---
title: "Black Tide"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tide"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2004
disbanded: 2016
---

# Black Tide

**Black Tide** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 2004 to 2016.

Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Kendall, Florida. Formed in 2004, the band last consisted of Gabriel Garcia, Austin Diaz and Cody Paige (drums). They released their debut album, Light from Above, in 2008 through Interscope Records when Garcia was 15 years old. Their second album, Post Mortem, was released in 2011. Black Tide's EP Bite the Bullet was released in 2013 by InnerCat Music Group, a Miami-based boutique label. In 2015, the band released their last album Chasing Shadows. In July 2016, Garcia announced that the band is over and he is concentrating on his solo project. In January 2026, the band reunited, teasing new original music and old projects.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tide

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Black Tide |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Kendall, United States |
| Formed | 2004 |
| Disbanded | 2016 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gabriel Garcia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gabriel-garcia) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Cody Paige](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cody-paige) | Drums (drum set) | 2014 to 2016 | Former |
| [Zachary Sandler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/zachary-sandler) |  |  | Former |
| [Alex Nuñez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-nunez) | Background vocals, Electric guitar | 2004 to 2008 | Former |
| [Austin Diaz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/austin-diaz) | Electric guitar | 2008 to present | Former |
| [Raul Garcia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/raul-garcia) | Membranophone | 2004 to 2006 | Former |
| [Steven Spence](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steven-spence) | Membranophone | 2007 to 2012 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | [Black Tide](https://themetalnet.com/album/d97adfb6-325c-4fd6-b68d-71918418ba2d) | EP |
| 2008 | [Light From Above](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b77fcfe-c478-3ff9-b011-1265adccb2b3) | Album |
| 2011 | [Al Cielo](https://themetalnet.com/album/5fce4a11-627c-4b4a-860c-1c55d9367952) | EP |
| 2011 | [Post Mortem](https://themetalnet.com/album/de3c70cd-8a72-4cf2-8288-ecaae4cd514b) | Album |
| 2012 | [Just Another Drug](https://themetalnet.com/album/63e8df2d-1637-4deb-9bd4-cdf4c46df3c7) | EP |
| 2013 | [Bite the Bullet](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef92af52-0b1e-4cc6-86a9-927b9890fd92) | EP |
| 2015 | [Chasing Shadows](https://themetalnet.com/album/013d861c-7483-44ab-be0c-ead762ff695b) | Album |

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- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Trivium](https://themetalnet.com/band/trivium) (listened together)
- [Disturbed](https://themetalnet.com/band/disturbed) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Machine Head](https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head) (listened together)
- [Pantera](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantera) (listened together)
- [Five Finger Death Punch](https://themetalnet.com/band/five-finger-death-punch) (listened together)
- [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage) (listened together)
- [All That Remains](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-that-remains) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Black_Tide/110853
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/74302
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7wMYATkanaMX5FH4GMVZ4E
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blacktide
- x: https://twitter.com/blacktide
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialblacktide/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/268322840

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tide](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tide). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt