Ukraine's 1914 have returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a mixture of black, sludge, doom and death metal and this is a review of their 2025 album "Viribus Unitis" which was released by Napalm Records.
World War I era music samples start off the album before going into a very fast and brutal direction which also adds in a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while the vocals also add in a great amount of high pitched black metal screams.
Death metal growls are also utilized at times while the slower sections of the songs also add in elements of doom and sludge metal. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style along with a great portion of the tracks also being very long and epic in length.
Clear singing can also be heard on a couple of tracks along with a few songs also adding in a small amount of war samples as well as some spoken words also being added into certain sections of the album, keyboards can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover camaraderie, endurance, and the emotional landscapes of those who endured the horrors.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from 1914 and if you are a fan of black, sludge, doom and death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "1914 (The Siege Of Przemysl)" "1917(The Isonzo Front" and 1919(The Home Where I Died)". 8 out of 10.
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