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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name the one and only = Black Tide
| Img = Blacktide01.jpg
| Img_capt = Black Tide live at the [[Reading Festival]]
| Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220px -->
| Landscape = yes
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias = Radio
| Origin = [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br>[[Hard rock]]<br>[[Thrash metal]]
| Years_active = 2004-present
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://blacktidemusic.com/ blacktidemusic.com]
| Current_members = Gabriel Garcia<br/>Zachary Sandler<br/>Steven Spence<br/>Austin Diaz
| Past_members = Raul Garcia<br/>Alex Nuñez
}}
'''Black Tide''' is an American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band from [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]]. Formed in 2004, the band is currently signed to [[Interscope Records]]. The original band comprised Gabriel Garcia ([[Singing|vocals]] and [[guitar]]), Alex Nunez ([[guitar]]), Zachary Sandler ([[Bass guitar|bass]] and [[Singing|vocals]]), and Raul Garcia ([[Drum kit|drums]]), who was later replaced with Steven Spence.
Black Tide has toured on [[Ozzfest]], and with [[Avenged Sevenfold]] and [[All That Remains]], and most recently with [[Bullet For My Valentine]]. They've also toured with the [[Mayhem Festival]] with greats such as [[Slipknot (band)]], [[Disturbed]], [[DragonForce]] and more. They also toured with [[Mindless Self Indulgence]], [[Bring Me The Horizon]], [[Dir En Grey]] and [[In Case of Fire]] in January/February 2009 for the [[Kerrang!]] Tour. Currently they are touring with [[William Control]] [[Attack Attack]] an [[Burn Halo]] opening for [[Escape the Fate]] on the This War Is Ours Tour. They will be at the 2009 Vans Warped Tour. They also played the [[Rock on the Range]] festival in [[Columbus, Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05004046B0FD51DF?artistid=1108568&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1 |title=Rock on the Range |publisher=[[Ticketmaster]] |accessdate=2008-04-20}}</ref> The band released its debut album, ''[[Light From Above]]'', on March 18, 2008.

==Formation and ''Light From Above''==



Black Tide was founded in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]] in 2004 by guitarist Gabriel Garcia and his older brother Raul Garcia. Raul recruited second guitarist Alex Nuñez. At the time, Gabriel Garcia was 11 years old and Nuñez was just 13 years old.<ref name="Revolver">{{cite journal| year=2008 |month=March |journal=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver Magazine]] |title=Youth Gone Wild |author=Bienstock, Richard |accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref> Garcia and Nuñez recruited bassist Zachary Sandler and drummer Steven Spence, after Raul's departure from the group. <ref name="Revolver"/> This completed the band's lineup. Originally known as Radio, the band's name was changed to Black Tide by Interscope records soon after its inception. The band started playing local shows, eventually gaining the attention of record labels due to the members' young age and talent. In 2005, Black Tide signed a demo deal with [[Atlantic Records]] <ref name="Revolver"/> as Radio. The deal lasted for only a year, before the band was spotted by a record executive for [[EMI]], who notified [[Interscope Records]] of the band. By mid 2007, Black Tide was signed on to [[Interscope]].<ref name="Revolver"/>

Black Tide recorded a single, "Shockwave", which gained rotation on [[MTV2]]'s [[Headbangers Ball]] and is also available as downloadable content on the video game [[Rock Band]]. The band started touring and gained a position on the second stage of [[Ozzfest]], but were kicked off the tour because the stage was sponsored by [[Jägermeister]] and all of the members of Black Tide were under the [[legal drinking age]].<ref name="Ozzfest"/> Although the band was no longer appearing on the second stage, Black Tide was able to be the opening act on the main stage in some areas, opening for [[Lordi]], [[Static-X]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], and [[Ozzy Osbourne]].<ref name="Ozzfest">{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=79866 |title=Black Tide members talk about playing this year's Ozzfest |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=[[2007-08-21]] |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref> After [[Ozzfest]], the band toured with [[Avenged Sevenfold]] and [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82677 |title=Black Tide preparing for Avenged Sevenfold tour |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=[[2007-10-12]] |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89509 |title=Black Tide added to All That Remains tour |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=[[2008-01-29]] |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref>They are well known partly due to their age. They are all under the age of 21 and two members are still in High School.

