1914 (band)

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1914
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1914 at Dark Troll Open Air 2019
Background information
Origin Lviv, Ukraine
Genres
Years active2014-present
Labels
Members
  • Dietmar Kumarberg
  • Liam Fessen
  • Vitalis Winkelhock
  • Armin von Heinessen
  • Rusty Potoplakht
Past members
  • Serge Russell
  • Andrew Naifman
  • Basil Lagenndorf

1914 is a Ukrainian blackened death metal band formed in Lviv in 2014. 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, black, and death metal.

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History

1914 was founded in summer 2014 in Lviv by Dmytro "Kumar" Ternuschak [1] 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). [2] 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 [3] [4] [5] and 1914 soon signed a contract with Napalm Records. [6] The label released their third studio album, Where Fear and Weapons Meet, in 2021, which also received critical acclaim [7] and was later included in several lists of the best albums of the year. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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. [12]

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums
Other albums
Singles

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