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Riverside are a Polish progressive rock band from Warsaw.They were founded in 2001 by friends Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal, although Duda, the main lyricist and composer of the band, was originally a fan of electronic, ambient, experimental music, like Radiohead, Massive Attack, Dead Can Dance ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Riverside’s rich blend of metallic prog has always favoured the minor key, awash with enigmatic and threatening subtexts that have brought fans back for more of their deliciously sombre odes. “I’m not sure if we’re a progressive metal band any more,” Duda quips. “I really wanted to have positive vibrations in these new songs.
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Anno Domini High Definition concentrates on the problems of modern life, living in constant motion, stress and confusion. For this reason, the band has changed their sound for a more “modern” one – quite raw production of the trilogy has been replaced with a much clearer sound, and it focuses on the more metal side of the band.
The album’s artwork is the first Riverside cover to have been created by Polish artist Jarek Kubicki, and the record is the first to include relatively new (2020) member, guitarist Maciej Meller. Whilst he dovetails perfectly into the band’s established sound, Meller nonetheless adds a new variety of up-tempo guitar spice to the Riverside ...
Riverside Progressive Metal. Review by Ligeia9@. The debut album in 2004 of the Polish prog metal band Riverside is unparalleled. It's the talk of the town in the entire prog community and if you didn't get it; you can take it from me indiscriminately. Everything is right about the album.
May 1, 2023 · Less atmospheric than the two previous albums, "ID.entity" brings us back to Riverside's first love, an intelligent mix of psychedelic progressive and references to the 70's canons, with a modernity pushed by judicious Metal impulses, the whole carried by a flawless interpretation. Able at the same time to carry us away by catchy verse/chorus ...
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Riverside has been creating a unique take on progressive metal for over 20 years now based in part on Mariusz Duda's amazing voice and heavy use of Floyd-ian atmospherics. ID.Entity still has these elements, and some very solid riffage. But the band has also decided to slide in the pop / 80's direction to mixed effect.
