The new Riverside album “ID.Entity” is set to be released on January 20th, 2023, via InsideOut Music. “ID.Entity”, the group’s 8th studio album was recorded and mixed in two studios – The Boogie Town Studio in Otwock with Paweł Marciniak and in Serakos studio in Warsaw with Magda and Robert Srzedniccy – mastered by Robert Szydło and produced by Riverside’s Mariusz Duda himself. The “ID.Entity” artwork was created by Polish artist Jarek Kubicki.
The band returns to the regions known from the first decade of the band’s work, but despite some stylistic references to the previous albums, the latest album is definitely the beginning of a new musical path for Riverside. The band completely rebuilt after losing a tragically deceased friend (guitarist Piotr Grudziński died in 2016), mourned and started a new chapter in his career. The characteristic Riverside “rock-metal mish-mash” to which Riverside has got used to over the years, appears here in a refreshed and extremely dynamic formula. Varsovians on “ID.Entity” sound more confident than ever before. The concept itself and the text layer are also a big merit.
“ID.Entity” is the first material recorded in the new line-up, with guitarist Maciej Meller, who is from 2020 an official member of the Riverside band. Meller fits into the stylistic framework of the band, emphasizing both the characteristic “riverside licks” and adding his own character to the playing of the instrument.
It is also the first album in the band’s career, for the graphic design of which the Polish artist Jarek Kubicki is responsible, who perfectly found himself in the visual version presented by the band so far.
Can you be yourself nowadays without being interested in what is happening in the world? Is it possible to live among people without being interested in social changes that are taking place at an increasing pace? Riverside says on his latest album that this is not possible. And he emphasizes that in order to survive these difficult times, we need self-awareness, empathy, community, and both the support of the other person and separation from all those who let venom into our lives, divide and antagonize us. Many of the important issues raised on the latest album make “ID.Entity” not only a solid musical and lyrics start to Riverside’s third decade, but also one of the most important albums in the band’s entire career.
“ID.Entity” will be available in the following formats:
• Ltd. Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook
(Disc 1: Album, Disc 2: All 4 bonus tracks, Blu-ray: All main 9 album tracks in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and 24bit HighRes Audio mix versions)
• Ltd. 2CD Mediabook (Disc 1: Album, Disc 2: All 4 bonus tracks)
• CD Jewelcase
• Deluxe Digital Album (Including all 4 bonus tracks)
• Digital album
The album’s vinyl version comes as Gatefold 2LP (With the bonus tracks “Age of Anger” and “Together Again” on Side D) in the following variants:
• Black vinyl: All outlets
• Orange vinyl: All outlets
• White vinyl: 500x copies via JPC & Burning Shed
• Yellow vinyl: 500x copies via EMP & Just For Kicks
• Sky Blue vinyl: 600x copies via Laser’s Edge & CM Distro/Webshop Europe
“ID.Entity” is available for pre-order here.
Tracklist:
1. Friend or Foe? (07:29)
2. Landmine Blast (04:50)
3. Big Tech Brother (07:24)
4. Post-Truth (05:37)
5. The Place Where I Belong (13:16)
6. I’m Done With You (05:52)
7. Self-Aware (8:43)
The bonus material appearing on “ID.Entity” includes the instrumental tracks “Age of Anger” (11:56) and “Together Again” (06:29), as well as “Friend or Foe? (Single Edit)” (05:59) and “Self-Aware (Single Edit)” (05:29).
Watch the video for the single “I’m Done With You” in a video-clip animated and directed by Thomas Hicks, below.
Line-up:
Mariusz Duda – Vocals, bass
Piotr Kozieradzki – Drums
Michał Łapaj – Keyboards and Hammond Organ
Maciej Meller – Guitar
Weblinks:
riversideband.pl
www.facebook.com/Riversidepl
