Riverside, Manchester

Riverside biography

There are three bands who share the name Riverside. 1) Riverside is a progressive rock band from Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2001 by Mariusz Duda (bass guitar, vocal), the late Piotr Grudziński (electric guitar) and Piotr Kozieradzki (drums), who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal. Up to 2003 Jacek Mielnicki was playing keyboard in the band, but some conflicts led him to leave the band, and in the same year the new keyboardist Michał Łapaj joined. Following their 2003 debut Out of Myself, the band were signed by major prog label InsideOut, releasing Second Life Syndrome in 2005. Riverside's music has been described as a mix between, Pink Floyd, Anathema, Opeth, and Dream Theater, containing long, ethereal keyboard-laden passages and heavy, crunchy metal riffs. Rapid Eye Movement was leaked on the internet in August 2007, and was released in the end of September in Europe, October 09 in the US. In the summer of 2007 Riverside supported Dream Theater in the European leg of their tour. 3) Riverside is a Jangle Pop band from Philadelphia, USA. Riverside consisted of: Keith Kochanowicz (vocals, guitar, organ), Kenneth Jackson (guitar), Glenn Kochanowicz (bass, vocals), Jonathan Liney (drums) and Geoff Verne (drums) They released two albums, One in 1992 and Taste in 1994.

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