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Ukrainian blackened death/doom band 1914 has announced their The War That Never Ends tour, which will arrive at Budapest’s Analog Music Hall on April 28, 2026. The tour centers around the group’s latest studio album, Viribus Unitis, released on November 14, 2025. The tour’s special guest will be the Danish band KATLA.

    Viribus Unitis is the band’s fourth concept album, which this time explores the events of World War I from the perspective of camaraderie, human perseverance, and survival. Their distinctive blend of blackened death and doom metal has taken an even more dramatic and emotionally tense direction, while still preserving the dark storytelling and atmosphere characteristic of 1914. Continuing their chronicle of World War I, the Ukrainian band now slightly shifts their focus: from the raw depiction of death and destruction toward the camaraderie, endurance, and emotionally grueling experiences lived through by those who survived the horrors. While their previous releases, such as The Blind Leading the Blind (2018) or Where Fear and Weapons Meet (2021), focused on the futility and finality of war, Viribus Unitis examines the human bonds and the strength of those who returned — broken, changed, yet still alive.

    Viribus Unitis tells its story through real events and the personal testimony of a Ukrainian soldier who served in the Austro-Hungarian army, drawing a timeline from 1914 to 1919 and portraying a dark journey through the war’s rise, climax, and its empty, haunting aftermath.

    The evening’s special guest will be the Danish doom act KATLA, who will present their latest album, Scandinavian Pain, bringing their bleak atmosphere and emotionally heavy storytelling to the Hungarian audience. Blending elements of sludge, post-rock and progressive doom, their raw, melancholic and tension-filled sound will be a fitting companion to 1914’s monumental performance.

The Budapest show promises an intense, emotionally weighty night in which history, music, and a dark atmosphere form a unique unity. So mark your calendars now: a celebration of doom awaits at Analog Music Hall on April 28, 2026!