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Riverside - Memories In My Head [EP]



8.5 | 155 votes |
Release date: 10 June 2011
Style: Progressive metal

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01. Goodbye Sweet Innocence
02. Living In The Past
03. Forgotten Land

Guest review by
K✞ulu
Rating:
7.8
Riverside really blew me away with their last album Anno Domini High Definition, and after two years of checking out their back catalogue and attending one little show, I have become a fan of the band. I believe that Riverside are one of the best prog bands around, and my expectations for this EP were pretty high, and I was also waiting for something in the vein of ADHD.

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published 14.09.2011 | Comments (13)

19.02.2012
Old, established prog bands are becoming stale and repetitive. Riverside isn't.

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16.11.2010 - 14:27
Forsaker
Can't wait keep it metal guys
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17.11.2010 - 00:13
Kap'N Korrupt
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Always good to see another album from Riverside coming out
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04.04.2011 - 13:20
Rating: 8
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Elite
I'm really curious about this new EP. I'm always eager to listen to new stuff from Riverside.

I just wished they would play a show in Portugal on this anniversary tour. That seems unlikely at this point.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.

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24.04.2011 - 01:26
White Winter Sun
Laboratory's Rat
Elite
Pretty old news now to be posted on the front page, so I put the info here. You can listen to one new song, entitled "Forgotten Land", from this EP at this location. Enjoy!
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24.04.2011 - 04:36
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Contributor
Ugh, just an EP? I know new music is better than no music at all but when are we gonna get a full LP?
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24.04.2011 - 07:23
Rating: 9
Introspekrieg
Totemic Lust
Elite
Not really impressed with that song... hopefully the other two tracks are more interesting.
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03.05.2011 - 16:59
Rating: 8
K✞ulu
Seeker of Truth
I perceive Forgotten Land like an intro to a long epic album, but on this EP, it is - probably fittingly - placed last to conclude (hopefully) two grand songs preceding it. The song is very Riversidey: complex drumming and bass, subtle guitars, and enveloping synths.
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Savor what you feel and what you see
Things that may not seem important now
But may be tomorrow

R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner

Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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10.05.2011 - 19:34
Rating: 8
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Elite
I kinda like "Forgotten Land", but then again, that happens with everything Riverside releases. I don't think I ever disliked a song from them. Maybe I'm obsessed.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.

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21.05.2011 - 19:42
Rating: 9
DrM
DreaMutilated
This EP is already sold on their live shows, leaked online as well.

My first impression is pretty positive - much more rock oriented rather than metal (which is not a bad thing at all), reminded me of their approach on Out of Myself (which is my favorite Riverside release).
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21.05.2011 - 22:24
Rating: 8
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Elite
Well, they did say it was a homage to what they did earlier in their career.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.

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Album Release day (June 10, 2011)
10.06.2011 - 00:09
Paradox Lover
Account deleted
Riverside... Poland... *love sigh*...
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10.06.2011 - 21:38
Daydream Nation
Account deleted
Well, where to start? Riverside play three pretty standard hard/alternative rock songs that don't nearly cover the distance that their other albums cover. The songs are consistently good, but are not excellent or even very good. The EP lacks experimentation; the interesting points that Riverside are really good at just lead nowhere fascinating. I love these guys and their songwriting is brilliant (demonstrated by the EP)...but this is really only for the die-hards.
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13.06.2011 - 17:46
Rating: 10
BehzadSh
Perfect Album... Perfect Concepts...
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01.08.2011 - 14:29
Night Sight
Riverside is always the best prog metal band
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Alone in birth
Alone in the darkness
Alone in death
Alone in the daylight
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27.09.2011 - 06:49
Rating: 9
Moose
This sounded a little boring at first listen. But it really grew on me. Amazing little album.
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05.10.2011 - 03:09
Rating: 9
Jiexun
Definitely an awesome EP !
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06.10.2011 - 18:33
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Contributor
I am really digging this right now. But being a Riverside apologist maybe it's because I WANTED to like it...
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09.11.2011 - 15:37
Rating: 9
NocturnalStalker
Metal Addict
How I love this band! Even though it sounded boring, indeed, the first time I listen to it, as already Moose mentioned, but after the second time I could appreciate the efforts of musicians. Stylistically, it's the same good old Riverside, which is already good. And I really liked how all the three songs are flowing in the same stream, if you understand what I mean.
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"And we are not who we think we are
We are who we're afraid to be"
- Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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