{"title":"1914 @sw@if@band-music-15283@","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"1914-viribus-unitis-double-lp-gatefold","title":"1914 - Viribus Unitis - DOUBLE LP GATEFOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eUkrainian blackened death\/doom metal formation 1914 return with unrelenting force on their fourth studio album, Viribus Unitis, Latin for \"With United Forces.\" Far more than a historical reference to the personal motto of Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the title reflects the band’s resilience through war, loss, and upheaval – a powerful symbol of survival and solidarity. Releasing on November 14, 2025 via Napalm Records, Viribus Unitis builds on the band’s acclaimed conceptual approach, pushing even deeper into emotional and musical intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing their chronicle of World War I, 1914 shift their focus slightly, from the raw portrayal of death and destruction to themes of camaraderie, endurance, and the emotional landscapes of those who endured the horrors. While previous releases like The Blind Leading the Blind (2018) and Where Fear and Weapons Meet (2021) centered on the futility and finality of war, Viribus Unitis explores the human bonds forged under fire and the strength of those who returned: broken, changed, yet still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, 1914 remain true to their identity – brutal mixture of blackened death metal, slow-burning doom, and ambient war soundscapes. This time, however, their sound gains a broader dynamic range, with soaring melodic leads, orchestral textures, and haunting clean vocals that provide dramatic contrast to the crushing heaviness. One of the album’s highlights is a collaboration with Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride and High Parasite on “1918 Pt. 3: ADE (A Duty to Escape),” whose mournful voice adds a solemn, almost liturgical quality to this elegy of grief and brotherhood on the front lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViribus Unitis deepens 1914’s commitment to historical authenticity, both lyrically and conceptually. Told through real events and personal accounts of a Ukrainian soldier in the K.u.K. army, the album traces a timeline from 1914 to 1919, painting a grim journey through the war’s rise, climax, and hollow aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the brooding opener “War In” to the bleak closer “War Out (The End?)”, each track captures a moment in time: the brutal “1914 (The Siege of Przemysl)”, the frostbitten “1915 (Zwinin Ridge)”, the crushing Alpine combat of “1916 (Südtirol Offensive)”, and the madness of “1918 Pt. 2: POW (Prisoner of War)” featuring Christopher Scott of Precious Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album ends with “1919 (The Home Where I Died),” featuring Rome’s Jerome Reuter, a haunting portrait of a soldier who survived the war, but not its shadow. This emotional song deals with the soldier's will to live and his family values, seeing him escape from captivity to finally return home to embrace his wife and daughter. 1914 fuse blackened death metal, doom, and atmospheric textures with dramatic flourishes and guest vocals, creating their most dynamic and emotionally resonant record to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide A: War In (The Beginning of the Fall) \/ 1914 (The Siege of Przemysl) \/ 1915 (Easter Battle for the Zwinin Ridge)\u003cbr\u003eSide B: 1916 (The Südtirol Offensive) \/ 1917 (The Isonzo Front)\u003cbr\u003eSide C: 1918 Pt 1: WIA (Wounded in Action) \/ 1918 Pt 2: POW (Prisoner of War) \/ 1918 Pt 3: ADE (A duty to escape)\u003cbr\u003eSide D: 1919 (The Home Where I Died) \/ War Out (The End?)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53357646807383,"sku":"P-170328-","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/1914-Viribus-Unitis-DOUBLE-LP-GATEFOLD-170328-1-1755763950.jpg?v=1778301914"},{"product_id":"1914-eschatology-of-war-double-lp-gatefold","title":"1914 - Eschatology Of War - DOUBLE LP GATEFOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003e1914 's debut album, Eschatology of War, re-released on various physical formats!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are not singing the songs, we are telling the stories!“ (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince their formation in 2014, Ukrainian blackened death\/doom metal visionaries 1914 have told the gruesome tales of World War I, charting this inexorable path through history with their debut album, Eschatology of War (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a digital re-release in April 2021, the album will now appear on various physical formats this year, including a 2LP gatefold marbled crystal-clear silver black and 2LP splatter gold black edition, out August 4, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the madness of war, Eschatology of War faces various events from the past, such as the Battles of Gallipoli and Verdun, the gas attack at Ypres, the Brusilovsky breakthrough, the Christmas truce, and the bombing of London, just to name a few.