1914
The MetalList returns after a long hiatus, and our first piece is a conversation with one of the most compelling voices in contemporary extreme metal.
1914 are a Lviv band who turned meticulous WWI archive research into their own musical language. In November 2025, they released Viribus Unitis — their fourth album, recorded during the full-scale invasion, with one guitarist having joined the military just before the studio sessions. At the end of March the band sets out on their first proper European tour in five years, and in May comes Maryland Deathfest in the US — if the American bureaucracy finally backs down.
We talked about everything: from archive work and the book inside the deluxe edition to vinyl collecting, dungeon synth and gorgonopsids. We're glad this conversation became the first after our return.