Scion Rock Fest Returns To Southern California on May 17 for Sixth Annual Hard Rock/Metal Blow Out

 

Machine Head and High On Fire Headline

 

Scion Audio Visual’s annual hard rock/metal festival, Scion Rock Fest, returns to Pomona, Calif. on May 17 with an all-star line-up of the biggest names in hard rock as well as metal’s most buzz-worthy newcomers.

Headlining Scion Rock Fest, which has quickly established itself as one of heavy music’s biggest live outings, are Machine Head and High On Fire. Other prominent artists appearing on the sixth installment of Scion Rock Fest are Red Fang, King Buzzo, Hot Lunch, Pins of Light and Windhand (see full list below).

 

Concertgoers should visit www.scionav.com to RSVP beginning March 26 at 10 a.m. pacific.

 

Since the 2009 debut of Scion Rock Fest, the annual outing has featured Mastodon, Down, Neurosis, Baroness, Morbid Angel and the Melvins. Rotating locations have found the Fest in  Atlanta, Columbus, Tampa, Memphis as well as the 2011 event, which was also in Pomona.

 

Scion Rock Fest is one of the many music and cultural events curated by Scion Audio Visual, the entertainment division founded by Scion in 2003. Over the past decade, Scion AV has hosted numerous concerts and tours including the monthly Scion Rock Show in Los Angeles and High on Fire’s recent North American trek, sponsored Phil Anselmo’s Housecore Horror Festival and Revelation Records’ 25th Anniversary celebrations, brought together the brightest minds in the music industry for the annual Scion Music(less) Music Conference, and offered numerous free singles and EPs from a wide variety of musicians including Meshuggah, Corrosion of Conformity, and Municipal Waste.

 

The full Scion Rock Fest 2014 line-up is:

Machine Head

High On Fire

Red Fang

Orchid

Crowbar

BL’AST!

Speedwolf

Power Trip

Jex Thoth

Coffins

King Buzzo

Big Business

Hot Lunch

Aqua Nebula Oscillator

All Them Witches

Pins of Light

Carousel

The Well

Midnight

Exhumed

In Cold Blood

Nekrogoblikon

Windhand

Lord Dying

Moab

Black Sheep Wall

 

About Scion Audio Visual

Scion Audio Visual (AV for short) is a creative enterprise of Scion devoted to the discovery, nurture, funding and distribution of compelling music and arts programming. Scion AV has created and championed projects for over 100 underground musical artists, supported tours and special events, created film documentaries, curated art installations, and produced a collection of ‘zines. In addition, Scion AV executes the annual Scion Music(less) Music Conference and operates 7 broadband radio stations via Scion Streaming Radio. For more information, visit ScionAV.com

 

About Scion

Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., was developed with a new generation of youthful buyers in mind. Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products, the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level. The brand features five groundbreaking models with a wide array of standard features: the xD urban subcompact five-door, the iconic xB urban utility vehicle, the tC sports coupe, the premium micro-subcompact iQ and the FR-S rear-wheel drive sports car. The Scion brand often applies new practices in all aspects of its business and pushes the creativity envelope with non-traditional advertising and marketing to engage young consumers. Scion also supports originality through its programs in the artistic community. For more information, visit Scion.com