1914 is a metal band from Lviv, Ukraine, founded in 2014 - the centenary of the First World War, which gives the band both its name and its sole thematic focus. Their sound fuses blackened death metal with death-doom and sludge, layered with authentic period recordings and battlefield audio. Signing to Napalm Records after their second album brought them wider international reach and a busy touring schedule across Europe and beyond. Their fourth album, Viribus Unitis (2025), has been widely praised as their most emotionally ambitious work to date.
The band released their fourth studio album Viribus Unitis (Napalm Records), which critics called their most emotional and musically ambitious work to date.
Drummer Rostyslav "Rusty" Potoplakht left the band before the release of the album Viribus Unitis, on which he participated for the last time.
The band announced the title of their fourth album Viribus Unitis and released the first single "1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)".
The band undertook an extensive European tour "The War That Never Ends Tour 2026", which included stops in Prague, Brno, Krakow and other cities.
The band performed at the Maryland Deathfest 2026 festival in Baltimore.
