Shrine of New Generation Slaves | ||||
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Released | January 21, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Studio | Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 50:59 | |||
Label | Mystic Production InsideOut Music | |||
Producer |
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Riverside chronology | ||||
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Singles from Shrine of New Generation Slaves | ||||
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Sputnikmusic | [1] |
Allmusic | (favorable) [2] |
Bloody Disgusting | [3] |
Shrine of New Generation Slaves is the fifth studio album by Polish progressive rock band Riverside. The album was released on 18 January 2013 in Poland, 21 January in the rest of Europe and 5 February in the USA. It is available in four different formats: digital, 1CD jewelcase, 2CDs mediabook, and 2LP vinyl. The latter two contain two bonus tracks. The author of the art booklets is, as is the case with all the previous albums, Travis Smith. [4] The first single, "Celebrity Touch", was released on 17 December 2012 and a videoclip for the song, directed by Mateusz Winkiel, was released on 14 January 2013.
All lyrics are written by Mariusz Duda; all music is composed by Riverside.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "New Generation Slave" | 4:17 |
2. | "The Depth of Self-Delusion" | 7:39 |
3. | "Celebrity Touch" | 6:48 |
4. | "We Got Used to Us" | 4:12 |
5. | "Feel Like Falling" | 5:17 |
6. | "Deprived (Irretrievably Lost Imagination)" | 8:26 |
7. | "Escalator Shrine" | 12:41 |
8. | "Coda" | 1:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Night Session - Part One" | 10:45 |
2. | "Night Session - Part Two" | 11:22 |
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Polish Albums Chart [5] | 2 |
German Albums Chart [6] | 33 |
Dutch Albums Chart [7] | 28 |
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