Wasteland (Riverside album)

Wasteland is the seventh studio album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside. The album was released on 28 September 2018, through InsideOut Music. The album reached number one in Poland, the top 20 in Germany, and the top 40 in Austria, Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Wasteland
Studio album by Riverside
Released	September 28, 2018
Recorded	December 2017–July 2018
Studio	Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	50:50
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Mariusz Duda Magda and Robert Srzednicki
Riverside chronology
Eye of the Soundscape (2016) Wasteland (2018)
Singles from Wasteland
"Vale of Tears" Released: 27 July 2018 "River Down Below" Released: 7 September 2018 "Lament" Released: 21 September 2018

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Day After"		1:48
2.	"Acid Rain"	Duda · Michał Łapaj	6:03
3.	"Vale of Tears"		4:49
4.	"Guardian Angel"		4:24
5.	"Lament"		6:09
6.	"The Struggle for Survival"	Duda · Łapaj	9:32
7.	"River Down Below"		5:41
8.	"Wasteland"		8:25
9.	"The Night Before"	Łapaj	3:59

Limited edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"River Down Below" (Edit)	4:25

Special edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wasteland" (full album Hi-Res Stereo)	50:50
2.	"Wasteland" (Surround Mix)	50:50
3.	"Lament" (video)	6:11
4.	"River Down Below" (video)	5:40
5.	"Wasteland" (video)	8:33

Acoustic Session – Special edition bonus CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vale of Tears" (acoustic)	5:18
2.	"Out of Myself" (acoustic)	3:57
3.	"02 Panic Room" (acoustic)	3:26
4.	"River Down Below (Acoustic)" (acoustic)	5:01
5.	"Wasteland" (live intro)	9:00

Personnel

Riverside

• Mariusz Duda – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, piccolo bass, banjo; guitar solo on "Lament" and "Wasteland"
• Piotr Kozieradzki – drums
• Michał Łapaj – keyboards and synthesizers, rhodes piano and Hammond organ; theremin on "Wasteland"

Guest personnel

• Maciej Meller – guitar solo on "Acid Rain", "Guardian Angel", "The Struggle for Survival" and "River Down Below"
• Michał Jelonek – violin on "The Day After", "Lament" and "Wasteland"
• Mateusz Owczarek – guitar solo on "Vale of Tears"

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1]	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	111
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3]	79
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	28
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	13
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[7]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8]	43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	23
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	83
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[12]	Gold	15,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Riverside – Wasteland" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
2. "Ultratop.be – Riverside – Wasteland" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
3. "Ultratop.be – Riverside – Wasteland" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Riverside – Wasteland" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
5. "Riverside: Wasteland" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Riverside – Wasteland" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
7. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
8. "Spanishcharts.com – Riverside – Wasteland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Riverside – Wasteland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
11. "Riverside Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
12. "Polish album certifications – Riverside – Wasteland" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 February 2020.