Napalm\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
The need for more genres and new ground to break leads to both digestible and indigestible results. Back in the year of your choice during the days of the Roman Empire they never foresaw this! Fronted by Kataklysm front man Mauriozio Iacono EX DEO devotes yet another album to the rather unbroken territory of Epic Roman Metal. Emperor Caligula gets full focus here, and their brand of heavy metal gets a touch of the many enactments that can be seen in the Mediterranean when you go there in the summer. <\/p>\n
What else than an opener called \u201cCaligvla\u201d embellished with pomp in every possible way of that age meeting with modern recording technique and layers of choirs could open up this album? But the next track, \u201cThe Tiberius Cliff (Exile to Capri)\u201dseems very elaborate, gloomy and has a great melody, but the voice seems a bit unfit or out of context. The band hovers around death light to heavy metal, and they use many great melodies as well as added choirs. I\u00b4d say that most of the songs are quite unexpected, or new to heavy metal as such, but is it what the audience need? Apart from the aforementioned \u201cThe Tiberius Cliff (Exile to Capri)\u201d only the keyboard augmented \u201cAlong the Appalachian Way\u201d and the tell-tale melodic pomp of \u201cOnce We Were Romans\u201d are eyebrow-raisers. The drum sound is quite boring and I feel that there is a lot of melodic potential here that is not ued to the band\u00b4s advantage. The death\/metal Roman hordes will not last anywhere near the Empire they were inspired by unless they develop more potential to overcome potential dangers to breaking new metal ground. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nCaligvla
\nThe Tiberius Cliff (Exile to Capri)
\nPer Occulus Aquila
\nDivide et Impera
\nPolitice Verso (Damnatio ad Bestia)
\nBurned to Serve as Nocturnal Light (Bonus Track)
\nTeutoburgh (Ambush of Varus)
\nAlong the Appian Way
\nOnce We Were Romans
\nThe Temple of Castor and Pollux<\/p>\n
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