October Tide is a Swedish death-doom band that was created in 1994 by Katatonia vocalist Jonas Renkse and then-Katatonia guitarist Fred Norrman.

[4] During this period October Tide maintained a low profile, deciding not to tour or give any interviews.

The new line-up didn't include founding member Jonas Renkse, but instead consisted of Norrman on guitars, Tobias Netzell on vocals, Robin Bergh on drums and Jonas Kjellgren as a session bassist.

[8] In March 2012, Netzell and Stam left the band, and were replaced by Alexander Högbom and Mattias Norrman, respectively.

[10] The band entered Black Lounge Studios in late 2012 to record their new album, Tunnel of No Light.