In late 2007, Black Tide entered the studio in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]] with producer [[Johnny K]]. The band recorded 12 new tracks which included a [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Metallica]]'s first written song, "Hit the Lights", which originally appeared on ''[[Kill 'Em All]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84867 |title=Black Tide: "Shockwave" EP now available |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=[[2007-08-24]] |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref> The resulting album, ''[[Light From Above]]'', was released on March 18, 2008. The album was critically praised, with Dan Epstein of ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver Magazine]]'' saying "Listening to the debut album from Miami's Black Tide is a little like stumbling across a cool late-80s metal record you'd completely forgotten about. A very promising debut" and Scott Alisoglu of [[Blabbermouth.net]] stating the album contains "Big, sometimes pop-based, melodies meets crunchy, guitar-driven metal that falls somewhere between thrash/traditional metal and the dirtier end of '80s glam/hair metal."<ref>{{cite journal| author=Epstein, Dan |year=2008 |month=May |title=Reviews – Black Tide ''Light From Above'' |journal=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author=Alisoglu, Scott |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1376 |title=CD reviews – ''Light From Above'' |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=2008-03-25}}</ref> ''Light From Above'' debuted at number 73 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 11,400 copies sold in its first week of sales.<ref name="Chart debut">{{cite web| url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=93651 |title=Black Tide debuts on Billboard chart |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=[[2008-03-26]] |accessdate=2008-03-27}}</ref>. Black Tide has also won the [[Kerrang!]] Award for Best Newcomer.

On March 27, 2008, the band performed on the late-night show ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network in the [[United States]] and [[Citytv]] in [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Black Tide To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live!|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=92770 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=2008-03-12 |accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref> In the summer of 2008, the band toured with the [[Mayhem Festival]], playing all around the U.S.
The band will be opening for [[Bullet For My Valentine]] on their forthcoming November European tour, alongside [[Lacuna Coil]] and [[Bleeding Through]]. Black Tide will also support Bullet For My Valentine on their US tour in September.<ref>http://www.bulletformyvalentine1.com/news.php</ref>The band is now touring on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour with Mindless Self Indulgence, Dir en grey, Bring Me The Horizon and In Case Of Fire. They have started performing ''[[Prowler]]'' an [[Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]] cover on this tour, which was formally recorded for Kerrang Magazine's Iron Maiden Tribute CD, ''[[Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden|Maiden Heaven]]''.

As of now, Nuñez is working on songs with his new band "The Panix"
Black Tide has announced that "Shout" will be the next video, directed by Jason Bergh and David Katzenberg.

The band debuted on british television on 17/01/09 on the BBC show SOUND. Marcus Shaw, drummer of metal band thunderfall, was in the audiences supposedly a fan.

Black Tide is currently out as direct support for [[Escape The Fate]] on their 2009 "This War Is Ours" Tour in February and March. Other supporting acts include [[Attack Attack]], [[William Control]], and [[Burn Halo]].

Black Tide will support [[Trivium]] from 5/6/09 to 5/10/09 on the Japanese segment of "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour". <ref>http://www.blacktidemusic.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20442</ref>

Their single "Shockwave" is available as downloadable content in the rhythm-based video game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Band Rock Band], and is also featured on the video game "[[Skate 2]]" for Xbox 360.
"Show Me The Way" from their "Light From Above" album was also in Motorstorm Pacific Rift an all vehicle racing game for the Playstation 3. Voted Best New Talent in Guitar World 15th annual readers poll for 2009, with 43% of the vote.
"Warriors of Time" is featured as the title theme in [[NHL 09]].
Black tide will be playing on the [[Warped Tour 2009]]<ref>http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/bands.asp Warped Tour Band List</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Year
!rowspan="1" width="275"|Album details
!colspan="1"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'']]<br/>peak
!colspan="1"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/>peak
|-
|2008
|'''''[[Light from Above]]'''''
*Released: March 18, 2008
*Label: [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] (#001056502)
*Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[paid download|DI]]
*Singles: "Shockwave", "Let Me",<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16697 FMQB: Active & Mainstream Rock Available for Airplay]</ref> "Warriors of Time"{{Fact|date=July 2008}}
|align="center"| 73<ref name="Chart debut"/>
|align="center"| 194<ref name="ChartsPlus 2008-09-06 A">{{cite journal
|title = The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 6 September 2008
|journal = [[ChartsPlus]]
|issue = 367
|pages= 5-8
|accessdate = 2008-09-03
|publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
|location = Milton Keynes}}</ref>
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year Released<!-- Imatture -->
!rowspan="2"| Title
!colspan="1"| {{nowrap|Peak positions}}
!rowspan="2"| Album
|-style="vertical-align:top;line-height:1.2"
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|[[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|U.S.<br/>Main]]<br/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=962051&model.vnuAlbumId=1107292 |title=Black Tide - Artist Chart History |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2008
| "Shockwave"
|align="center"| 25
|rowspan="4"| ''Light from Above''
|-
| "Let Me"
|align="center"| —
|-
| "Warriors of Time"
|align="center"| —
|-
| "Shout"
|align="center"| —
|-
|align="center" colspan="16" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or have yet to chart.
|}

