Black Tide Debuts At #73 On Billboard With Over 11,300 Units Scanned

BLACK TIDE DEBUTS AT #73 ON BILLBOARD WITH OVER 11,300 UNITS SCANNED:

March 27, 2008

Miami, Florida-based rockersBlack Tide have made a huge splash on the Billboard charts with their debutalbum, Light From Above, selling over 11,300 units in its first week. Thealbum, released on Interscope Records, debuted at #73 on the Billboard Top200.

Black Tide will also be playing LIVE on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live showthis Thursday, March 27. The episode airs Thursday night at 12:05AM (onMarch 28). Black Tide will be performing the album’s first single,”Shockwave.” The brand-new video for “Shockwave” — directed by TravisKopach (Buckcherry, Panic at the Disco) — is available at www.mtv.com/overdrive.

After busting onto the scene last summer as main stage openers onOzzfest 2007, Black Tide has been touring non-stop in support of Light FromAbove, playing with such reputable and established acts as AvengedSevenfold, Chimaira, and All That Remains. Black Tide has also secured aspot on this summer’s Rockstar MAYHEM Festival tour, which also featuresheadliners Slipknot, Disturbed, Mastodon, and Dragonforce.

Be sure to pick up Light From Above, and tune in this Thursday night tosee Black Tide performing LIVE on ABC. Stay tuned for more info regardingthis summer’s MAYHEM Fest.

Black Tide on tour:
3/26 — Bakersfield, CA — Studio 99
3/30 — Colorado Springs, CO — The Black Sheep
3/31 — Denver, CO — Marquis Theater
4/02 — Tulsa, OK — Bob’s (Cain’s Second Stage)
4/04 — San Antonio, TX — Sunken Garden Amphitheatre

SOLD OUT UK Headline Tour:
4/13 — Glasgow Barfly
4/14 — Liverpool Bar Academy
4/15 — Birmingham Bar Academy
4/16 — London Islington Bar Academy
4/17 — Southampton Joiners

Black Tide at Rock on the Range:
5/18 — Columbus, OH — Columbus Crew Stadium

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