OUT OF MYSELF

Riverside is a band that I have come to like very much. Anyone who would be turned away from the band because of their Metal classification should consider giving them a spin on the record player :)

They have a very clean, clear sound, and at almost no point do you loose track of what's going on. The music is very powerful and well orchestrated. Riverside put a lot of emotion into these songs.

At some points the music gets a bit aggressive, but not excessive, or annoying. There is no angry screaming while the guitar player strums some distorted lick in drop-D tuning, and the drummer randomly hits objects. Everything in this album is meaningful and controlled. Piotr Grudzinski produces very good, clean sounds with the guitar, and there are some downright beautiful solos. The lyrics are also clean (this is the word that comes to mind most when I think of everything this band does) and meaningful.

Everything about this album and this band seems to come from the heart.