Riverside - Live ID. (2CD) (Limited Edition Digipak) (2025)
Posted: 15 Apr 2025, 07:16
Riverside - Live ID. (2CD) (Limited Edition Digipak) (2025)
Year : 2025
Style : Progressive Rock , Progressive Metal
Country : Poland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 267 mb
Bio:
Riverside is a rock band from Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2001 by friends Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal. Riverside can be described as a blend of atmospheric rock and metal elements, resulting in a sound similar to that of Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, The Mars Volta, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Tool, while still maintaining an identity of their own.One day near the turn of the millennium, during a short drive, Piotr Kozieradzki played Marillion in his car for Piotr Grudziński. While drummer Piotr 'Mitloff' Kozieradzki had played in two death metal bands, Dominion and Hate, and Piotr Grudziński had played guitar in a metal band, Unnamed, they both shared a deep affection for progressive rock. They were already friends with producer and keyboardist Jacek Melnicki who also owned his own studio. The three decided to experiment with progressive music but they needed a bass player to complete the lineup. Mariusz Duda, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from the band Xanadu, agreed to attend a rehearsal in late fall of 2001 at the request of Jacek. Reactions to this first meeting between the four experienced instrumentalists were extremely positive.After a few rehearsals, the members realized that they were involved in something special and deeply satisfying. Once a few compositions were completed, Mariusz attempted to sing in his own language, singing that was probably similar to the vocalizations in their future track "The Curtain Falls", although all future vocals and lyrics were to be written in English. Thus Mariusz began to take on the role of vocalist as well as that of the bass player. In October 2002, about a year after their formation, the band performed a pair of shows in Warsaw. After the distribution of about 500 copies of their demo, the band performed at a small club in Warsaw once again in early 2003. As the band continued to write more material for a full-length release, there grew a dissonance between keyboardist Jacek and the other members of Riverside. Jacek wished to continue with his studio pursuits so, during the latter part of 2003, he split from the group.The rest of the band was left to mix their first album, which was to be entitled Out of Myself. It was released in Poland in late 2003. The success of the album in Poland and the live shows that the band performed led to a release of the album on American record label Laser's Edge in September 2004, this time with cover art from Travis Smith, painter for bands such as Opeth, Anathema, and Devin Townsend. The album Out of Myself has won best debut in many magazines and websites such as Metal Hammer and Belgium Prog-Nose.
Albums:
Live ID. the definitive live album by Poland’s prog masters RIVERSIDE culminates the “ID.Entity” cycle. 12 songs in over 110 minutes of playing time recorded in June 2024 in Warsaw.Their latest album, ID.Entity was released on January 20th 2023, to some controversy. Complaints were heard from the fans: too poppy, too electronic, too mainstream, too happy, too bright – insert “few random quotes from your favorite browser” here. But as the tour cycle began after the release those became quieter, more reluctant – and that, I believe was the effect of hearing the new songs live. I was lucky to attend one of the tour stops early on, the second show of the cycle, only a couple of weeks following the release – and it immediately changed my perception of the new music, making it a part of my regular playback rotation.Now, almost two years to the day after that release, we’re welcoming Live.ID, recorded on June 1st 2024 in Warsaw. By this point, Riverside had spent a year and a half presenting the album live, with close to 90 shows under their belts. Their comfort with the material and the home crowd shines through in every note.The setlist has not been changed much since the start of the tour, covering most of ID.Entity, even the monumental The Place Where I Belong – and some of the earlier epics, most notably Conceiving You and Egoist Hedonist. Each and every one of those comes with enough improvisation and subtle shifts to make it feel fresh, even for longtime fans.While the recording quality is outstanding, capturing both the band’s energy and the enthusiasm of the Warsaw audience, the surround sound experience on the Blu-Ray will likely elevate this even further.*Live.ID beautifully closes this chapter in Riverside’s journey, beginning with ID.Entity and ending with nearly 90 shows of unforgettable performances. As the band takes a break from touring in 2025, this release offers fans a way to relive the magic and cherish the memories from a fantastic tour.
