"Shockwave" is a song by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Black Tide

Black Tide

Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Interscope Records and is composed of Gabriel Garcia , Austin Diaz , Zachary Sandler , and Steven Spence...

. It is credited to Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez and Raul Garcia Jr. It was the first track and first single from their 2008 debut album Light from Above

Light from Above

Light from Above is the debut album from Black Tide. The album was released on March 18, 2008 and was produced by Johnny K. Each member of Black Tide was under 20 years of age during the recording of this album, making it very notable in the music industry. Three singles have been released from the...

. With the other two singles being "Warriors of Time" and "Shout. It was released before the album. Today it is one of the band's most famous songs and has been played live on almost all of the band's concerts, also it was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 27, 2008. It charted only in the US at number #25. The CD Single was the band's first official release and is also known as the "Black Tide EP". The single version is a clean edit of the song, the word "fuck" that is mentioned in the chorus is removed.

Music Video

Two music videos were made for the song and both were aired on MTV2

MTV2

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's Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball

Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...

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• The first was directed by Travis Kopach and features the band playing and trashing a house along with some fans. Later the Police
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   comes and everybody escapes the house. At the beginning Vocalist/Guitarist
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   Gabriel Garcia hangs in a lamp from the ceiling. That picture later became the cover for their E.P Road Warrior
  Road Warrior (EP)
  -Personnel:* Gabriel Garcia: vocals, lead guitar* Alex Nuñez: rhythm guitar, backing vocals* Zakk Sandler: Bass guitar, backing vocals* Steven Spence: drums, percussion...
  
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• A second video was also made and is a compilation of live scenes from Ozzfest
  Ozzfest
  Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
  
   2007 and backstage footage. It was directed by Jason Bergh

In popular culture

• "Shockwave" is featured on the PlayStation 3
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   and Xbox 360
  Xbox 360
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   video game Skate 2
  Skate 2
  Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and distributed by Electronic Arts as a sequel to the 2007 game, Skate. Skate 2 was released in January 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Plot:...
  
  , the North American version of Guitar Hero: Modern Hits, and is also available as a downloadable song for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 versions of Rock Band.

CD Single

Digital Single

Black Tide EP

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	25

Personnel

• Gabriel Garcia: vocals, lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• Alex Nuñez: rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  , backing vocals
• Zakk Sandler: Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , backing vocals
• Steven Spence: drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion