And so we've been talked into this yet again. It's our second encounter, after LFTM, with the surround sound. We're hoping that revisiting this release in a different dimension will bring you a lot of joy and positive feelings, especially that we're still touring with this material. As a bonus, we have prepared a few acoustic tracks in quite surprising arrangements.
We're hoping it will be an interesting experience!
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A special edition 2CD+DVD version of the “Wasteland” album is scheduled for release on November 29th, 2019 via InsideOutMusic.
The ”Wasteland - Hi-Res Stereo and Surround Mix” 2CD+DVD will be released as Digipack format with Slipcase and includes a DVD bonus disc of “Wasteland” as Hi-Res Stereo 24bit version and as Surround Mix, plus 3 video clips („Lament”, „River Down Below”, „Wasteland”).
This special edition also contains 5 previously unreleased acoustic versions on a separate CD.
1. Vale of Tears - Acoustic (05:18)
2. Out of Myself - Acoustic (03:57)
3. 02 Panic Room - Acoustic (03:26)
4. River Down Below - Acoustic (05:01)
5. Wasteland - Live Intro (09:00)
It's not through studio releases but through live performances that many people have become Riverside fans.
If you haven't seen a concert we've played, we simply haven't met yet :)
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We live in times of big live productions, stunning light effects, bigger and bigger LED walls and multimedia presentations. Tracks are meticulously programmed, which often leaves no room for improvisation and turns them into background music illustrating what happens on the screen. Hopefully, the latter will never happen to us.
Obviously, we care about the visuals during our concerts, but... it's not the most important element to us.
The most important element is YOU.
And us :)
We want to feel good on stage. We want to have fun, which is why we often allow changes, improvisations, modified versions of tracks. And just like our music is mostly about melodies, our concerts are mostly about interaction. The contact between each of us on stage and between the band and the audience.
If you're thinking of going to our concert and you'd like it to be an experience of the "close-your-eyes, sip-wine-on-the-couch and get-peacefully-immersed-in-the-music" kind, you've got the wrong band :)
Riverside concerts are charged with rock energy. The sound is more powerful than on studio releases. (Looks like we've always been metalheads at heart ;) ) Luckily, there's also room for reflection, for what gives us more than just physical pleasure. At some point, you get this special something that makes both us and everyone who comes to see us, experience a kind of "catharsis", something that fills us all with energy lasting for many days after the concert.
We'd been looking for this sort of balance for many years, more or less successfully. Until we hit a different dimension with our "Wasteland Tour". From the first concerts in the autumn of 2018, we've been trying to understand what makes it different. A change of the setlist? More people at our shows? New venues? No, that's not all. Each of us feels that everything's different now, that it's all more... substantial, more on point and, most of all, incredibly good ;)
And now we’d like to bring you some inner balance with our live shows, we’d like them to be a kind of ritual allowing you to connect with us and achieve mental equilibrium. Because, frankly, the studio releases are there to fill the gaps and help you survive between tours ;)
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We'd like to thank everyone who has already come to see us live during "Wasteland Tour". We'd like to thank you for your loyalty, love, support and trust.
The American and Canadian concerts? WOW. That was one of our biggest adventures and journeys through all the possible states of mind ;) We've already said that, but we will say it again: you were truly amazing. And we promise again to go back to the other side of the pond as soon as possible.
We'd like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for coming to see us during the American Edition of the Wasteland Tour. Six shows behind us, 18 ahead, but what we can already say for sure is that your unbounded energy is truly motivating and inspiring for us. We feel younger and stronger, and our shows have never been so charged before. See you soon in the following venues:
10.05. Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
11.05. Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
12.05. Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
14.05. Quebec City, QC - Salle Sylvain Lelièvre
15.05. Montreal, QC - Club Soda
17.05. Toronto, ON - Mod Club
18.05. Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
19.05. Chicago, IL - Chop Shop & 1st Ward
20.05. St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
22.05. Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
24.05. Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
25.05. Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
27.05. Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
28.05. Pomona, CA - The Glass House
29.05. San Francisco, CA - Slim's
31.05. Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
01.06. Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
02.06. Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
RIVERSIDE - Wasteland North American Tour 2019
Special guest: Contrive
03.05. Atlanta, GA - City Winery
04.05. Lake Park, FL - Kelsey Theater
05.05. Sarasota, FL - Opera House / Rosfest
06.05. Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
07.05. Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
09.05. Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall
10.05. Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
11.05. Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
12.05. Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
14.05. Quebec City, QC - Salle Sylvain Lelièvre
15.05. Montreal, QC - Club Soda
17.05. Toronto, ON - Mod Club
18.05. Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
19.05. Chicago, IL - Chop Shop & 1st Ward
20.05. St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
22.05. Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
24.05. Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
25.05. Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
27.05. Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
28.05. Pomona, CA - The Glass House
29.05. San Francisco - CA, Slim's
31.05. Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
01.06. Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
02.06. Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
"Wasteland Tour 2018/2019" has definitely been our best one yet in very many respects. The autumn edition of 2018 was our greatest success and this year's spring leg has only added to that. It was really lovely to meet all of our friends and we'd like to thank you here for your support, devotion, and loyalty. It was also a great pleasure to meet those of you who came to our shows for the first time. A lot of you are quite young (not only at heart!), which means we must be doing alright. All in all, we've received a massive load of positive energy and made memories that will stay with us for ever.
A big thanks also goes to Lesoir for being excellent companions and playing great shows. We wish you every success!
Thank you, Europe, for this wonderful time. Naturally, we're going to see each other here and there during a few summer festivals and one-off concerts, and then, in September, at more intimate shows in Poland and Germany, but another big European tour won't happen until after the release of our new album.
Meanwhile, we're getting ready for our biggest tour in the USA and Canada. Hey, you, on the other side of the Pond, do you still remember us?
Our warmest regards to all of you. Thanks for being with us.
We are happy to announce a string of long awaited vinyl re-releases for our second, third and fourth albums “Second Life Syndrome” (2005, 2-LP), “Rapid Eye Movement” (2007, 2-LP + bonus tracks) and “Anno Domini High Definition” (2009, 1-LP) out March 15th, 2019 via InsideOutMusic.
The albums will be available on 180gr. vinyl and come in Gatefold sleeves, with the standard album on CD as bonus. Next to the standard Black vinyl version, there will be limited editions of coloured vinyl runs as follows:
RIVERSIDE – “Second Life Syndrome (Re-issue 2019)” - 2LP+CD:
Black: Unlimited
Transparent Orange: 200x (via IOM Webshop Europe)
Tansparent Sun Yellow: 300x (via IOM Webshop & CM Distro Europe)
RIVERSIDE – “Rapid Eye Movement (Re-issue 2019)” - 2LP+CD:
Black: Unlimited
Transparent Orange: 200x (via IOM Webshop Europe)
White: 300x (via IOM Webshop & CM Distro Europe)
RIVERSIDE – “Anno Domini High Definition (Re-issue 2019)” - LP+CD:
Black: Unlimited
Transparent Orange: 200x (via IOM Webshop Europe)
Transparent Yellow: 300x (via IOM Webshop & CM Distro Europe)
Pre-sale for the re-releases started as of today from the IOM Webshop here: insideoutshop.de
Dear friends from US and Canada. Will you find time to see us in May 2019? We have a great pleasure to announce all these dates and places.
