RIVERSIDE — 02 Panic Room (review)

RIVERSIDE — 02 Panic Room album cover Single · 2007 · Metal Related Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
bartosso
"Army of Me" of prog metal

I'm sorry if to some of you this comparison sounds ridiculous. I've been a great Björk fan since my childhood (thanks mommy), so this pounding, simple drum pattern immediately reminded me of her pink album. While "02 Panic Room" is a very good song, this short record has another highlight.

02 PANIC ROOM is an exemplary single - it is short but full of new and intriguing tunes pervaded with full length's atmosphere. However, Pink Floyd's influences are present here more often than ever before - the third track, cleverly titled "Back to the River", is actually entirely based on Floyd's atmosphere and structure of songs. It's a mellow and hypnotizing piece, very well done. My favourite is the second track though, "Lucid Dream IV". Very dynamic and captivating piece with great hammonds and electric guitar passages. With this song Riverside managed to combine best solutions from previous "Dreams" to create ultimate musical trip through the world of oneiric visions. Fantastic prog metal instrumental, flawlessly written and executed. The last track is a remix of the title track, nice but too electronic in my opinion - fairly good interpretation.

In the end we've got a great single, essential to every fan of this Polish band and recommended to those who want to familiarize themselves with Riverside without buying a full length record.

TRACKS BY RATINGS: 9/10: Lucid Dream IV 8/10: Back to the River 7/10: 02 Panic Room 5/10: 02 Panic Room (remix)
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