Black Tide Debuts at #73 on Billboard ... Over 11,300 Units Scanned!!! Black Tide to Play Jimmy Kimmel Live Tomorrow Night!!!

Black Tide Debuts at #73 on Billboard ... Over 11,300 Units Scanned!!! Black Tide to Play Jimmy Kimmel Live Tomorrow Night!!!

LOS ANGELES, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Miami, Florida-based rockers Black Tide have made a huge splash on the Billboard charts with their debut album, Light From Above, selling over 11,300 units in its first week. The album, released on Interscope Records, debuted at #73 on the Billboard Top 200.

Black Tide will also be playing LIVE on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live show this Thursday, March 27. The episode airs Thursday night at 12:05AM (on March 28). Black Tide will be performing the album's first single, "Shockwave." The brand-new video for "Shockwave" -- directed by Travis Kopach (Buckcherry, Panic at the Disco) -- is available at http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568964&vid=216310.

After busting onto the scene last summer as main stage openers on Ozzfest 2007, Black Tide has been touring non-stop in support of Light From Above, playing with such reputable and established acts as Avenged Sevenfold, Chimaira, and All That Remains. Black Tide has also secured a spot on this summer's Rockstar MAYHEM Festival tour, which also features headliners Slipknot, Disturbed, Mastodon, and Dragonforce.

Be sure to pick up Light From Above, and tune in this Thursday night to see Black Tide performing LIVE on ABC. Stay tuned for more info regarding this 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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Source: Interscope Records

CONTACT: Lauren Burns of Interscope Records, +1-310-865-4563,
Lauren.burns@umusic.com

Web site: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568964&vid=216310

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