Austin, Texas-based classic rockers SCORPION CHILD issued their self-titled debut album in North America on June 25th. Produced and arranged by Chris “Frenchie” Smith (THE ANSWER, ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD, THE TOADIES, DAX RIGGS), the album was recorded using analog recording technology.

The album has debuted at #26 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and at #99 on the Hard Music Album chart.

Lead vocalist Aryn Jonathan Black: "We are incredibly ecstatic to be listed in the Billboard charts and want to thank the fans who have supported us to make it possible for us to be associated with ‘heatseeking’ bands. This news will definitely amp up the level of intensity that The Child will perform with tonight at in Washington at the White River Amphitheater! Anyone who bought the album, please visit our Facebook page and say hello! "

Limited CD digipack, vinyl, digital download versions of Scorpion Child include the following songs:

'Kings Highway'

'Polygon Of Eyes'

'The Secret Spot'

'Salvation Slave'

'Liquor'

'Antioch'

'In The Arms Of Ecstasy'

'Paradigm'

'Red Blood (The River Flows)'

Bonus track:

'Keep Goin’' (LUCIFER'S FRIEND cover)

'Lover's Leap' (iTunes version only)

Album stream:

Track-by-track breakdown:

'Liquor' lyric video:

‘Polygon Of Eyes’ lyric video:

Scorpion Child are out on this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, headlining the Sumerian Stage.

"We are tremendously excited to be a part of Mayhem Festival 2013,” states frontman and lyricist Aryn Jonathan Black. “There is no better way for us to launch our new album and we’re looking forward to the Mayhem Fest crowds bringing out the animal in us when we play!"

Understandably, the band’s previously announced headlining solo dates in July have been cancelled.

The five-week Rockstar Mayhem tour runs through August 4th in Dallas, Texas. Tickets and VIP packages can be purchased at this location.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

July

3 - White River Amphitheater - Auburn, WA
5 - Desert Sky Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
6 - Isleta Amphitheater - Albuquerque, NM
7 - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater - Englewood, CO
10 - Molson Canadian Amphitheater - Toronto, ON – CANADA
12 - First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
13 - Susquehana Bank Center - Camden, NJ
14 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY
16 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
17 - Bangor Waterfront - Bangor, ME
19 - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain - Scranton, PA
20 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
21 - The Comcast Theatre - Hartford, CT
23 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
24 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
26 - Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, IN
27 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater - Tinley Park, IL
28 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkson, MI
30 - Lakewood Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA
31 - 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater – Tampa, FL

August

2 - Tower Amphitheater – Austin, TX
3 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Woodlands, TX
4 - Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX

Scorpion Child is:

Aryn Jonathan Black - vocals

Chris Cowart - lead guitar

Tom Frank - rhythm guitar

Shaun Avants - bass

Shawn Alvear - drums

For ticket information and updates visit Facebook.