Lunatic Soul, the Polish outfit led by Riverside’s main composer and vocalist/bassist Mariusz Duda, has announced their new album The World Under Unsun, which will be released on October 31st, 2025, worldwide (excluding Poland) via Inside Out Music.
A second, new single off the upcoming album is being launched today. Check out “The Prophecy,” which features music and lyrics composed as well as all instruments performed by Mariusz Duda, except drums by Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – in a video created by Sightsphere, below.
Mariusz Duda offered some thoughts about the track: “’The Prophecy’ is one of the more “rock-oriented” tracks on the upcoming Lunatic Soul double album The World Under Unsun, closer to what I usually offer in Riverside. At the same time, it’s also among the most melodic ones, especially thanks to its catchy chorus. Lyrically, it speaks about the situation when an artist only gains fame after their death. We’ve all probably encountered this phenomenon – when, after an artist’s passing, their work suddenly attracts more attention, new fans appear, and the number of streams and album sales rises. The song’s protagonist is therefore an artist who has just learned, from ‘The Prophecy’, that he will only achieve the fame he longed for after his death. Fortunately, the composition itself is not pessimistic. You can hear hope in it. Musically, the track is epic, emotional, and uplifting.”
The album’s opening song and title-track, “The World Under Unsun,” was recently released as the first single and is still available to be checked out below.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Magda and Robert Srzedniccy at Serakos Studio, Warsaw, Poland, The World Under Unsun is a true double-album containing a total of 14 tracks across almost 90 minutes of playing time.
The World Under Unsun will be available in the following formats and vinyl variants (All coming in a Gatefold sleeve on 180g vinyl with a 4-page LP-Booklet) from Inside Out Music in Europe:
- Ltd. 2CD Mediabook
- Gatefold Black 2LP / Unlimited
- Ltd. Gatefold Transparent Sun Yellow-Red Marbled 2LP – 500x copies, available from InsideOut | JPC | Just For Kicks & The Burning Shed.
- Ltd. Gatefold Brick Red 2LP (300x copies, available from Lunatic Soul)
- Digital Album
And the album’s pre-order in its various digital formats started today here.
Lunatic Soul is the solo outfit of the creator, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Mariusz Duda. Duda is best known as the frontman of the Polish progressive rock band Riverside, where he is the main composer, lyricist, vocalist, and bassist. In 2008, he launched a separate outlet in which, as he says himself, he wanted to create something different and uncompromising.
Lunatic Soul is inspired by artists such as Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel (especially his Passion album), Mike Oldfield, Clannad, Hedningarna, and Depeche Mode. It’s an attempt to blend ambient music and electronic music with folk and rock influences. Duda plays almost all the instruments himself, with occasional guest appearances from invited musicians.
Since its inception in 2008, Lunatic Soul has released seven full-length albums. All the albums form what is known as “The Circle of Life and Death”, a cohesive story in which a solitary artist-traveller journeys between life and death.
