Riverside

Warsaw, 2001

Riverside was founded in Warsaw in 2001 by the guitarist Piotr Grudzinski and the drummer Piotr Kozieradzki, who invited the vocalist and bassist Mariusz Duda and the keyboardist Jacek Melnicki; Kozieradzki had played in the death metal band Hate and Grudzinski in Unnamed. Michal Lapaj replaced Melnicki in 2003. A 300-copy demo came in 2003, and the debut Out of Myself followed on December 15, 2003. Second Life Syndrome (October 31, 2005), Rapid Eye Movement (2007), Anno Domini High Definition (June 19, 2009) and Shrine of New Generation Slaves (January 18, 2013), which was their biggest commercial success per Polish Wikipedia, reached 2 in Poland. Duda launched his solo project Lunatic Soul in 2008.

Love, Fear and the Time Machine (September 4, 2015), recorded at Serakos Studio in Warsaw, was the last album with Grudzinski, who died on February 21, 2016, aged 40; all 2016 concerts were cancelled and Steven Wilson, Mike Portnoy and Anathema were among those posting condolences. The band decided in September 2016 to continue as a trio, with Maciej Meller as touring guitarist from 2017 and a member from 2020. Wasteland (September 28, 2018) reached number one in Poland and ID.Entity followed on January 20, 2023, with Live ID. in January 2025. Duda announced on April 23, 2026 that he was leaving after 25 years, and Meller announced his own departure on April 29.

Lost 'n' Found: Live in Tilburg, recorded on October 18, 2015 at 013 in Tilburg on the Love, Fear and the Time Machine tour, was first sold at shows in a very limited edition in April 2017, and InsideOut reissued it with a DVD in November 2020.