Viribus Unitis (1914 album)

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Viribus Unitis
1914 - Viribus Unitis.jpg
Studio album by
1914
Released14 November 2025 (2025-11-14)
StudioJenny Records (Lviv) [1]
Genre
Length56:58
Label Napalm
Producer Alexander Backlund
1914 chronology
Where Fear and Weapons Meet
(2021)		Viribus Unitis
(2025)
Singles from Viribus Unitis
  1. "1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)"
    Released: 22 August 2025
  2. "1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)"
    Released: 3 October 2025
  3. "1918 Pt. 3: ADE (A duty To escape)"
    Released: 13 November 2025

Viribus Unitis is the fourth studio album by the Ukrainian metal band 1914. It was released on 14 November 2025 via Napalm Records.

Contents

Background and promotion

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. [2] [3] On 3 October 2025, the band released the second single "1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)". [4]

Lyrics

The album's title, Viribus Unitis, is the personal motto of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I. [5] The album's songs tell the story of a Ukrainian soldier, Lviv native, who survived World War I, was held in Italian captivity, and returned home during the Polish-Ukrainian War. [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dmytro Ternuschak, except the instrumental tracks "War In (The Beginning of the Fall)" and "War Out (The End?)"; all music is composed by 1914, except where noted. [6]

Viribus Unitis track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."War In (The Beginning of the Fall)" 1:30
2."1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)" 4:48
3."1915 (Easter Battle for the Zwinin Ridge)" 9:14
4."1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)" 6:11
5."1917 (The Isonzo Front)" 6:34
6."1918 Pt 1: WIA (Wounded in Action)" 6:20
7."1918 Pt 2: POW (Prisoner of War)" (featuring Christopher Scott) 6:13
8."1918 Pt 3: ADE (A Duty to Escape)" (featuring Aaron Stainthorpe) 5:50
9."1919 (The Home Where I Died)" (featuring Jérôme Reuter)
  • Dmytro Ternuschak
  • Andrii Fransen
7:07
10."War Out (The End?)"
3:11
Total length:56:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp. [1]

1914

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Viribus Unitis
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 19
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [8] 98
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 41
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 10

Notes

  1. ↑ Potoplacht left the group in 2024, but he is included with the other members as a "performing artist" for his contributions to the album. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Viribus Unitis | 1914". Bandcamp . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "1914 to release new studio album "Viribus Unitis" on November 14th 2025". Grande Rock. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Гурт 1914: сингл з майбутнього альбому Viribus Unitis". md-eksperiment.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Weaver, James (3 October 2025). "1914 release new music video for '1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)'". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "1914 Returns With Historically Accurate New Single "1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)"". Metal Injection. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Viribus Unitis / 1914 / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – 1914 – Viribus Unitis" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Top Rock & Metal Albums (semaine du 21 novembre 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – 1914 – Viribus Unitis" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Rock/Metal-Charts – 21 November 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 24 November 2025.
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