As the release of their fourth album, Viribus Unitis (out 14 November on Napalm Records), approaches, the unrelenting 1914 unleash their second single/lyric video. With "1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)", the Ukrainian blackened death/doom battalion unveils further horrors of war. Thundering doom riffs and ghostly historical recordings relentlessly descend into the longest siege of World War I, where the Austro-Hungarian army experienced a crushing defeat. Once again, history bleeds through every note - grim, grand, and devastating!
Viribus Unitis deepens 1914's commitment to historical authenticity, both lyrically and conceptually. Told through the personal accounts of a Ukrainian soldier in the K.u.K. army, the album follows real events, tracing a timeline from 1914 to 1919, and paints a grim journey through the war's rise, climax, and hollow aftermath.
k.u.k. Galizisches IR Nr.15, Gefreiter, Ditmar Kumarberg, about "1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)": "Trapped behind fortress walls: In the icy grip of World War I, 130,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers found themselves surrounded, starving, and desperate inside the mighty fortress of Przemyśl. From September 1914 to March 1915, the Russian army laid siege, pounding the city with artillery and choking off supplies. Months passed. Food ran out. Horses, dogs, even rats, became rations. Disease spread. Morale crumbled. And then... surrender. One of the greatest capitulations of the war. The once-proud fortress fell, handing Russia a symbolic victory on the Eastern Front. But victory was fleeting! A short-term win for Russia, but the tides turned again when the Central Powers retook the city later that year. War shows no mercy".
Find more information about 1914' Viribus Unitis and the previously unleashed "1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)" video single HERE. Link
1914 - Unveils Second Viribus Unitis' Track
- Details
- Written by: Jerneja
Related articles
-
GRAIN OF PAIN – Shares Animated Lyric Video for "If Morning Never Comes (feat. Kirsten Jørgensen)" as Behind Us All Vinyl Arrives
Behind Us All, the second studio album from Finnish doom metal outfit Grain Of Pain, first emerged in March on Noble Demon. The vinyl edition required a little more time to materialise,... -
IATT - Releases Etheric Realms Of The Night, Serves Video For "To Lie Beneath", And Announces North American Tour
Progressive black metallers IATT have unveiled their new studio effort, Etheric Realms Of The Night, out now via Black Lion Records, accompanied by a video for the track "To Lie Beneath". -
ETERNAL RECURRENCE - Embarks On An Emotive Voyage In New Single "Eternal Recurrence (feat. Mordian)"; New EP Out In June
US new formation Eternal Recurrence have revealed their eponymous new single, featuring a guest vocal performance by Mordian (Diamorte, Shield Of Wings). Drawing inspiration from chamber... -
A.A. WILLIAMS - Announced As Support To Chelsea Wolfe For EU Tour Dates
British artist A.A. Williams – long praised for her compelling interplay of fragility and force, delicacy and weight – has been confirmed as the support act for gothic singer‑songwriter...
-
THE 69 EYES
"You know, the music and songs just come, and we don't distance ourselves from the music that comes out." - Jyrki 69 -
KIRLIAN CAMERA
"We go searching for sounds and ideas within ourselves and there in our dreams, in the moments when 'we are not here'." - Elena Alice Fossi -
WHISPERS IN THE SHADOW
"Sometimes an album just falls into place, and Rapture is one of those albums. From the beginning, I felt that things were lining up and everything was flowing." - Ashley Dayour -
THERION
"There were already bands doing small illustrations of symphonic metal, and I was thinking, why doesn't someone do this all the time?" - Christofer Johnsson
Copyright © All Rights Reserved. Powered by Terra Relicta