==Members==
===Current===
* Gabriel Garcia- [[Singing|vocals]], [[lead guitar]]
* Zachary Sandler - [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
* Steven Spence - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* Austin Diaz - [[ guitar]]

===Former===
*Raul Garcia - [[drums]]
*Alex Nuñez - [[rhythm guitar]]


Raul Garcia is currently the drummer for heavy metal/screamo band Kryptic Throne, while Nuñez plays guitar for the band The Panix.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://blacktidemusic.com/ Official website]
* {{Myspace|blacktide|Black Tide}}
* [http://blacktide.buzznet.com/user/ Black Tide at Buzznet]
* [http://nzrock.com/modules/wordpress/?p=197 Black Tide Interview at NZRock.com]
* [http://www.rockmidgets.com/features.php?page=3&id=1584 Black Tide Interview at Rockmidgets.com]
* [http://musicametal.blogosfere.it/2008/06/black-tide-le-foto-del-concerto-allalcatraz-17062008.html Live photos from Italy - June 2008]

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Black Tide

Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the band is currently signed to Interscope Records. The original band comprised Gabriel Garcia (vocals and guitar), Alex Nunez (guitar), Zachary Sandler (bass and vocals), and Raul Garcia (drums), who was later replaced with Steven Spence. Black Tide has toured on Ozzfest, and with Avenged Sevenfold and All That Remains, and most recently with Bullet For My Valentine. They've also toured with the Mayhem Festival with greats such as Slipknot (band), Disturbed, DragonForce and more. They also toured with Mindless Self Indulgence, Bring Me The Horizon, Dir En Grey and In Case of Fire in January/February 2009 for the Kerrang! Tour. Currently they are touring with William Control Attack Attack an Burn Halo opening for Escape the Fate on the This War Is Ours Tour. They will be at the 2009 Vans Warped Tour. They also played the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio[1] The band released its debut album, Light From Above, on March 18, 2008.

Formation and Light From Above

Black Tide was founded in Miami, Florida in 2004 by guitarist Gabriel Garcia and his older brother Raul Garcia. Raul recruited second guitarist Alex Nuñez. At the time, Gabriel Garcia was 11 years old and Nuñez was just 13 years old.[2] Garcia and Nuñez recruited bassist Zachary Sandler and drummer Steven Spence, after Raul's departure from the group. [2] This completed the band's lineup. Originally known as Radio, the band's name was changed to Black Tide by Interscope records soon after its inception. The band started playing local shows, eventually gaining the attention of record labels due to the members' young age and talent. In 2005, Black Tide signed a demo deal with Atlantic Records [2] as Radio. The deal lasted for only a year, before the band was spotted by a record executive for EMI, who notified Interscope Records of the band. By mid 2007, Black Tide was signed on to Interscope.[2]

Black Tide recorded a single, "Shockwave", which gained rotation on MTV2's Headbangers Ball and is also available as downloadable content on the video game Rock Band. The band started touring and gained a position on the second stage of Ozzfest, but were kicked off the tour because the stage was sponsored by Jägermeister and all of the members of Black Tide were under the legal drinking age.[3] Although the band was no longer appearing on the second stage, Black Tide was able to be the opening act on the main stage in some areas, opening for Lordi, Static-X, Lamb of God, and Ozzy Osbourne.[3] After Ozzfest, the band toured with Avenged Sevenfold and All That Remains.[4][5]They are well known partly due to their age. They are all under the age of 21 and two members are still in High School.

