''Out of Myself'' is the first full-length album by

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released on 21 September 2004. It was first released under The Laser's Edge and is the first album in the boxed set ''Reality Dream Trilogy'' which includes ''Out of Myself'', '' Second Life Syndrome'' and '' Rapid Eye Movement''.

Acclaim and reviews

Riverside's debut full album ''Out of Myself'' was met with critical acclaim among progressive rock and metal reviewers. The album was described as "a rare thing of beauty" by MetalCrypt reviewer Bruce Dragonchaser. Boris at Metal Reviews stated that he was "lucky" to have "stumbled" on the album. "...one of the most treasured pieces in my collection", noted Ivor at Metal Storm.

Album style

''Out of Myself'' has been described as an "emotional musical journey", "powerful in a subtle way", with "slight elements of metal, arena rock, grunge, and even dub." At the same time, the album has been termed "the band's gentle first outing." Built on the strength of Mariusz Duda's bass guitar, the music also relies on a soaring atmosphere of Jacek Melnicki's keyboards and "long, weeping, long stretched high guitar notes" of Piotr Grudziński's lead guitar.

Track listing

Personnel

Riverside

Mariusz Duda Mariusz Duda (born 25 September 1975) is a Polish musician and composer best known as the bassist and vocalist in the band Riverside. Biography He started the career in the 1990s as a member of Xanadu, and later did guest vocals for Indukti's ...

– vocals, bass, acoustic guitar *

Piotr Grudziński Piotr Grudziński (15 March 1975, Warsaw – 21 February 2016, Warsaw), was a Polish musician, mostly recognized as guitarist of Riverside. He has also contributed to bands such as Unnamed and Groan. Grudziński joined Riverside in 2001. He ...

– lead and rhythm guitars *Jacek Melnicki – keyboards *

Piotr Kozieradzki Piotr Włodzimierz Kozieradzki (born 23 May 1970, Warsaw), also known as Mitloff, is a Polish musician and drummer. He has contributed to bands such as Riverside, Hate, Thunderbolt, Kataxu, Goetia, Dark Prophecies, and Domain. Piotr Kozieradzki ...

– drums, percussion

Additional musicians

*With Krzysztof Melnicki: Trombone on "OK"

Production

*Arranged and produced by Riverside *Recorded and engineered by Jacek Melnicki *Mixed by Robert and Magda Srzednicki *Mastered by Grzegorz Piwkowski

Charts

References

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