Red Tide was an American thrash metal band, formed in 1992 by guitarist/vocalist , bassist Jeff Bennett, and drummer Justin Foley. In those early high school days they released three demos of pure hardcore/thrash metal. Red Tide went on to play the Simsbury High School Battle of the Bands in which they won first place. Noted as the first "real" metal band to play the event and the first band to play their own material vs covers. Finally in 2001 Red Tide released their last effort Type II. This included Blue on bass. Shortly after this release Red Tide disbanded in 2002.