Mourning Tide is an Australia

Australia

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n metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

/hair metal band. It was formed in 2000 on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

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History

Formed on the Gold Coast in late 2000, Mourning Tide began with the intent to cater to the hardcore/metal scene. The 4 piece gained a solid local following on the strength of their live performances. The next three years were spent touring, providing support for bands such as Strung Out

Strung Out

Strung Out is a Californian punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1992. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of punk rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They have released seven albums on Fat Wreck Chords and appeared on numerous...

, Soilwork

Soilwork

Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, originally under the name Inferior Breed, the band changed their name in late 1996 to Soilwork .Their sound is a fusion of the classic...

, and Cro-Mags

Cro-Mags

Cro-Mags are a hardcore punk turned crossover thrash band from New York City. The band, which had a strong cult following, released many records, their first two considered the most influential...

, before moving onto headlining shows. The fanbase was derived from these early performances, before Mourning Tide had the opportunity to release their first CD.

In 2003 they released their debut self titled EP

Extended play

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 through Modern Music, which received a 4/5 star review in Kerrang! magazine and airplay on Triple J

Triple J

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. Now in its second pressing, the EP has helped Mourning Tide gain a strong east coast

Eastern states of Australia

In Australia, the term eastern states refers to the states adjoining the east coast of Australia. These are the mainland states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory, while not states, are also included. The term usually includes the...

 following.

The following year brought changes to the Mourning Tide lineup, with the addition of a second guitarist and a new drummer. With the music evolving to include hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 influences, a new sound had developed, punctuated by dirty rock vocals and blistering lead guitar, combined with the melodic hardcore which Mourning Tide had perfected on their debut EP.

2005 saw Mourning Tide play numerous shows including national supports for Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions was an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in October of 1995, the group was one of the first practitioners involved in the metalcore genre...

 and Parkway Drive which further added to their ever growing fan base. Writing for their debut album began towards the year's end and recording began at the end of January 2006.

Recorded & produced again at Modern Music with Dave Leonard, the album, titled “Trash’n’Burn”, was released in August 2006, with a headline east coast tour in the same month. With its combination of hard rock sleaze and brutal hardcore, the album received strong reviews & a spot in the Top 100 albums of 2006 in Blunt magazine, as well as consistent airplay on Triple J’s Short.fast.loud

Short.fast.loud

short.fast.loud is a radio show on Triple J in Australia. It is hosted by Stu Harvey and features punk, hardcore, emo and similar music. The name for the show was taken from the Kid Dynamite album: Shorter, Faster, Louder...

 program. On the strength of the album and their intense live shows, Mourning Tide received a headline slot on the V Energy stage at the Gold Coast Big Day Out

Big Day Out

The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...

 2007, playing to a large and excited festival crowd. Mourning Tide had a solid run of shows booked well into 2007, playing Overcranked

Overcranked

Overcranked is Australia's biggest punk, rock and metal music festival presented by Rave Magazine. It was first held in 2001. The 2007 edition occurred on 24 March at RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane.-2007 lineup:*Helmet*The Butterfly Effect...

 Festival in March and Come Together Music Festival

Come Together Music Festival

Come Together is an all-ages Australian music festival performed at Luna Park Sydney. Beginning in 2005, it was originally two separate events, one in April and one in September. In 2006, a two-day festival was held in June , and the festival was again on the same long weekend in 2007...

 in June, as well as numerous headlining East Coast shows.

2008 saw Melbourne based booking agency Destroy All Lines (DAL) successfully sign the band to their roster. A major winter headlining tour followed with new DAL label mates House Vs. Hurricane

House Vs. Hurricane

House Vs. Hurricane is an Australian progressive electronic hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria formed in 2006. In 2008 the group released their debut EP entitled Forfeiture, which received positive reviews and Australian airplay, making them a local favourite.The band has completed and released...

 as well as international supports with Tiger Army and The Devil Wears Prada. The rest of the year was dedicated to writing their new, currently untitled, second album.

2009 is now shaping up to be the band’s biggest year yet with the band tracking the new album in Australia and mixing in the US with renowned engineer/producer Steve Evetts

Steve Evetts

Steve Evetts is a music producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Story of the Year, Every Time I Die, Earth Crisis, Still Remains and Our Last Night.-Partial...

(Dillinger Escape Plan, Everytime I Die, Sepultura, He Is Legend, Hatebreed). The release is due mid 2009 and the band is pumped to take the new material out on the road to their loyal fans.

New self titled album was released 31 October 2009.

Current Lineup

Tyrone - Vocals

Vinny - Guitars

Dale - Guitars/Schralpin

Al (son of Carl)- Bass

George - Drums