1914 (band)

Ukrainian extreme metal band March 2025 1914 1914 Dark Troll 2019 03.jpg 1914 at Dark Troll Open Air 2019 yes group_or_band Lviv, Ukraine Blackened death metal death-doom 2014–present Archaic Sound Napalm Records Dietmar Kumarberg Liam Fessen Vitalis Winkelhock Armin von Heinessen Igor Kovalenko Serge Russell Andrew Naifman Basil Lagenndorf Rusty Potoplakht 1914 is a Ukrainian metal band formed in Lviv in 2014. http://www.metallian.com/1914band.php 1914 biography metallian January 8, 2026 The band is themed primarily around World War I, and the group itself was named for the year it began. Musically, 1914 combines the sound of doom, death and black metal. History 1914 was founded in summer 2014 in Lviv by Dmytro "Kumar" TernuschakЩо сталося із львівськими рок-гуртами "нульових" https://www.032.ua/news/2393937/so-stalosa-iz-lvivskimi-rok-gurtami-nulovih 032.ua - Сайт міста Львова 23 May 2019 uk-UA 23 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190523170727/https://www.032.ua/news/2393937/so-stalosa-iz-lvivskimi-rok-gurtami-nulovih along with other musicians who already had musical experience and played in various Ukrainian musical groups, Skinhate, Ambivalence, ForceOut, Johny B Gut, Stalag 328, Disentrail, Ratbite, Toster). Oleks Antichrist https://antichristmagazine.com/1914-interview/ 1914 interview en antichristmagazine.com Antichrist Magazine 29 April 2015 14 May 2022 In 2015, the band released their debut album Eschatology of War through Archaic Sound. Three years later, their second album, The Blind Leading the Blind, was released. The album received positive reviews from the music press Christian Popp https://www.metal.de/reviews/1914-the-blind-leading-the-blind-364180/ 1914 — The Blind Leading The Blind — Review de metal.de Metal.de 3 January 2019 13 May 2022 Dom Lawson https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-blind-leading-the-blind Reviews — 1914 — The Blind Leading The Blind en blabbermouth.net Blabbermouth 10 June 2019 13 May 2022 RaduP https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=14829 1914 — The Blind Leading The Blind review en metalstorm.net Metal Storm 23 December 2018 13 May 2022 and 1914 soon signed a contract with Napalm Records. https://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/news-1914-sign-album-contract-with-napalm-records/ 1914 Sign Album Contract With Napalm Records en metalforcesmagazine.com Metal Forces 6 February 2019 14 May 2022 The label released their third studio album, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, in 2021, which also received critical acclaim Max Heilman https://metalinjection.net/reviews/1914-where-fear-and-weapons-meet Album Review: 1914 Where Fear And Weapons Meet en metalinjection.net Metal Injection 21 October 2021 13 May 2022 and was later included in several lists of the best albums of the year. Joseph Schafer https://consequence.net/2021/12/top-metal-hard-rock-albums-2021/7/ Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 2021 en consequence.net Consequence of Sound 21 December 2021 13 May 2022 https://metalstorm.net/awards/categories.php?cat_id=3&cb=627ac99fa3942 The Best Death Metal Album – Metal Storm Awards 2021 en metalstorm.net Metal Storm 13 May 2022 Max Heilman https://metalinjection.net/lists/best-of-2021/max-heilmans-top-10-albums-of-2021 Max Heilman's Top 10 Albums Of 2021 en metalinjection.net Metal Injection 2 December 2021 13 May 2022 Phil Boozeman https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/12/03/phil-boozemans-top-10-metal-albums-of-2021/ Phil Boozeman's Top 10 Metal Albums of 2021 en metalsucks.net MetalSucks 2 December 2021 13 May 2022 On 21 August 2025, 1914 announced the name of their fourth studio album Viribus Unitis and its lead single "1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)", which was released the following day.https://grande-rock.com/news/1914-to-release-new-studio-album-viribus-unitis-on-november-14th-2025/ 1914 to release new studio album "Viribus Unitis" on November 14th 2025 Grande Rock August 26, 2025 August 21, 2025https://md-eksperiment.org/post/20250824-gurt-1914-vypustyv-novyj-potuzhnyj-synhl-1916-the-sudtirol-offensive Гурт 1914: сингл з майбутнього альбому Viribus Unitis md-eksperiment.org uk 2025-11-04 On 3 October 2025, the band released the second single "1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)".https://distortedsoundmag.com/1914-release-new-music-video-for-1914-the-siege-of-przemysl/ 1914 release new music video for '1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)' Weaver James 2025-10-03 Distorted Sound Magazine en-GB 2025-11-04 Musical style 1914 plays a mixture of death and doom metal. Black metal influences can also be heard occasionally. The deep-tuned, booming guitars and the deep bass are striking. In addition, the band also builds many melodic, often depressing guitar parts into the songs. The typical blast beats from death metal are rather rare, instead the band plays songs in medium or sluggish tempo. Many songs are accompanied by samples, such as speeches from the First World War, sounds of battle, or engine noise. The intros ("War In") and outros ("War Out") on the albums are typical, each representing songs from that time in authentic sound quality.https://www.echoesanddust.com/2018/01/1914-metal-and-the-horror-of-war-from-ukraine/ Архівована копія 5 January 2018 5 June 2018 16 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180316223631/http://echoesanddust.com/2018/01/1914-metal-and-the-horror-of-war-from-ukraine/ Members Current 2nd Division, 147th Infantry Regiment, Senior Lieutenant Dietmar Kumarberg (Dmytro Ternushchak) – vocals (2014–present) 37th Division, Field Artillery Regiment No. 73, watchman Liam Fessen (Oleksa Fisyuk) – guitar (2014–present) 5th Division, Ulanensky Regiment No. 3, Sergeant Vitalis Winkelhock (Vitaliy Vyhovskyi) – guitar (2016–present) 9th Division, Grenadier Regiment No. 7, non-commissioned officer Armin von Heinessen (Armen Oganesyan) – bass (2014–present) Reich (Igor Kovalenko) – drums (2024–present) Former First lieutenant Serge Russell (company C, 306th machine gun battalion) (Serhiy) – drums (2014–2016) Sergeant Andrew Naifman (157th Field Artillery Regiment, 40th Infantry Division) (Andriy Rieznikov) – guitar (2014–2015) 5th Division, Ulanen Regiment No. 3, Sergeant Basil Lagenndorf (Vasyl Lahodiuk) – guitar (2015–2016) 33rd Division, 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment. No. 96, Private Rusty Potoplakht (Rostyslav Potoplyak) – drums (2016–2024) Gallery Discography Studio albums Eschatology of War (2015) The Blind Leading the Blind (2018) Where Fear and Weapons Meet (2021) Viribus Unitis (2025) Other albums Ich hatt einen Kameraden (2016, split with Minenwerfer) Eschatology of War / Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland (2016, compilation) Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! (2016, EP) Singles "Caught in the Crossfire" (2014) "Frozen in Trenches (Christmas Truce)" (2014) "Zeppelin Raids" (2015) "Stoßtrupp 1917" (2017) "...and a Cross Now Marks His Place" (2021) "Pillars of Fire (The Battle of Messines)" (2021) "FN .380 ACP#19074" (2021) "Flammenwerfer vor!" (2022) "Invaders Must Die" (2025) "1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)" (2025) "1914 (The Siege of Przemysl)" (2025) References Category:Ukrainian death metal musical groups Category:Doom metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Ukraine Category:Musical groups from Lviv Category:Musical quintets Category:Napalm Records artists