RIVERSIDE Releases Music Video for “Celebrity Touch”; Band Announces North American Tour Dates

[Photo Credit: Monika Grudzinska]

January 14, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA) – Poland’s progressive rockers RIVERSIDE have released a music video for “Celebrity Touch,” the first single off their highly-anticipated fifth studio album SHRINE OF NEW GENERATION SLAVES.

“‘Celebrity Touch’ reflects the times we live in,” says RIVERSIDE‘s Mariusz Duda. “I think everyone has a deep need to feel important somehow, but unfortunately, this need is rarely satisfied. Of course some people do get the chance, mostly people connected with the so-called celebrity world. This is a story about someone who satisfied this feeling a bit too much and about the band that chose to play away from the galleries with shitty works.”

Directed by Mateusz Winkiel of Mania Studio, the video can be seen here:

http://youtu.be/HAqU-RDnYyY

SHRINE OF NEW GENERATION SLAVES will be available in North America on February 5, 2013 via InsideOut Music. In support of the album, following a full European tour, RIVERSIDE will be playing a handful of shows in North America with label-mates JOLLY. A full list of dates can be seen below.

A list of international release dates for the album can be seen below. An album teaser can be heard here: http://youtu.be/KOB8BCv9ZmE.

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, January 18, 2013.

UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, January 21, 2013.

SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, January 22, 2013.

SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, January 23, 2013.

AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / FINLAND: Friday, January 25, 2013.

SHRINE OF NEW GENERATION SLAVES Track List

01. New Generation Slave (4:17)

02. The Depth of Self-Delusion (7:39)

03. Celebrity Touch (6:48)

04. We Got Used To Us (4:12)

05. Feel Like Falling (5:17)

06. Deprived [Irretrievably Lost Imagination] (8:26)

07. Escalator Shrine (12:41)

08. Coda (1:39)

The artwork for SHRINE OF NEW GENERATION SLAVES was designed by Travis Smith /www.seempieces.com, who has worked on all of the band’s previous releases and has also done workfor Avenged Sevenfold, Devin Townsend, Anathema, Nevermore and Opeth. SHRINE OF NEW GENERATION SLAVES was recorded at Serakos studio in Warsaw, Poland — where the Reality Dream trilogy was also tracked — with Magda Srzednicka and Robert Srzednicki.

SHRINE OF NEW GENERATION SLAVES is the follow up to the band’s 2009 release Anno Domini High Definition, which entered the Poland charts at #1 and has since hit gold album status. In 2011, RIVERSIDE also released an EP titled Memories In My Head to celebrate the band’s 10th anniversary.

RIVERSIDE – “New Generation Tour” + Jolly & Dianoya:

Presented in Germany by Eclipsed, Rock Hard and powermetal.de

09.03.2013 Dresden (Germany) – Tante Ju

10.03.2013 Leipzig (Germany) – Werk 2

11.03.2013 Berlin (Germany) – K17

12.03.2013 Osnabrück (Germany) – Rosenhof

14.03.2013 London (UK) – O2 Islington Academy

15.03.2013 Sheffield (UK) – The Corporation / Y-Prog 2013

16.03.2013 Glasgow (UK) – Classic Grand

17.03.2013 Leamington Spa (UK) – The Assembly

19.03.2013 Vosselaar (Belgium) – Biebob

20.03.2013 Paris (France) – Le Divan du Monde

22.03.2013 Haarlem (The Netherlands) – Patronaat

23.03.2013 Hengelo (The Netherlands) – Metropool

24.03.2013 Weert (The Netherlands) – De Bosuil

25.03.2013 Köln (Germany) – Live Music Hall

27.03.2013 Karlsruhe (Germany) – Substage
28.03.2013 Darmstadt (Germany) – Central Station

Additional Dates:

04.04.2013 Konin (Poland) – Oskard

05.04.2013 Poznan (Poland) – Eskulap

06.04.2013 Świebodzice (Poland) – Rock Fest 2013

07.04.2013 Wroclaw (Poland) – Eter

10.04.2013 Opole (Poland) – NCPP

11.04.2013 Katowice (Poland) – Mega Club

12.04.2013 Rzeszów (Poland) – Pod Palma

13.04.2013 Kraków (Poland – Studio

14.04.2013 Warsaw (Poland) – Progresja

18.04.2013 Bydgoszcz (Poland) – MCK
19.04.2013 Toruń (Poland) – Od Nowa
20.04.2013 Olsztyn (Poland) – Andergrant

21.04.2013 Gdansk (Poland) – Parlament

North American Tour Dates with Jolly:

04/30/13 – Charleston, SC @ WindJammer – Isle of Palms

05/02/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl

05/04/13 – Gettysburg, PA @ RoSFest

05/06/13 – Dunellen, NJ @ Roxy and Dukes

05/08/13 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door

05/10/13 – Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House

05/12/13 – Mexico City – Jose Cuervo Salon

RIVERSIDE Discography:

Out Of Myself – CD 2003

Voices In My Head – EP 2004

Second Life Syndrome – CD 2005

Rapid Eye Movement – CD 2007

Reality Dream – 2DVD/2CD 2008/2009

Anno Domini High Definition – CD 2009

Memories In My Head – EP 2011

Shrine Of New Generation Slaves – CD 2013

RIVERSIDE Line-Up:

Mariusz Duda – Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Piotr Grudzi – Guitar

Piotr Kozieradzki – Drums

Micha Apaj – Keyboards

For more information on RIVERSIDE, visit:

Press Release January 14, 2013