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. Garcia and Nuñez recruited bassist Zachary Sandler and drummer Steven Spence, after Raul's departure from the group. 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 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.
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. 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. After Ozzfest, the band toured with Avenged Sevenfold and All That Remains. 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. 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." Light From Above debuted at number 73 on the Billboard 200, with 11,400 copies sold in its first week of sales. 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.
The band will be opening for Bullet For My Valentine on their forthcoming November UK tour, alongside Lacuna Coil and Bleeding Through. Black Tide will also support Bullet For My Valentine on their US tour in September. The band is now touring on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival with Slipknot, Disturbed, and other bands. 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 a former member of Black Tide. He left due to disagreement on which direction the band should go. Currently filling in for Alex is Austin Panix from the band, The Panix. The Panix also lists Alex as a member.
Black Tide has announced that "Shout" will be the next video.
They performed on the daily habit on the Feb 23
Suffering
Black Tide Lyrics
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Do you dream about her at all?
Does she haunt your mind when the lights go out
And there's nothing left to break the fall?
Guilt has had its way with you
Had no choice but to face the truth
Asking what might have been (might have been)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
You didn't even wanna go out that night
But your friends convinced you otherwise
You knew she was gonna try to pick a fight
Too many drinks so you rolled the dice
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
Do your time, bite the bullet
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
You wake up suffering (suffering)
Asking what might have been (might have been)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
You wake up suffering (suffering) (suffering)
Asking what might have been (might have been) (might have been)
Do your time, bite the bullet (bite the bullet) (suffering)
Do your time, bite the bullet (bite the bullet) (suffering)
Suffering
in by Black Tide is a song about the regret and guilt felt by an individual who has committed a crime and is now paying the price for their actions. The lyrics refer to the singer's thoughts about a person whom they assume is in jail for a crime that they have committed. The first stanza is a description of how the singer thinks the person must be feeling while they serve their sentence, particularly about whether they dream about their significant other and if she haunts them. The second stanza talks about how guilt has caught up with this person and how they have had no choice but to face the truth.
The chorus talks about waking up suffering and asking what might have been and encourages the person to do their time and bite the bullet. The third stanza is a description of how the person found themselves in the situation where they committed the crime. The person didn't want to go out that night but was convinced to do so by their friends. They knew that their significant other was going to try to pick a fight, and they decided to roll the dice and take their gun with them. When the significant other did something that gave them the motive, they shot and killed her.
In summary, the song Suffering is a story of the regret and guilt felt by a person who has committed a crime and is now paying the price for their actions. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who didn't want to go out but was convinced by friends to do so. This person took their gun with them and used it when their significant other gave them a motive. Now, the person is struggling with their guilt and regret about their actions. The chorus encourages the person to do their time and face the consequences of their actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me what its like from behind those bars
Asking the listener the experience of being imprisoned
Do you dream about her at all?
Questioning if the listener thinks about their past actions and their consequences
Does she haunt your mind when the lights go out
And there's nothing left to break the fall?
Asking the listener if their actions still brings pain when they are alone and have no distractions
Guilt has had its way with you
Had no choice but to face the truth
Accepting the listener's burdening emotions of guilt and stating that they cannot ignore their mistakes
You wake up suffering (suffering)
Asking what might have been (might have been)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
Encouraging the listener to face their punishment and showing regret for their actions
You didn't even wanna go out that night
But your friends convinced you otherwise
Admitting that the listener was not willing to go out and drink alcohol but was persuaded by their peers
You knew she was gonna try to pick a fight
Too many drinks so you rolled the dice
Acknowledgeing that the listener knew the outcome of their actions, but still chose to drink and engage in violence
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
Revealing that the listener had a weapon and only needed a reason to use it, leading to the harm of someone else
You wake up suffering (suffering)
Asking what might have been (might have been)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
Do your time, bite the bullet (suffering)
Repeating the chorus, emphasizing the importance to accept their actions and face the consequences
You wake up suffering (suffering) (suffering)
Asking what might have been (might have been) (might have been)
Do your time, bite the bullet (bite the bullet) (suffering)
Do your time, bite the bullet (bite the bullet) (suffering)
Repeating the chorus again with even more emphasis on the need to face punishment and regretful for their previous actions
Suffering
The title of the song and the word that encompasses the heavy emotional burden that the listener bears due to their actions
Contributed by Kayla K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
olivier Sanchez
Suffering:
Tell me what its like from behind those bars
Do you dream about her at all?
Does she haunt your mind when the lights go out
And there's nothing left to break the fall?
Guilt has had its way with you
Had no choice but to face the truth
You wake up suffering
Asking what might have been
Do your time, bite the bullet
Do your time, bite the bullet
You didn't even wanna go out that night
But your friends convinced you otherwise
You knew she was gonna try to pick a fight
Too many drinks so you rolled the dice
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
You wake up suffering
Asking what might have been
Do your time, bite the bullet
Do your time, bite the bullet
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
You wake up suffering
Asking what might have been
Do your time, bite the bullet
Do your time, bite the bullet
olivier Sanchez
Haunted:
I can't seem to let this one go
Looking in those troubled eyes
Seems I'm addicted to the sorrow
I need to quiet all your cries
I'm the one
Haunted by our mistakes
I'm so consumed by the choices we made my friend
I go back and retrace
Those moments I knew that we both should have walked away
I wonder what my life would be like without you
And is it wrong to think that it would be paradise
No need to feel this endless sorrow
No need to quiet all those cries
I'm the one
Haunted by our mistakes
I'm so consumed by the choices we made my friend
I go back and retrace
Those moments I knew that we both should have walked away
olivier Sanchez
Suffering:
Tell me what its like from behind those bars
Do you dream about her at all?
Does she haunt your mind when the lights go out
And there's nothing left to break the fall?
Guilt has had its way with you
Had no choice but to face the truth
You wake up suffering
Asking what might have been
Do your time, bite the bullet
Do your time, bite the bullet
You didn't even wanna go out that night
But your friends convinced you otherwise
You knew she was gonna try to pick a fight
Too many drinks so you rolled the dice
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
You wake up suffering
Asking what might have been
Do your time, bite the bullet
Do your time, bite the bullet
Kept your 45 loaded
All you needed was a motive, she paid for it
You wake up suffering
Asking what might have been
Do your time, bite the bullet
Do your time, bite the bullet
olivier Sanchez
Haunted:
I can't seem to let this one go
Looking in those troubled eyes
Seems I'm addicted to the sorrow
I need to quiet all your cries
I'm the one
Haunted by our mistakes
I'm so consumed by the choices we made my friend
I go back and retrace
Those moments I knew that we both should have walked away
I wonder what my life would be like without you
And is it wrong to think that it would be paradise
No need to feel this endless sorrow
No need to quiet all those cries
I'm the one
Haunted by our mistakes
I'm so consumed by the choices we made my friend
I go back and retrace
Those moments I knew that we both should have walked away
Giovani Ferreira
BR aqui Black Tide é bom demais.
Joao Pedro Silva
isso ae!
Emylle Queiroz
BRsil hue Black Tide sz
Jefferson Teixeira
I like a lot of black tide, love their motivational lyrics..
DOUBLE O.G.
the chorus in "suffering" is just so good
Mayara Maciel
Seriously, Gabe! I cant thank you enough for making an acoustic version of Suffering!
Nicki Lynn
Great as always gabriel. And as for people who don't know this, gabe and Austin are pretty much the only ones who are doing black tide anymore. Steve and Zakk are off doing their own things. I have to say suffering is my favorite song off the new album.
Giovanna Flammia
Gawd Gabe your voice is so sweet to my ears. Black Tide is amazing!