Anno Domini High Definition

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Anno Domini High Definition
Riverside ADHD Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 June 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Progressive rock, progressive metal, jazz fusion
Length44:44
Label Mystic Production
InsideOut Music / SPV GmbH
Producer Riverside
Riverside chronology
Rapid Eye Movement
(2007)
Anno Domini High Definition
(2009)
Memories in My Head
(2011)

Anno Domini High Definition is the fourth studio album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside and also the first full-length Riverside album that is separate from the Reality Dream suite. The album was released in Poland on Friday 19 June 2009 through Mystic Production and was released in Europe on 6 July 2009 through InsideOut. The album was a commercial success in the band's home country of Poland where it reached the top of the official album chart. [1] The art design and direction was, once again, handled by Travis Smith.

Contents

A special edition of the album includes a bonus DVD, filmed during a December 2008 live performance at Amsterdam's Paradiso club.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hyperactive"5:45
2."Driven to Destruction"7:06
3."Egoist Hedonist"
  • "I. Different?"
  • "II Hedonist Party"
  • "III Straw Man Dance"
8:57
4."Left Out"10:59
5."Hybrid Times"11:53

Special edition bonus DVD 'Live in Amsterdam 2008'

  1. "Volte-Face" - 8:50
  2. "I Turned You Down" - 5:10
  3. "Reality Dream III" - 5:16
  4. "Beyond The Eyelids" - 7:23
  5. "Conceiving You" - 4:18
  6. "Ultimate Trip" - 5:07
  7. "02 Panic Room" - 4:43
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
    Lords of MetalStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
    Metal Storm (9/10) [4]
    Obnoxious ListenersStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]

Personnel

Riverside

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart [1] 1
German Albums Chart [6] 94
Dutch Albums Chart [7] 58

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