In late 2007, Black Tide entered the studio in Chicago, Illinois with producer Johnny K. The band recorded 12 new tracks which included a cover of Metallica's first written song, "Hit the Lights", which originally appeared on Kill 'Em All.[6] The resulting album, Light From Above, was released on March 18, 2008. The album was critically praised, with Dan Epstein of Revolver Magazine saying "Listening to the debut album from Miami's Black Tide is a little like stumbling across a cool late-80s metal record you'd completely forgotten about. A very promising debut" and Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net stating the album contains "Big, sometimes pop-based, melodies meets crunchy, guitar-driven metal that falls somewhere between thrash/traditional metal and the dirtier end of '80s glam/hair metal."[7][8] Light From Above debuted at number 73 on the Billboard 200, with 11,400 copies sold in its first week of sales.[9]. Black Tide has also won the Kerrang! Award for Best Newcomer.

On March 27, 2008, the band performed on the late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live on the ABC television network in the United States and Citytv in Canada.[10] In the summer of 2008, the band toured with the Mayhem Festival, playing all around the U.S. The band will be opening for Bullet For My Valentine on their forthcoming November European tour, alongside Lacuna Coil and Bleeding Through. Black Tide will also support Bullet For My Valentine on their US tour in September.[11]The band is now touring on the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour with Mindless Self Indulgence, Dir en grey, Bring Me The Horizon and In Case Of Fire. They have started performing Prowler an Iron Maiden cover on this tour, which was formally recorded for Kerrang Magazine's Iron Maiden Tribute CD, Maiden Heaven.

As of now, Nuñez is working on songs with his new band "The Panix" Black Tide has announced that "Shout" will be the next video, directed by Jason Bergh and David Katzenberg.

The band debuted on british television on 17/01/09 on the BBC show SOUND. Marcus Shaw, drummer of metal band thunderfall, was in the audiences supposedly a fan.

Black Tide is currently out as direct support for Escape The Fate on their 2009 "This War Is Ours" Tour in February and March. Other supporting acts include Attack Attack, William Control, and Burn Halo.

Black Tide will support Trivium from 5/6/09 to 5/10/09 on the Japanese segment of "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour". [12]

Their single "Shockwave" is available as downloadable content in the rhythm-based video game Rock Band, and is also featured on the video game "Skate 2" for Xbox 360. "Show Me The Way" from their "Light From Above" album was also in Motorstorm Pacific Rift an all vehicle racing game for the Playstation 3. Voted Best New Talent in Guitar World 15th annual readers poll for 2009, with 43% of the vote. "Warriors of Time" is featured as the title theme in NHL 09. Black tide will be playing on the Warped Tour 2009[13]

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Billboard
peak 		UK
peak
2008 Light from Above 73[9] 194[15]

Singles

Year Released Title Peak positions Album
U.S.
Main
[16]
2008 "Shockwave" 25 Light from Above
"Let Me" —
"Warriors of Time" —
"Shout" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or have yet to chart.

Members

Current

Former


Raul Garcia is currently the drummer for heavy metal/screamo band Kryptic Throne, while Nuñez plays guitar for the band The Panix.

References

  1. ^ "Rock on the Range". Ticketmaster. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c d Bienstock, Richard (2008). "Youth Gone Wild". Revolver Magazine. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b "Black Tide members talk about playing this year's Ozzfest". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-02-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Black Tide preparing for Avenged Sevenfold tour". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-02-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Black Tide added to All That Remains tour". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-02-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Black Tide: "Shockwave" EP now available". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2008-02-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Epstein, Dan (2008). "Reviews – Black Tide Light From Above". Revolver Magazine. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "CD reviews – Light From Above". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  9. ^ a b "Black Tide debuts on Billboard chart". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Black Tide To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  11. ^ http://www.bulletformyvalentine1.com/news.php
  12. ^ http://www.blacktidemusic.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20442
  13. ^ http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/bands.asp Warped Tour Band List
  14. ^ FMQB: Active & Mainstream Rock Available for Airplay
  15. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 6 September 2008". ChartsPlus (367). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 5–8. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ "Black Tide - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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