Canadian hip-hop collective Swollen Members return to Australian shores this September for a full cross country tour with support from Australian rapper Mastacraft. This marks the first official tour for Swollen Members has done since reuniting earlier this year to play with Ice-T and Insane Clown Posse earlier this year in Canada.

Swollen Members who formed in 1992 has multiple Gold and Platinum selling records, won countless awards including Much Music video awards, and the group is a 5-time Juno Award winner for Best Rap Recording and Rap Recording of the Year. Over the last two decades they have built their Battle Axe Warriors brand crossed over heavily appearing in major sports DVDs and touring with the likes of Tech N9ne, La Coka Nostra, and Dilated Peoples.

Fans will be treated to a live show covering their whole catalogue from the most recent release Brand New Day back to Bad Dreams, Black Magic & Balance. Prevail & Madchild are ready to rev up the Aussie fans with their energetic, poetic and clever lyrical style that has earned them legions of fans, while Rob The Viking provides a dark backdrop of sick macabre beats. Madchild who has also gone on to major success as a solo artist will delight fans by giving them a taste of his own material ahead of his coming solo Australia tour for 'The Darkest Hour' this summer.

Madchild from Swollen Members recently released his new solo album "The Darkest Hour" via Battle Axe. The album was produced exclusively by Evidence, and is a reflection of Madchild's darkest time in his life; he utilizes his aggressive lyrics as a piercing weapon against the demons he battled. Accompanying Madchild on this musical battleground are; Alchemist, Domo Genesis, Fashawn, Krondon, A$ton Matthews and Illmaculate.