Mariusz Duda leaves Riverside

2026-04-23 by ThatDude | 5 Comments
Mariusz Duda, founder, main composer. bassist and lead vocalist of Polish progressive rock band Riverside, announced today via his Facebook page that he was leaving the band following a 25 years journey.

Duda cites rising tension between him and another member of the band as the reason for his departure. The dynamic had became unpleasant in the recent years, and caused the band to have a ''forced smiling'' attitude in the public eye, that could not be endured anymore.

He also cites that there is almost no possibility for the long-running band to survive following his departure, and that most of his creative process will now be focused on his Lunatic Soul project, which has already been around since 2008.

Link to the post Mariusz Duda's Facebook Page:
www.facebook.com/mariusz.duda.official/?locale=fr_FR

Tagged: Riverside

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AnEpicDeath
April 23rd 2026
356 Comments


That's a shame. I wasn't enthralled with their releases after Piotr's death, but they were still solid at minimum. Band had a really long streak of consistently great albums all the way from founding until at least Piotr's passing.

Koris
Emeritus
April 23rd 2026
22799 Comments


Damn, that's a massive blow. He was basically the most crucial member alongside Piotr... and I think he's right, there's pretty much no way the band could carry on past his departure. Well, at least they leave behind a great discog

MTObsidian
April 23rd 2026
848 Comments


I've said it elsewhere: I'm so sad about this. Love Riverside, love Mariusz's composing abilities. At least we still have Lunatic Soul.

OmairSh
April 23rd 2026
17943 Comments


Horrible news man!! Sadly it’ll probably be difficult for the band to really continue in any meaningful way without Mariusz since he was such a big part of the band’s sound. It seems he had a falling out with one member, which could either be Piotr or Michal. Really sucks

Asdfp277
April 24th 2026
25989 Comments


Upset about this ngl



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