Symphonic death metal quartet Genus Ordinis Dei are back in the spotlight with the release of a new music video for the song ‘You Die in Roma’. The video was filmed at the Live Club in Milano, Italy while on tour in 2017, and it was directed by Giovanni Bottalico and Diego Alberghini of MelaZstudio. This is the third video from their latest full-length album Great Olden Dynasty which was released worldwide via Eclipse Records on November 24, 2017.
“The song You Die in Roma is about a gladiator who enters the arena” states vocalist Nick K. “We wanted to describe his feelings, thoughts, and how gladiators really felt in that period. Many were deprived from their families, with some treated as property, and used to provide entertainment for the crowd. We also decided to keep the name “Roma” in Italian, first to remark our Italian origin and second, to honor the greatness of the roman empire.” Drummer Richard Meiz recalls filming of the video, “We shot this video at the very last minute, after coming back from almost forty days on the road to play the remaining Italian gigs of the Delirium World Tour with Lacuna Coil. We were extremely pumped to play our hometown show in such a beautiful venue in front of our families and closest friends.”
The album has already racked up over 70,000 organic plays on Spotify, receiving heaps of stellar reviews from press and media alike:
10 / 10 – ” Great Olden Dynasty is a real gem for all lovers of melodic deathmetal” – Necromance
Top 30 Metal Albums of 2017 – XS Rock Magazine
9 / 10 – “Great Olden Dynasty is excellent stuff!” – Kraykulla
9 / 10 – “do not ignore this album!” – World of Metal
9 / 10 – “as powerful as an H-bomb… It wipes out everything it meets!” – Heavy Rockn Blog
45 / 50 – “Great Olden Dynasty is a great, intriguing and fascinating album” – Rock Rebel Magazine
95 / 100 – “Genus Ordinis Dei pass with honors, proving to be musicians with a capital M!” – Metal Winds
94 / 100 – “All I can say is, wow! G.O.D. Just blew me away” – Grimm Gent
9 / 10 – “Simply put, this isn’t your typical metal release” – Metal Temple
Genus Ordinis Dei’s Discography
- Great Olden Dynasty (LP) – 2017
- EP 2016 (EP) – 2016
- The Middle (album) – 2015
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