1914 Re-Issue ‘Eschatology of War’

July 13, 2023 Maxine Frisbee Brutal News, Press Releases Comments Off

Out August 4 via Napalm Records

Pre-Order Your Copy NOW!

New Merch Designs Available!

“We are not singing the songs, we are telling the stories!”

(1914)

Since their formation in 2014, Ukrainian blackened death/doom metal visionaries 1914 have told the gruesome tales of World War I, charting this inexorable path through history with their guiding debut album, ‘Eschatology of War’ (2015). After a digital re-release in April 2021 and due to high demand, the album will now appear in various exciting physical fan editions, to be released August 4, 2023 via Napalm Records, along with a brand new Eschatology of War shirt motif.

Dive into the intense world of 1914 and re-watch the video for “Verdun” HERE

Inspired by the madness of war, ‘Eschatology of War’ faces various events from the past, such as the Battles of Gallipoli and Verdun, the gas attack at Ypres, the Brusilovsky breakthrough, the Christmas truce and the bombing of London, just to name a few.

‘Eschatology of War’ starts with the genuine intro “War In”, delivering tunes of an old military march, which was played for men going to war. “Frozen in Trenches (Christmas Truce)” presents a harmonious idyll to the melody of popular Christmas carol “Silent Night”, as the blaze of gunfire breaks in shortly after, while harsh vocals attack to transport nothing but death and decay. The album’s longest song, “Ottoman Rise”, stirs up the atmosphere even more with heavy guitar lines, thunderous black metal drumming and deep screams of despair. 1914’s uncompromising achievement of combining old school death and black metal, spiced with the approach of sludge and doom, can’t be pigeonholed.

‘Eschatology of War’ Track List:

1. War In

2. Gasmask

3. Frozen in Trenches (Christmas Truce)

4. Verdun

5. Caught in the Crossfire

6. Zeppelin Raids

7. Ottoman Rise

8. Arditi

9. Battlefield

10. War Out

11. Gasmask (Eastern Front Remix By Solar Owl) / Bonus Track

12. Zeppelin Raids (Western front RMX by ✞ λ₴MѺÐ∆I ✞) / Bonus Track

Pre-Order Your ‘Eschatology of War’ Re-Issue NOW!

‘Eschatology of War’ will be available in the following formats:

=> 2LP Gatefold MARBLED CRYSTAL CLEAR SILVER & BLACK

=> 2LP Gatefold SPLATTER GOLD & BLACK

=> Album Cover Shirt & Digisleeve Bundle

=> 6 PageDigisleeve CD Edition

=> 2LP Gatefold in BLACK

In addition, 1914 has released a new Ukraine support “Onto Victory” shirt as well as charity tapes of ‘The Blind Leading The Blind’ and ‘Eschatology of War’. The profits of the exclusive T-shirt and tapes will go to the band.

1914 state:

“You can help us to win this war. Every sold t-shirt will be converted into a donation. Every donation will be converted into vehicles, helmets, armored plates, medicine and drones for our defenders. Let’s win this horrible war against dictatorship, fascism, tyranny and the cult of personality together!”