a festival appearance at the Snowboard On The Block Festival in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, September 14th prior to the tour launch in Chicago, Illinois on September 16th. The 15-date tour ends on Saturday, October 5th a mere 2 hours away from where Woodstock was held back in 1969: Brooklyn, New York.
Praised for their “old school spirit, kick-ass hard rock, killer riffs and vocals… a band worth watching & listening to!” by radio & television personality Eddie Trunk, SCORPION CHILD’s music has been played on Eddie Trunk’s live show on SiriusXM satellite radio, on “Eddie Trunk Rocks” on New York City’s Q104.3 FM, and on Nights with Alice Cooper.
SCORPION CHILD & KADAVAR solo date:
09/14/2013 Snowboard On The Block - Denver, CO
Dates for SCORPION CHILD’s headlining tour with KADAVAR, GYPSYHAWK, WILSON, and MOTHERSHIP are:
09/16/2013 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL #
09/17/2013 Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN #
09/20/2013 The Astoria - Vancouver, B.C. - CANADA
09/21/2013 Neumos - Seattle, WA
09/23/2013 Slim's - San Francisco, CA
09/24/2013 Roxy Theatre - West Hollywood, CA
09/25/2013 Rocky Point Cantina - Tempe, AZ
09/27/2013 Red 7 - Austin, TX
09/28/2013 Tomcats – Ft. Worth, TX
09/29/2013 Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
10/01/2013 The Firebird - St. Louis, MO #
10/02/2013 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
10/03/2013 Hard Luck Bar - Toronto, ON
10/04/2013 II Motore - Montreal, QC - CANADA
10/05/2013 Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY
# - SCORPION CHILD, Kadavar, Gypsyhawk, and Mothership only
The Scorpion Child digi-pak plus exclusive album art t-shirts, etched aqua-colored vinyl, and limited edition 7” EP can all be ordered from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop. Order the album digitally on iTunes and receive two bonus tracks: http://bit.ly/scorpchild-st-itunes.
Praise for THE CHILD:
• “SCORPION CHILD was [Rockstar Mayhem’s] take-home band. Call it love at first sting.” – AUSTIN CHRONICLE
• “The closest kin to metal progenitors BLACK SABBATH.” – THE VILLAGE VOICE
• “[T]hey’ve soaked every riff in a vat of moonshine. Glory Awaits!” –THE SCENE MAGAZINE
• “It's the soul of the blues infusing SCORPION CHILD's licks, their rhythms, their stage presence.” – DALLAS OBSERVER
• “Rooted heavily in the blues with a rock swagger. Very infectious.” - OUTBURN Magazine, Issue #70
• “A musical anomaly from the rest of the [Rockstar Mayhem] lineup, SCORPION CHILD's hard rock/blues grooves were a welcome addition.”
– GRAMMY.com
Two shots (on the house!) of SCORPION CHILD’s wicked fine hard rock:
• “Liquor” - http://youtu.be/h7uITA22HIY
• “Polygon Of Eyes” - http://youtu.be/nYw9hFeonW8
SCORPION CHILD are:
• Aryn Jonathan Black – Vocals
• Chris Cowart – Lead Guitar
• Tom Frank – Rhythm Guitar
• Shaun Avants – Bass
• Shawn Alvear