Line Up:
Mariusz Duda - Bass (2001-present), Guitars (acoustic) (2001-present), Vocals (2001-present) (Lunatic Soul)
Maciej Meller - Guitars - See also: ex-Deep River, ex-Quidam
Michał Łapaj - Keyboards (2003-present)
Piotr "Mittloff" Kozieradzki - Drums (2001-present) (ex-Dark Prophecies, ex-Goetia, ex-Hate, ex-Domain, ex-Holy Hell, ex-Toxic Reasons)
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. #Addicted (07:50)
02. Panic Room (07:21)
03. Landmine Blast (07:26)
04. Big Tech Brother (08:18)
05. Lost (09:51)
06. Left Out (15:52)
CD2:
01. Post-Truth (06:43)
02. The Place Where I Belong (15:47)
03. Egoist Hedonist (11:10)
04. Friend or Foe? (08:28)
05. Self-Aware (11:12)
06. Conceiving You (11:36)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2025
Style : Progressive Rock , Progressive Metal
Country : Poland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 267 mb
Bio:
Riverside is a rock band from Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2001 by friends Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal. Riverside can be described as a blend of atmospheric rock and metal elements, resulting in a sound similar to that of Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, The Mars Volta, Opeth, Dream Theater, and Tool, while still maintaining an identity of their own.One day near the turn of the millennium, during a short drive, Piotr Kozieradzki played Marillion in his car for Piotr Grudziński. While drummer Piotr 'Mitloff' Kozieradzki had played in two death metal bands, Dominion and Hate, and Piotr Grudziński had played guitar in a metal band, Unnamed, they both shared a deep affection for progressive rock. They were already friends with producer and keyboardist Jacek Melnicki who also owned his own studio. The three decided to experiment with progressive music but they needed a bass player to complete the lineup. Mariusz Duda, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist from the band Xanadu, agreed to attend a rehearsal in late fall of 2001 at the request of Jacek. Reactions to this first meeting between the four experienced instrumentalists were extremely positive.After a few rehearsals, the members realized that they were involved in something special and deeply satisfying. Once a few compositions were completed, Mariusz attempted to sing in his own language, singing that was probably similar to the vocalizations in their future track "The Curtain Falls", although all future vocals and lyrics were to be written in English. Thus Mariusz began to take on the role of vocalist as well as that of the bass player. In October 2002, about a year after their formation, the band performed a pair of shows in Warsaw. After the distribution of about 500 copies of their demo, the band performed at a small club in Warsaw once again in early 2003. As the band continued to write more material for a full-length release, there grew a dissonance between keyboardist Jacek and the other members of Riverside. Jacek wished to continue with his studio pursuits so, during the latter part of 2003, he split from the group.The rest of the band was left to mix their first album, which was to be entitled Out of Myself. It was released in Poland in late 2003. The success of the album in Poland and the live shows that the band performed led to a release of the album on American record label Laser's Edge in September 2004, this time with cover art from Travis Smith, painter for bands such as Opeth, Anathema, and Devin Townsend. The album Out of Myself has won best debut in many magazines and websites such as Metal Hammer and Belgium Prog-Nose.
Albums:
Live ID. the definitive live album by Poland’s prog masters RIVERSIDE culminates the “ID.Entity” cycle. 12 songs in over 110 minutes of playing time recorded in June 2024 in Warsaw.Their latest album, ID.Entity was released on January 20th 2023, to some controversy. Complaints were heard from the fans: too poppy, too electronic, too mainstream, too happy, too bright – insert “few random quotes from your favorite browser” here. But as the tour cycle began after the release those became quieter, more reluctant – and that, I believe was the effect of hearing the new songs live. I was lucky to attend one of the tour stops early on, the second show of the cycle, only a couple of weeks following the release – and it immediately changed my perception of the new music, making it a part of my regular playback rotation.Now, almost two years to the day after that release, we’re welcoming Live.ID, recorded on June 1st 2024 in Warsaw. By this point, Riverside had spent a year and a half presenting the album live, with close to 90 shows under their belts. Their comfort with the material and the home crowd shines through in every note.The setlist has not been changed much since the start of the tour, covering most of ID.Entity, even the monumental The Place Where I Belong – and some of the earlier epics, most notably Conceiving You and Egoist Hedonist. Each and every one of those comes with enough improvisation and subtle shifts to make it feel fresh, even for longtime fans.While the recording quality is outstanding, capturing both the band’s energy and the enthusiasm of the Warsaw audience, the surround sound experience on the Blu-Ray will likely elevate this even further.*Live.ID beautifully closes this chapter in Riverside’s journey, beginning with ID.Entity and ending with nearly 90 shows of unforgettable performances. As the band takes a break from touring in 2025, this release offers fans a way to relive the magic and cherish the memories from a fantastic tour.
Line Up:
Mariusz Duda - Bass (2001-present), Guitars (acoustic) (2001-present), Vocals (2001-present) (Lunatic Soul)
Maciej Meller - Guitars - See also: ex-Deep River, ex-Quidam
Michał Łapaj - Keyboards (2003-present)
Piotr "Mittloff" Kozieradzki - Drums (2001-present) (ex-Dark Prophecies, ex-Goetia, ex-Hate, ex-Domain, ex-Holy Hell, ex-Toxic Reasons)
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. #Addicted (07:50)
02. Panic Room (07:21)
03. Landmine Blast (07:26)
04. Big Tech Brother (08:18)
05. Lost (09:51)
06. Left Out (15:52)
CD2:
01. Post-Truth (06:43)
02. The Place Where I Belong (15:47)
03. Egoist Hedonist (11:10)
04. Friend or Foe? (08:28)
05. Self-Aware (11:12)
06. Conceiving You (11:36)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/