RIVERSIDE: Second Single "River Down Below."

"River Down Below", the new and second single off the upcoming, seventh studio album "Wasteland" […]

September 9, 2018

"River Down Below", the new and second single off the upcoming, seventh studio album "Wasteland" (Out on InsideOutMusic on September 28th, 2018) by Polish Rock masters RIVERSIDE is being launched today.

Check out "River Down Below" in its full album version via IOM's YouTube channel here:

RIVERSIDE's 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 GrudzieÅ„ 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
MichaÅ‚ Åapaj - 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

You can also listen to the album's first single "Vale Of Tears" here:

The track-listing for RIVERSIDE "Wasteland" album reads as follows:

RIVERSIDE ' "Wasteland":

1. The Day After
2. Acid Rain
3. Vale Of Tears
4. Guardian Angel
5. Lament
6. The Struggle For Survival
7. River Down Below
8. Wasteland
9. The Night Before

Next to the standard edition of "Wasteland" as Jewelcase CD, CD Digipak, and Digital Album, the release will also be available as limited edition Mediabook CD (with extended booklet, a bonus track radio edit version and a set of 3 stickers) and as Gatefold 2LP (on 180gr. vinyl with the album on CD as bonus and an Etching of the D-Side).

The various editions and limitations of the vinyl release are as follows:

Black 2LP+CD: Unlimited
Clear 2LP+CD: 100x copies / IOM Webshop Europe
Silver 2LP+CD: 100x copies / IOM Webshop Europe
Golden 2LP+CD: 100x copies / Laser's Edge ' IOM Webshop USA
Lilac 2LP+CD: 200x copies / JPC Germany
Dark Green 2LP+CD: 300x copies / Burning Shed UK
White 2LP+CD: 300x copies / CM Distro Europe

Pre-order "Wasteland" in your format of choice of choice from the IOM webstore here:

https://www.insideoutshop.de/Artist/Riverside/20863?Page=1&PageSize=25&Sort=13

Or from other locations here:

https://Riverside.lnk.to/Wasteland

RIVERSIDE's "Wasteland" marks the first studio album effort with newly composed music after the tragic passing of founding member and guitarist Piotr GrudziÅ„ski on February 21st, 2016.

RIVERSIDE will be embarking on the "Wasteland 2018 Tour" in October/November to support the release of their upcoming album. Here are the dates:

RIVERSIDE ' "Wasteland 2018 Tour":

12.10.2018 Gdansk (Poland) ' B90
13.10.2018 Poznan (Poland) ' Tama
14.10.2018 Wroclaw (Poland) ' A2
16.10.2018 Katowice (Poland) ' Miasto Ogrodów
17.10.2018 Lódz (Poland) ' Magnetofon
18.10.2018 Torun (Poland) ' Od Nowa
20.10.2018 Kraków (Poland) ' Studio
21.10.2018 Warszawa (Poland) ' Hala Kolo
30.10.2018 Berlin (Germany) ' Kesselhaus
31.10.2018 Schorndorf (Germany) ' Manufaktur
03.11.2018 Lisbon (Portugal) ' LAV
04.11.2018 Madrid (Spain) ' MON LIVE
05.11.2018 Barcelona (Spain) ' Salamandra 1
06.11.2018 Lyon (France) ' CCO
07.11.2018 Paris (France) ' La Machine
09.11.2018 Manchester (UK) ' Academy 2
10.11.2018 London (UK) ' The Electric Ballroom
11.11.2018 Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) ' Casino
12.11.2018 Utrecht (The Netherlands) ' TivoliVredenburg
14.11.2018 Hamburg (Germany) ' Markthalle
15.11.2018 Oberhausen (Germany) ' Turbinenhalle 2
16.11.2018 Pratteln (Switzerland) ' Z7
17.11.2018 Neunkirchen (Germany) ' Gloomaar Festival
Tickets: https://riversideband.pl/en/gigs