''Second Life Syndrome'' is the second full-length album by
progressive rock band
Riverside
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, released on 31 October 2005.
This second release garnered quite as much praise as ''
Out of Myself
''Out of Myself'' is the first full-length album by progressive rock/metal band Riverside 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 ...
'' and was released on the large
prog rock label
Inside Out Music. ''Second Life Syndrome'' has a noticeably more raw and heavy feel than ''Out of Myself'' which in general was much more laid back and mellow. The title track has been said in one radio interview to be one of the best songs to sum up Riverside's sound. The song contains three parts: A slightly aggressive first part, a mellow and quiet second part, and an instrumental third part. This album is the second part of the Reality Dream trilogy which would explain the first and last track's titles; ''Second Life Syndrome'' comes after ''Out of Myself'' but before ''Rapid Eye Movement''.
As of March 2009, the album is #43 on Metal Storm's Top 100 albums of all-time list.
Former
Dream Theater
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drummer
Mike Portnoy named ''Second Life Syndrome'' one of his favourite albums of 2005.
Track listing
Personnel
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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 ...
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vocals,
bass
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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 ...
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guitar
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Michał Łapaj
Michał Krzysztof Łapaj (born 3 March 1982 in Warsaw) is a Polish keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive rock-metal band Riverside, with whom he released six albums. Łapaj was also a guest on several albums, including Lunatic Soul ...
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keyboards
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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.
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drums
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;Production
* Produced By Riverside, Magda & Robert Srzedniccy
* Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Magda & Robert Srzedniccy
* Mastered By Jacek Gawłowski
Charts
References
2005 albums
Concept albums
Riverside (band) albums
Inside Out Music albums
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