BLACK TIDE Bassist Explains Lineup Change

November 11, 2008

Bassist Zachary "Zakk" Sandler of Miami metallers BLACK TIDE has issued the following update:

"I wanna send a huge 'thank you' to everybody that showed up for the video shoot in L.A.; it was great having you guys there and you did an amazing job. I hope you guys all had a fun time with us and enjoyed the limited time we spent with each other.

"As you can tell, we have re-done our MySpace page because we felt that it was time for a change and we wanted to update our line-up as many of you have requested. To give you a little bit of insight as to what happened, and so you will all stop asking, Alex [Nuñez, guitar] had different ideas as to the direction that we are going and wasn't happy with the style. We made a MUTUAL decision and felt that it would be best if we changed members now instead of years later and avoided stupid amounts of drama. He is still a close friend and we wish him all the luck in the world toward future endeavors.

"Now that we got that out of the way...

"We have our very close friend Austin Diaz playing guitar for us; he is a great new addition to our group and a nice breath of fresh air to the dynamic that is BLACK TIDE. We hope you all love and welcome him as much as we do, and please don't make too many Corbin Bleu jokes about him. I'm just kidding. He looks just like that Disney Channel freak!

"We recently got back from a short trip to Tokyo, Japan and it was such an amazing experience and we can't wait to get back there already. The city was beautiful and the people there were great and the culture is amazing. I don't even know the words to describe how much fun we had and how much we truly love it there.

"We have a few more days off before we head over to Europe with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, LACUNA COIL, and BLEEDING THROUGH, it's going to be so much fun and we really hope you guys come out to the shows we are playing with BLEEDING THROUGH on a few off days too. We are heading into a new year soon and we have tons of surprises in store for you and we can't wait to see you all again in the new year. In the mean time check out our new 'Warriors Of Time' animated feature; we love it and there are more to come over the next couple of weeks."

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