Scorpion Child

Scorpion Child
Scorpion Child at Hellfest 2014.
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock, heavy metal^[1]
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast

Members	Aryn Jonathan Black Christopher Jay Cowart Jon "The Charn" Rice Alec Padron AJ Vincent

Past members	Chris Hodge Shaun Avants Asa Savage Jeremy Cruz Dave Finner Erick Sanger Shawn Alvear Tom "The Mole" Frank

Scorpion Child is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2006.

History

Scorpion Child aka "The Child" is composed of Aryn Jonathan Black (vocals), Christopher Jay Cowart (lead guitar), Alec Padron (bass) and Jon Rice (drums). Signed to German-based independent label Nuclear Blast, the group released their self-titled debut album in 2013, which was produced, recorded, and arranged by Grammy-nominated producer Chris “Frenchie” Smith.

"The Child" is commonly categorized as early 1970s Krautrock and psychedelic rock with a modern heavy metal twist and is heavily influenced by groups such as Rainbow, Pentagram, and Lucifer's Friend.

The self-titled album by "The Child" debuted at #26 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart & #99 on the Hard Music Album chart.^[2] The single "Polygon of Eyes" off the LP was the iTunes “SINGLE OF THE WEEK” for the week of June 25, 2013.^[3] Scorpion Child have since been nominated in 2013 as the "Best New Band" for Classic Rock Magazine's "Classic Rock Roll Of Honour."^[4]

On February 5, 2014, it was announced that rhythm guitarist Tom Frank and drummer Shawn Alvear have departed the band, and former Job for a Cowboy drummer Jon "The Charn" Rice would be Alvear's replacement. The band has stated that they would not be finding a replacement rhythm guitarist. In March of 2015,the band announced that they added heavy organ keyboardist AJ Vincent to the lineup.^[5] On January 22, 2016 it was announced that drummer Jon 'The Charn' Rice had rejoined his former band.

Band members

Current members

Aryn Jonathan Black – vocals (2006-present)
Christopher Jay Cowart – lead guitar, backing vocals (2010-present)
Jon "The Charn" Rice – drums (2014-present)
Alec Caballero Padron - bass, backing vocals (2014-present)
Aaron John "AJ" Vincent - organs, keyboards (2015-present)

Former members

Shaun Avants – bass, backing vocals
Chris Hodge – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Asa Savage – lead guitar
Jeremy Cruz – drums
Dave Finner – rhythm guitar
Erick Sanger – bass
Shawn Alvear – drums
Tom "The Mole" Frank – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Aryn Jonathan Black
Christopher Jay Cowart
Alec Padron
Jon Rice

Discography

Studio albums

Scorpion Child (2013)
Acid Roulette (2016)

Singles

Livin with a Witch 7" (2010)
Polygon of Eyes 7" (2013)

EPs

Thy Southern Sting (2009)

References

↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Scorpion Child". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
↑ "SCORPION CHILD DEBUTS ON TWO BILLBOARD CHARTS". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
↑ "iTunes Single Of The Week – [June 30, 2013]". RAZORIANFLY. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ "Scorpion Child – Polygon Of Eyes". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
↑ "SCORPION CHILD Recruits Former JOB FOR A COWBOY Drummer JON 'CHARN' RICE". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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