Ukrainian blackened death/doom metal unit 1914 return with unrelenting power on their fourth studio album, Viribus Unitis, Latin for 'With United Forces.' This title directly speaks to the band's resilience through war, loss, and upheaval a powerful symbol of survival and solidarity. Out on November 14, 2025 via Napalm Records, Viribus Unitis builds on the band's acclaimed conceptual approach, reaching new emotional depths and musical intensity.

Continuing their chronicle of World War I, 1914 shifts their focus from the raw portrayal of death and destruction, to exploring themes of camaraderie, endurance, and the emotional landscapes of those who endured the horrors of trench warfare. 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 exemplifies the interpersonal bonds forged under fire and the strength of those warriors who made it home: broken, changed, yet still alive.

Alongside the album announcement, they reveal their first single: 1916 (The Sdtirol Offensive), a despairing blackened doom anthem of defiance, recounting the brutal Battle of Asiago in grim, poetic detail. With thunderous riffs and crushing walls of sound, 1914 makes the Austro-Hungarian attack on Italy tangible, bringing another piece of history to life through sound, relentlessly and uncompromisingly.

Musically, 1914 remain true to their identity a 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.

The album's highlight 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.

One of the album's key aspects is its historical authenticity, told through real events and personal accounts of a Ukrainian soldier in the K.u.K. Army, tracing a timeline from 1914 to 1919. Each track captures a moment in time from the brooding opener War In (The Beginning of the Fall) to the bleak closer War Out (The End?).

Tracklisting:
1. War In (The Beginning of the Fall)
2. 1914 (The Siege of Przemysl)
3. 1915 (Easter Battle for the Zwinin Ridge)
4. 1916 (The Sdtirol Offensive)
5. 1917 (The Isonzo Front)
6. 1918 Pt 1: WIA (Wounded in Action)
7. 1918 Pt 2: POW (Prisoner of War)
8. 1918 Pt 3: ADE (A duty to escape)
9. 1919 (The Home Where I Died)
10. War Out (The End?)