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Black Tide

Light From Above...in stores March 18th 2008!!

About Me


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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 alot 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 vaugh,dime bag darrell, paul guilbert, marty freidman,steve vai, and a bunch of others. BAND wise, i lisen to alot of THRASH ,HARDCORE PUNK,CRUST PUNK,REGGEA and a bunch of others. i lisen 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 thers waaaaaaay to many to mension on here but if you ever wanna talk just add me or ask i will respond.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/Drumer in Black Tide.
Status: Single.
Quick Bio: I started playing drums some time in 2001, and i just cant get enough.
the end of "Light From Above" in Scotland
This is a video of us pranking our engineer at groovemaster studios, JUSTIN WILK! it was awesome.

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Member Since: 11/7/2004
Band Website: blacktidemusic.com
Band Members:
Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar- Gabriel
Lead/Rhythm Guitar- Alex
Bass- Zakk
Drums- Steven

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Influences: Megadeth, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Testament, Black Label Society, Trivium, Children Of Bodom, Death, Van Halen, Kreator, At The Gates, Yngwie Malmsteen, Arch Enemy, Lamb Of God. and more...


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Record Label: Interscope Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

New Seshn Blog: Memorial Day Weekend Madness

Steven's new blog is up on The Official Black Tide Blog at Seshn.com! He talks about his memorable memorial day weekend with his friends in the Florida Keys! Check out the blog entry HEREBe sure to ch...
Posted by Black Tide on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:11:00 PST

"Shockwave" Limited 7 Out Now and UK Update

ATTENTION UK-ERS: 'SHOCKWAVE'  OUT NOW!! 'Shockwave' is now released in the UK TODAY. Backed by non-album track 'Again' on the b-side, 'Shockwave' is available on strictly limited, numbered, colour...
Posted by Black Tide on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:33:00 PST

Steven Says Hello

Hey everyone! The last two days out here in Los Angeles have been AMAZING! Last night we were lucky enough to score some tickets to watch METALLICA perform at The Wiltern. Coming out here, I never...
Posted by Black Tide on Fri, 16 May 2008 02:22:00 PST

Free Black Tide Show Next Week!

Next Thursday, May 15th at the Whisky in Los Angeles,  Black Tide will be playing a free show at the release party for renegade writer James Frey's new book, Bright Shiny Morning. Everyone is inv...
Posted by Black Tide on Thu, 08 May 2008 01:38:00 PST

Europe This Summer!

We are totally stoked to be heading back to Europe in June for the summer festivals. We can't even believe that we are on the bill with such amazing bands all over the continent. From Judas Priest to ...
Posted by Black Tide on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:39:00 PST

Update From Home!

Hey guys, just wanted to give you guys a little update (I know we haven't put one up in a while) of everything that is going on and what we have been up to. We just got back home from a very successfu...
Posted by Black Tide on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:57:00 PST

Black Tide on XM Radio

Black Tide are taking over XM Radio this Thursday!  For about an hour, Black Tide will have control of Squizz, playing and saying whatever they want, beginning at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT thus Thursday on ...
Posted by Black Tide on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:29:00 PST

ATTENTION UK-ERS - WEVE LANDED!

We touched down in Glasgow last night to kick off our first ever headline UK tour. We're so excited to be back in the UK - get yourself down to one of the shows if you've not got a ticket yet, we're w...
Posted by Black Tide on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:14:00 PST

Black Tide wins Yahoos Whos Next!

The votes are in, and Black Tide is the winner of the most recent Yahoo Who's Next - User's Choice!  Check out the feature HERE, and see the exclusive "Shockwave" performance and interview below! ...
Posted by Black Tide on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:01:00 PST

Suicide Girls Interview Black Tide

The Suicide Girls caught up with Black Tide in Austin during SXSW.  Check out the interview below. ...
Posted by Black Tide on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:38:00 PST