Black Tide Interview - Warped Tour 09 from Enoch Magazine on Vimeo.

Contest Rules: Download Tap Tap Revenge on your iPhone or iPod Touch now and start practicing. Be sure to bring your iPhone or iPod touch to the show so you can start playing as soon as we tell you to. We will also send out a tweet immediately after every set, alerting fans at home to start playing the battle. When this happens, load up Tap Tap Revenge 2 and simply click on the feed button on the home page and then select the Battles icon at the top. The Black Tide battle will be the first one listed for one hour. The player with the top score after that hour will win band gear!

In preparation for their upcoming slot on the Hurley Stage of the Vans Warped Tour this summer, Florida metallers BLACK TIDE will be premiering the video for “Warriors of Time” EXCLUSIVELY on MTV2. The video will be airing on the network starting at 6AM on June 17 and will also be available on MTV2.com. “Warriors of Time” will also make its Headbangers Ball appearance starting the night of June 20 at 2AM.

“Warriors of Time” is an animated video that follows BLACK TIDE’s mascot, The Bastard, as he travels through the past, present, and future!

Having already conquered both Ozzfest and the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, BLACK TIDE are currently gearing up for their first-ever appearance on the Vans Warped Tour, where they’ll have a spot on the Hurley Stage alongside Bad Religion, NOFX, and Underoath. The full list of tour dates can be found below.

On the strength of their electric debut album, Light From Above, BLACK TIDE has been voted “Best New Artist” from several media outlets including Guitar World, Kerrang!, and TheGauntlet.com.

BLACK TIDE on WARPED TOUR 2009:

6/26 - POMONA, CA – POMONA FAIRPLEX

6/27 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - PIER 30/32

6/28 - VENTURA, CA – SEASIDE PARK

6/30 - PHOENIX, AZ – CRICKET PAVILION

7/01 - LAS CRUCES, NM – NMSU PAN AMERICAN CENTER

7/02 - SAN ANTONIO, TX – AT&T CENTER

7/03 - HOUSTON, TX – THE SHOW GROUNDS @ SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK

7/05 - DALLAS, TX – SUPERPAGES.COM CENTER

7/07 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN – VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE

7/08 - PITTSBURGH, PA – POST GAZETTE PAVILION @ STAR LAKE

7/09 - CLEVELAND, OH – TIME WARNER CABLE AMPHITHEATRE

7/10 - TORONTO, ON – ARROW HALL

7/11 - MONTREAL, QC – PARC JEAN DRAPEAU

7/12 - HARTFORD, CT – MEADOWS MUSIC THEATRE

7/14 - COLUMBIA, MD – MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION

7/15 - SCRANTON, PA – TOYOTA PAVILION @ MONTAGE MOUNTAIN

7/16 - BUFFALO, NY – DARIEN LAKE P.A.C.

7/17 - CAMDEN, NJ – SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER

7/18 - UNIONDALE, NY – NASSAU COLISEUM

7/19 - OCEANPORT, NJ – MONMOUTH RACETRACK

7/21 - BOSTON, MA – COMCAST CENTER

7/22 - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE

7/23 - CHARLOTTE, NC - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE

7/24 - ORLANDO, FL – CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS

7/25 - MIAMI, FL – CRUZAN AMPHITHEATRE

7/26 - ST. PETERSBURG, FL – VINOY PARK

7/28 - ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE

7/29 - CINCINNATI, OH – RIVERBEND AMPHITHEATRE

7/30 - MILWAUKEE, WI – MARCUS AMPHITHEATRE

7/31 - DETROIT, MI – COMERICA PARK

8/1 - CHICAGO, IL – FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATRE

8/2 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN – CANTERBURY PARK

8/3 - ST. LOUIS, MO - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE

8/4 - KANSAS CITY, KS – SANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRE

8/7 - BOISE, ID – IDAHO CENTER AMPHITHEATRE

8/8 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT - UTAH STATE FAIRGROUNDS

8/9 - DENVER, CO – INVESCO FIELD @ MILE HIGH

8/12 - CALGARY, AB – RACE CITY SPEEDWAY

8/14 - VANCOUVER, BC – THUNDERBIRD STADIUM

8/15 - SEATTLE, WA – THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE

8/16 - PORTLAND, OR – WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

8/19 - FRESNO, CA – SAVE MART CENTER

8/20 - MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE

8/21 - SACRAMENTO, CA – SLEEP TRAIN AMPHITHEATRE

8/22 - SAN DIEGO, CA – CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE

8/23 - LOS ANGELES, CA – HOME DEPOT CENTER

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Holy Shit! If we haven't said it enough, we have been blessed with the best fans in the entire world. Where would be without you guys and gals? All of your votes helped win us Best New Artist on The Gauntlet and on a way better side, all of you crazy bastards wrote us in for Album of The Year ( a category we weren't nominated for) and we made it to the top 5! You are the best fans we could ever ask for and we love that you guys are always there for us. Hope ya'll had an amazing new year and we can't wait to see you guys out on the road all this year.

Check it out here below!

See You At The Rock Show,

Zakk

» www.thegauntlet.com

On Tour with Escape the Fate:

2/5 Pomona, CA Glasshouse

2/6 Phoenix, AZ Marquee

2/7 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine

2/8 El Paso, TX Chic’s Billiards

2/10 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

2/11 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit

2/12 Houston, TX Meridian

2/13 Metaire, LA High Ground

2/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room

2/16 Orlando, FL Firestone

2/17 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

2/18 Charlotte, NC Amo’s Southend

2/19 Towson, MD Recher Theater

2/20 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church

2/21 New York, NY Irving Plaza

2/22 Boston, MA Middle East

2/24 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom

2/25 Toronto, ON Opera House

2/27 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom

2/28 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot

3/1 Chicago, IL House of Blues

3/3 Milwaukee, WI Rave II

3/4 Minneapolis, MN Station 4

3/6 Denver, CO Cervantes

3/7 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theatre

3/8 Idaho Falls, ID ICON

3/9 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

3/10 Seattle, WA El Corazon

3/11 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater

3/13 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk

3/14 San Francisco, CA Slims

3/15 Bakersfield, CA The Dome

3/17 San Diego, CA House of Blues

3/18 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues

So the fans crushed all comers in the Blistering Poll for Best New Artist and now it's time to do it again. Vote for Black Tide as Best Newcomer at The Gauntlet, and since they aren't nominated for Best Album of 2008, let's write them in. Vote Now, post a bulletin on MySpace telling your friends to vote, and get ready to watch Black Tide conquer the world in 2009!!!

http://www.thegauntlet.com/poll/index.php?sid=2

» www.thegauntlet.com

Black Tide has gotten together with Spark Unlimited, developer of the acclaimed action game, Legendary, for a contest that puts fans in the director’s seat.

By visiting www.blacktidemusic.com/legendary fans of Black Tide and Legendary will be able to combine live concert footage of the band with clips from the video game to create a music video for the song Warriors of Time. Once completed, videos are uploaded to YouTube with links to the video posted to the competition website.

On February 22nd, 2009 the best videos will be chosen by Black Tide and Spark, and a bevy of prizes will be awarded. Prizes that will be given to the winners include:

Grand Prize:
- Gaming Computer, Schecter Guitar, Original Artwork Storyboard, T-shirt + CD + Poster

Runner Up (2) Prizes:
-T-shirt + CD+ Poster

The deadline for entry is February 22nd, 2009 so be sure to go to the website and start creating your masterpiece right away!

www.blacktide.com/legendary

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