In May 2009 guitarist Freddie Eugene, of UNLEASHED, TERRA FIRMA, LOUDPIPES, BORN OF FIRE and HARMS WAY repute, announced he had joined forces with ex-TERRA FIRMA bassist Izmo Ledderfejs and former BLACKSHINE axeman Stabel Miserabel in a new project branded ATLANTIC TIDE.

The band's first two tracks, 'Eyestroids' and 'Bad Acid Queen', were made available online that same month.