Shrine of New Generation Slaves

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Shrine of New Generation Slaves
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2013
Recorded2012
StudioSerakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Genre Progressive rock
Length50:59
Label Mystic Production
InsideOut Music
Producer
  • Riverside
  • Magda and Robert Srzedniccy
Riverside chronology
Anno Domini High Definition
(2009)
Shrine of New Generation Slaves
(2013)
Love, Fear and the Time Machine
(2015)
Singles from Shrine of New Generation Slaves
  1. "Celebrity Touch"
    Released: 17 December 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic (favorable) [2]
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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.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mariusz Duda; all music is composed by Riverside.

No.TitleLength
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
LP edition/Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Night Session - Part One"10:45
2."Night Session - Part Two"11:22

Personnel

Riverside
Guest Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart [5] 2
German Albums Chart [6] 33
Dutch Albums Chart [7] 28

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