North America Wasteland Tour 2019:
05/03 Atlanta, GA, City Winery
05/04 Lake Park, FL, Kelsey Theater
05/06 Carrboro, NC, Cat's Cradle
05/07 Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Soundstage
05/09 Jersey City, NJ, White Eagle Hall
05/10 Philadelphia, PA, World Cafe Live
05/11 Brooklyn, NY, Warsaw
05/12 Cambridge, MA, The Sinclair
05/14 Quebec City, QC, Salle Sylvain Lelievrl
05/15 Montreal, QC, Club Soda
05/17 Toronto, ON, Mod Club
05/18 Detroit, MI, Magic Stick
05/19 Chicago, IL, Chop Shop &1st Ward
05/20 St. Louis, MO, Delmar Hall
05/22 Dallas, TX, Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
05/24 Boulder, CO, Boulder Theater
05/25 Salt Lake City, UT, Metro Music Hall
05/27 Phoenix, AZ, Crescent Ballroom
05/28 Pomona, CA, The Glass House
05/29 San Francisco, CA, Slim's
05/31 Portland, OR, Hawthorne Theatre
06/01 Vancouver, BC, The Rickshaw Theatre
06/02 Seattle, WA, The Crocodile
"Wasteland Tour" is coming back in Spring 2019. The shows will take places in the following venues:
06.03. Palac Akropolis, Prague, CZ
07.03. Majestic, Bratislava, SK
08.03. A38, Budapest, HU
10.03. Quantic Club, Soundart festival, Bucharest, RO
12.03. City Stage, Sofia, BG
13.03. Dom Omladine, Belgrade, RS
14.03. Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, SL
16.03. Largo, Rome, IT
17.03. Magnolia, Milan, IT
18.03. Le Rex, Toulouse, FR
19.03. Les Abattoirs, Cognac, FR
21.03. SWX, Bristol, UK
22.03. Stylus, Leeds, UK
23.03. SWG3, Glasgow. UK
24.03. The Mill, Birmingham, UK
26.03. Hedon, Zwolle, NL
28.03. Viften, Copenhagen, DK
29.03. Stenhammarsalen, Gothenburg, SE
30.03. Cosmopolite, Oslo, NO
31.03. Kraken, Stockholm, SE
02.04. Nosturi, Helsinki, FI
03.04. Lutakko, Jyväskylä, FI
04.04. Olympia,Tampere, FI
05.04. Rock Cafe, Tallinn, EE
See you there! :)
Tickets info: gigs
(updates soon)
The concert during Gloomaar Festival in Germany finished this year's European leg of the "Wasteland Tour 2018". Thanks to everyone for the awesome reception of our new album and for the fantastic turnout at our concerts (yes, the Riverside family has certainly grown :)) Thank you for your loyalty, support and trust, for crowd singing, for chats before and after, for sharing all the emotions. "Wasteland Tour" is definitely a new beginning in our career, a step forward and at least a few rungs up. And it's all thanks to your involvement. It's great to know that we can still boast the best Audience in the world.
In March and April 2019 we will continue our European adventure and soon we will announce new countries and dates on top of Scandinavia, the UK and the Netherlands. We are also happy to let you know that in May 2019 we will start touring the USA and Canada.
More details soon and for now we're signing off together with our amazing crew, without whom we would not have gone so far. We'd also like to wish every success to MECHANISM, the band who have been truly great companions during our latest journey.
Hello, we are pleased to announce that our "Q and A Session", which took place the day before the premiere of the new album - "Wasteland", is now available to. Mariusz and Michał answered the question.
We’re happy to let you know that the official Riverside fan club “Shelter of Mine” is starting this Monday.(08.10.2018)
It’s all happening with the full blessing of the band, the fan club will be run by a bunch of trusted, ambitious, creative people, and we can assure you that it’s only just the start. The fan club will be linked with our official store and, what’s most important, it will be bilingual.
Listen to the new song “Lament” from our forthcoming brand new album “Wasteland” (out September 28th) and check out the amazing video made by our friends from Sightsphere.
Check out our new song 'River Down Below' from the upcoming, seventh studio album 'Wasteland' (out on September 28th, 2018).
Mariusz Duda checked in with the following comment about the track: "'River Down Below' is another song we've written with 'river' in the title, the fourth one, if I'm not mistaken. In our case, river symbolises memory and that's the case here as well. The lyrics tell the story of a wanderer, who accidentally finds the grave of one of those who didn't manage to survive the apocalypse. He hears a voice, "take me from here, take me to the river, that's where I belong..."
"If the band continue to exist, the memory of Grudzień will survive", said one of my friends when I thought it was the end of RIVERSIDE. So there had to be a track on the new album that would refer to it. Not literally. It's still a story about the world in an alternative future, but you can find that reference between the lines.
It's a very simple, delicate, and at the same time incredibly powerful song; one of the most beautiful RIVERSIDE melodies I have managed to write, with a brilliant solo by one of our guests, Maciej Meller. We have always subscribed to the idea that there's great power in simplicity. "River Down Below" showcases the essence of our music and gives an idea of the emotions which can be found on our upcoming new release.
RIVERSIDE’s line-up and the credits for “River Down Below” are as follows:
Mariusz Duda - vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, piccolo bass
Michał Łapaj - keyboards and Hammond Organ
Piotr Kozieradzki - drums
Guitar solo by Maciej Meller
Music and lyrics by Mariusz Duda
Artwork by Travis Smith
Clip by Tomasz Pulsakowski / Sightsphere