\u003cbr\u003eEschatology of War starts with the genuine intro “War In”, delivering tunes of an old military march, which was played for men going to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frozen in Trenches (Christmas Truce)” presents a harmonious idyll to the melody of popular Christmas carol “Silent Night”, as the blaze of gunfire breaks in shortly after, while harsh vocals attack to transport nothing but death and decay.\u003cbr\u003eThe album’s longest song, “Ottoman Rise”, stirs up the atmosphere even more with heavy guitar lines, thunderous black metal drumming and deep screams of despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1914’s uncompromising achievement of combining old school death and black metal, spiced with the approach of sludge and doom, can’t be pigeonholed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith their debut album, followed by critically acclaimed The Blind Leading The Blind (2018) and their first full-length on Napalm Records, Where Fear and Weapons Meet (2021), the five-piece created its own remarkable world of sound, delivered in the most authentic way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with intense lyrics and a unique visual experience, 1914 takes their listener back into a cruel time of mankind, compelling them to face their own horrible past never to be forgotten and reflecting the present at the same time, while they pay homage to all that fell fighting the Great War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide A:01 War In \/ 02  Gasmask \/ 03  Frozen in Trenches \/ 04  Verdun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide B:05  Caught in the Crossfire \/ 06  Zeppelin Raids \/ 07 Ottoman Rise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide C:08 Arditi \/ 09 Battlefield  \/ 10 War Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide D:11 Gasmask (Eastern Front Remix By Solar Owl) Bonus Track \/ 12 Zeppelin Raids (Western front RMX by ? ??M?Ð?I ?) 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Given their name, it’s clear the themes explored by the band are far from romantic (if they wanted to talk about love, they would have called themselves 1969!). The result is simply impeccable. At times, they charge the enemy like HAIL OF BULLETS, while at others, they slow down like a tank crushing everything in its path, reminiscent of BOLT THROWER. This is all enhanced by blitzkrieg attacks in true black metal fashion, making this album a gem of controlled violence and unleashed power. Chargeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of BOLT THROWER, HAIL OF BULLETS, ASPHYX, and VREID.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377462239575,"sku":"P-99853-","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/1914-The-Blind-Leading-The-Blind-CD-99853-1-1553075808.jpg?v=1778072174"},{"product_id":"1914-where-fear-and-weapons-meet-cd","title":"1914 - Where Fear And Weapons Meet - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eUkrainian blackened death\/doom metal offensive 1914 continue to reflect the gruesome tales of World War I, its soldiers’ fate, their death, fear and feats to be never forgotten, and unleash their new opus, Where Fear and Weapons Meet via Napalm Records. Its eleven tracks of pure historic harshness follow up to the band’s sophomore full-length, The Blind Leading the Blilnd (2018), and debut, Eschatology of War (2014), both highly acclaimed amongst critics, and create a sophisticated variety of massively brutal blackened death metal accented by dramatic and realistic audio soundscapes and disquieting melodies spiced with the approach of sludge and doom! On Where Fear and Weapons Meet, the Ukrainian five-piece founded in 2014 takes the listener back to the horrible, dark days of World War I once more. Packed with a great deal of knowledge, the lyrics attend to the fate of individuals that exemplify the cruelty of war and countless other stories. 1914 break into their third offering with the intro “War In”, summed up by final “War Out”, and immediately build a common thread to the previous records. What lies between is an intense, in-depth analysis on historical events like for example The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge on “Coward” featuring Sasha Boole (Me And That Man), The Battle of Messines on “Pillars of fire”, or the infantry regiment, the Harlem Firefighters, on “Don’t Tread On Me”. Massive “...and a cross now marks his place” features Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes and tells of the death of private A. G. Harrison, who was killed in action on May 20, 1918 and about his mother, hearing the terrible news of her son never coming back. Authentic forces like ambient sonic war samplings transfer these stories even further into the present and make Where Fear and Weapons Meet another heavily intense and deep-reaching output that will grant 1914 even higher appreciation than the five-piece is already credited with.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377593803095,"sku":"P-136661-","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/1914-Where-Fear-And-Weapons-Meet-CD-136661-1-1632224873.jpg?v=1778198977"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/collections\/band-music-1914.oembed","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}