RIVERSIDE announce they're a quartet again

04 February 2020

RIVERSIDE have announced that guitarist Maciej Meller is now a full-time member of the band. The guitarist has been guesting with the Polish prog rockers for the last three years, following the death of Piotr Grudziński in 2016.

"Dear friends, this is an incredibly important moment in the history of our band. From the beginning of February 2020, Riverside are officially not a trio any more, we are a quartet," the band announced on their Facebook page earlier today.

"He's been with us for over three years. He let us recover from the tragic loss we have all experienced, he helped us survive and become, from year to year, a better and better live band. He has been our friend and our brother. We are welcoming him in our midst with great joy, in which we hope you will also share.

"Being a good guitarist and loving music is one thing, but being able to fit in with your personality, incredible modesty and humility, that's an incredibly important thing in our band. Maciej meets all the criteria and we are truly happy that he wants to continue our journey with us."

The band also announced that they would be entering the studio to begin work on a follow up to 2018's Wasteland once they complete this Spring's run of European live dates.

"Piotr Grudziński will always be in our hearts, we all still love him and we will never forget him," the band continue. "But we have to move on. We are on a journey, they are waiting for us. There is more to create in this life, more to see, more to know, more to save. We hope that you will decide to stay with us again and that you will let us help one another through all of this."

The announcement comes days after RIVERSIDE mainman Mariusz Duda announced plans for his own solo career beyond RIVERSIDE and LUNATIC SOUL.

Source: loudersound.com

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