I’m a huge fan of metal and history. Any band that can combine the two well jumps to the top of my list of favorites. Ex Deo has released two fantastic albums about Roman history but, sadly, the bad was on hiatus. But the gods have shown us mortals favor by brining Ex Deo back. Their new album is slated to drop early next year and they’ve released one of the songs, The Rise of Hannibal, last week. I’m happy to say that it kicks ass and if the rest of the album is this good the wait will have been worth it: