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title: "The River"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-river"
genre: "More Metal"
formed: 1999
---

# The River

**The River** is a more metal band, active 1999 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The River |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christian Leitch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-leitch) |  |  | Current |
| [Jonathon Gibbs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonathon-gibbs) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Oneiric Dirges in Mono](https://themetalnet.com/album/c297feba-098a-338c-ba2c-b200c4409116) | EP |
| 2005 | [Different Ways to Be Haunted](https://themetalnet.com/album/7e64d17c-b22d-4c06-a618-513d0992517b) | Album |
| 2006 | [Drawing Down the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/2a3a141b-1aaf-34f1-9632-cc5de4cdb5d6) | Album |
| 2009 | [In Situ](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa462bbf-2c69-4977-8ec7-0c0b8bae7f18) | Album |
| 2012 | [Broken Window](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a3ce3fb-9fbd-4d8a-96ff-7f1b10207746) | EP |
| 2013 | [En no Ozunu](https://themetalnet.com/album/772500e8-7fd7-464d-8d32-aa32008fd179) | EP |
| 2019 | [Vessels Into White Tides](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf8ac005-8577-44b7-8237-efb551a41c3e) | Album |
| 2020 | [Violet Violent Sine Waves](https://themetalnet.com/album/f0d3e37f-94ce-4cbc-a218-8dbce198a1bd) | EP |
| 2023 | [A Hollow Full of Hope](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c75acc2-b54d-4dec-8156-ac264c2b3e2f) | Album |
| 2023 | [Dry Mountains Burn](https://themetalnet.com/album/a0c58bdc-b921-4e67-bdd0-259725e4a17f) | EP |
| 2024 | [Harrows on the Down](https://themetalnet.com/album/0abb2302-4ee1-4b20-913b-20c9d47829b3) | EP |

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_River/16560
- bandcamp: https://riverbanduk.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-river](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-river). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt