Polish rock masters Riverside have announced that their upcoming seventh studio album Wasteland will be released via their longtime label partner InsideOutMusic on September 28th. The album will once again feature artwork designed by longtime visual partner Travis Smith (Opeth, Devin Townsend, etc.).

Riverside’s Mariusz Duda checked in with the following comment about the album’s overall concept: “I'd been thinking about exploring "post-apocalyptic" regions for a long time. I read books, watched films, played video games, all connected by stories about an attempt to survive in a world that had just ended. But writing such a story myself didn't make much sense until now. Riverside are starting a new chapter and after our recent experiences, a story like that has gained more meaning. Wasteland is mostly about what's happening in the world these days but it also makes a reference to the tragedy that befell the band in 2016. Musically, we've returned to darker sounds but we have also turned a new page and recorded the album in a different style. It's still Riverside but expressed in a much deeper and more mature way. Most artists say the same thing while promoting their new releases: that they have just created their best work to date. I won't say that because everything we have done so far has been consistently very good and unique. But I will say that we have never had such an incredible emotional load on any of our previous releases, and it's not likely that we will ever make such a charged album again. "Wasteland" is an epic, multidimensional, poetic and very deep album. Perhaps of the once in a lifetime kind.”

Wasteland tracklisting:

"The Day After"
"Acid Rain"
"Vale Of Tears"
"Guardian Angel"
"Lament"
"The Struggle For Survival"
"River Down Below"
"Wasteland"
"The Night Before"

Riverside’s Wasteland marks the first studio album effort with newly composed music after the tragic passing of founding member and guitarist Piotr Grudziński on February 21st, 2016.

More album details, its pre-order option as well as a first single will be launched on July 27th, so stay tuned for more news soon.

After having just performed on a string of European festivals including the prestigious Night Of The Prog festival at the historic Loreley Amphitheater in Germany last weekend, Riverside are next embarking on the Wasteland 2018 Tour throughout October/November to support the release of their upcoming album. See an overview of all confirmed upcoming dates below.

Wasteland 2018 Tour:

October
12 - Gdansk, Poland - B90
13 - Poznan, Poland - Tama
14 - Wroclaw, Poland - A2
16 - Katowice, Poland - Miasto Ogrodów
17 - Lódz, Poland - Magnetofon
18 - Torun, Poland - Od Nowa
20 - Kraków, Poland - Studio
21 - Warszawa, Poland - Hala Kolo
30 - Berlin, Germany - Kesselshaus
31 - Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur

November
3 - Lisbon, Portugal - LAV      
4 - Madrid, Spain - MON Live
5 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1
6 - Lyon, France - CCO
7 - Paris, France - La Machine
9 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
10 - London, UK - The Electric Ballroom
11 - Sint Niklaas, Belgium - Casino
12 - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Tivoli Vredenburg
14 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
15 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle 2
16 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z-7
17 - Neunkirchen, Germany - Gloomaar Festival

Get tickets here.

Festival date:

February
4-9 - Tampa to Key West & Cozumel - Cruise To The Edge

(Photo - Oskar Szramka)