EX DEO Issue Official Lyric Video For New Track ‘The Head Of The Snake’
August 24th, 2021
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Canadian symphonic death metal band Ex Deo, which feature Ancient Roman-themed lyrical content and are fronted by Kataklysm vocalist Maurizio Iacono, have released an official lyric video for the track ‘The Head Of The Snake’, which can be viewed below.
Speaking about the song, Maurizio Iacono said: “The centerpiece of all things NERO was his mother, Agrippina. She manipulated the strings of the senate and conspiracies to make sure her beloved son NERO would rule the world, she was the head of the snake with her deadly fangs of deceit. The song travels through her calculated sadistic mind.”
Ex Deo issue fourth full-length studio album The Thirteen Years Of Nero on August 27th, 2021 through Napalm Records.
Maurizio Iacono commented: “When it comes to Ancient Rome, the content is long, rich and extensive, the personalities reflect every society imaginable from just, fair and generous to greed, evil and merciless. The world we live in today was shaped by Rome – it doesn’t take much see it all around you in the simplest things. For this record, it was the proper time to fallow the timeline of one Rome’s most controversial figures, Nero. On this album, we follow him through his thirteen-year journey as emperor of Rome and unveil the true face of one of the world’s most worshiped villains.”
Unleash The Archers frontwoman Brittney Slayes provides guest vocals to the track ‘Boudicca (Queen Of The Iceni)’.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘The Fall Of Claudius’
02. ‘Imperator’
03. ‘The Head Of The Snake’
04. ‘Boudicca (Queen Of The Iceni)’ (feat. Brittney Slayes)
05. ‘Britannia: The 9th At Camulodonum’
06. ‘Trial Of The Gods (Intermezzo)’
07. ‘The Fiddle & The Fire’
08. ‘Son Of The Deified’
09. ‘What Artist Dies In Me…’
10. ‘The Revolt Of Galba’
Ex Deo’s line-up is as follows:
Maurizio Iacono (vocals)
Stéphane Barbe (lead guitar)
Jean-François Dagenais (rhythm guitar)
Dano Apekian (bass)
Jeramie Kling (drums)
Clements Wijers (orchestral score)
Directed by Scott Hansen, a music video was filmed for the track ‘Imperator’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Boudicca (Queen Of The Iceni)’. Both clips can also be viewed below.
Third studio record The Immortal Wars was released in February 2017 via Napalm.
Promotional photograph by Suzzy Iacono.
