| Wasteland | ||||
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| Released | 28 September 2018 | |||
| Recorded | December 2017–July 2018 | |||
| Studio | Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 50:50 | |||
| Label | InsideOut Music | |||
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| Riverside chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Wasteland | ||||
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Wasteland is the seventh studio album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside. The album was released on 28 September 2018, through InsideOut Music. The album reached number one in Poland and Sweden, the top 20 in Germany, and the top 40 in Austria, Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It is the first album without founding guitarist Piotr Grudziński after his death on 21 February 2016.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mariusz Duda, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Day After" | 1:48 | |
| 2. | "Acid Rain" | Duda · Michał Łapaj | 6:03 |
| 3. | "Vale of Tears" | 4:49 | |
| 4. | "Guardian Angel" | 4:24 | |
| 5. | "Lament" | 6:09 | |
| 6. | "The Struggle for Survival" | Duda · Łapaj | 9:32 |
| 7. | "River Down Below" | 5:41 | |
| 8. | "Wasteland" | 8:25 | |
| 9. | "The Night Before" | Łapaj | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "River Down Below" (Edit) | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wasteland" (full album Hi-Res Stereo) | 50:50 |
| 2. | "Wasteland" (Surround Mix) | 50:50 |
| 3. | "Lament" (video) | 6:11 |
| 4. | "River Down Below" (video) | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Wasteland" (video) | 8:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vale of Tears" (acoustic) | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Out of Myself" (acoustic) | 3:57 |
| 3. | "02 Panic Room" (acoustic) | 3:26 |
| 4. | "River Down Below (Acoustic)" (acoustic) | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Wasteland" (live intro) | 9:00 |
Personnel
Riverside
- Mariusz Duda – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, piccolo bass, banjo; guitar solo on "Lament" and "Wasteland"
- Piotr Kozieradzki – drums
- Michał Łapaj – keyboards and synthesizers, rhodes piano and Hammond organ; theremin on "Wasteland"
Guest personnel
- Maciej Meller – guitar solo on "Acid Rain", "Guardian Angel", "The Struggle for Survival" and "River Down Below"
- Michał Jelonek – violin on "The Day After", "Lament" and "Wasteland"
- Mateusz Owczarek – guitar solo on "Vale of Tears"
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] | 111 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 79 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 28 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 30 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 13 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[8] | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[9] | 43 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 23 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 83 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] | 16 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Poland (ZPAV)[13] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Riverside - Piotr Grudziński died
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Riverside – Wasteland" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Riverside – Wasteland" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Riverside – Wasteland" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Riverside – Wasteland" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Riverside: Wasteland" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Riverside – Wasteland" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Riverside – Wasteland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Riverside – Wasteland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Riverside Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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