ID.ENTITY

Another great effort from the Polish guys! The new guitarrist brings a lot of fresh new ideas to the mix, with very dynamic solos and new distortions and textures. It's especially notable when you compare with the (still) excellent Wasteland, but is the Riverside album that is the most sonically closer to Mariusz solo albums (like Lunatic Souls). It's probably their heaviest album since the ADHD days too, but you will find lots of accessible melodies of their late stuff.

As a keyboardist, I can't not mention the fantastic work from Michal. The Hammond Organ sound fantastic and very organic, really loud in the mix, Post-Truth and The Place Where I Belong being the two standout tracks. Some great synth usage such as the intro of Big Tech Brother too.

With ID.Entity, the band feels renovated and with lots of fresh new ideas. Sometimes being more playful with Friend or Foe? (soundling like A-Ha) or Self-Aware (sound like Rush), sometimes getting very proggy (The Place Where I belong), sometimes revisiting their metal roots (Big Tech Brother and Post-Truth).

5/5