BLACK TIDE -- This Rocks



1. Shockwave
2. Shout
3. Warriors Of Time
4. Give Me A Chance
5. Let Me
6. Show Me The Way
7. Enterprise
8. Live Fast Die Young
9. Hit The Lights
10. Black Abyss
11. Light From Above

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013DI4CO/?tag=imwan-20

Here's the press release:

BLACK TIDE

Gabriel God given name: Gabriel Garcia Place of birth: Miami, Florida Ethnicity: White/Hispanic Occupation: Student, singer and guitar player in Black Tide Status: Single

Quick Bio: "My cousin Mario was the one who taught me how to play most of my guitar, and from there i just practiced my ass off. I'm influenced by bands such as Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen, Morbid Angel, Kreator, Emperor, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Children Of Bodom, Trivium, Death, Testament, Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Black Label Society, Lamb Of God, Opeth, Pantera, Guns n roses, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, At The Gates, Dream Theater, Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Joe Satriani, Skid row, Dimmu Borgir, The doors, The who, Zakk Wylde, Ratt, Quiet riot, and a lot more . . .

Lexx God given name: Alex Nunez Place of birth: Miami, Florida Ethnicity: White/Hispanic Occupation: Student and guitar player in Black Tide Status: Single

Quick Bio: "i love music and have been in this band for about 3 or 4 years. My influences guitar wise are hendrix, angus young, stevie ray vaughan, dime bag darrell, paul gilbert, marty friedman, steve vai, and a bunch of others. BAND wise, i listen to a lot of THRASH, HARDCORE PUNK, CRUST PUNK, REGGAE and a bunch of others. i listen to bands like municipal waste, disrupt, phobia, slayer, final conflict, common enemy, toxic narcotic, minor threat, dead kennedys, bad brains, suicidal tendencies the list goes on and on . . . THRASH ATTACK!

Zakk birth name: Zachary Sandler Place of birth: Florence, Alabama Ethnicity: White. Occupation: Bass player in Black Tide. Status: Single

Quick Bio: "I have played Bass for a couple of years now and I love what i do. I have no preference of music and have played with many bands. MY influences as a bass player are Dimebag Darrell, RABBI SIMON, Tom Morello, Daron Malakian, James Hetfield, and Jason Newsted."

Steven birth name: Steven Spence Place of birth: Queens, New York Ethnicity: Hispanic Occupation: Student/Drummer in Black Tide Status: Single

Quick Bio: I started playing drums some time in 2001, and i just can't get enough.

Hell yes, it does! MTV 2's Headbanger's Ball has been playing "Shock Wave" for months now, and that song kicks so much ass it's scary. Old-school 80's Metal, and it's not Hair Metal thank God.
Did I read right that these kids are in their teens? I believe the singer/lead guitarist (who is amazing) is only 14? If so, that makes me sick! I can't even come close to playing like that and I've been playing for 25 years.
The solo on "Shock Wave" is a shred-fest and his voice is deep-almost like a pre-wasted Ozzy, although the other tunes I've heard were only OK.

Song Samples

http://blacktide.imeem.com

There's a lot of controversy about whether these guys are for real or it's all just hype and that they're too young to really sing and play this good. Many say they didn't play on the album-I say they did. They're on Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night, so I want to check it out for myself. One of the kids at my store burned the CD for me and it's pretty good. Very cliched and very Motley Crue (old Crue) influenced, but pretty good. Not original in the least, but it is fun. A nice cover of Metallica's "Hit The Lights" from Metallica's 1983 debut rocks.

From Blabbermouth.net:

Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE has sold 11,400 copies of its debut album, "Light from Above", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 73 on The Billboard 200 chart.

After months of anticipation, BLACK TIDE has finally unveiled the video for its blazing single "Shockwave". The Travis Kopach-directed (BUCKCHERRY, PANIC! AT THE DISCO) directed clip finds the group turning a non-descript suburban home into a frenzy of moshing fans and skateboarders pulling tricks on a half-pipe! The motocross bad boys of the Metal Mulisha also make an appearance making this video a throwback to the glory days of '80s metal!

Watch the clip at MTV.com.

"Light from Above" was released on March 18 via Interscope Records. The CD was recorded with producer Johnny K, who has previously worked with DISTURBED, MACHINE HEAD and SOIL, among others.

BLACK TIDE burst onto the metal scene with a month-long stint opening up the main stage of Ozzfest. According to a press release, the band "not only embrace the charisma, character and unwavering attitude of those who shredded before them, but they do so in a manner that would make the virtuosos that inspired them proud. The results are a renegade metallic assault that America hasn't encountered since METALLICA killed 'em all in '83. BLACK TIDE are not only bringing music back from the dead, but they're returning the power to metal. The meltdown is long overdue…"