The Thirteen Years of Nero

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The Thirteen Years of Nero
Studio album by
Released27 August 2021
Recorded2021
Genre Symphonic death metal [1]
Length48:32
Label Napalm Records
Producer Jean-Francois Dagenais
Ex Deo chronology
The Immortal Wars
(2017)
The Thirteen Years of Nero
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection 8/10 [1]
Sonic Perspective8.1/10 [2]

The Thirteen Years of Nero is the fourth album by Canadian death metal band Ex Deo, released on 27 August 2021.

Contents

Release and promotion

On June 14, 2021, Ex Deo announced its fourth album, The Thirteen Years of Nero, about the Roman Emperor Nero, with Carach Angren keyboardist Clemens Wijers handling orchestrations once again for the album. [3] [4] In the months between the album's announcement and release, the band uploaded music videos for the songs "Imperator", [5] "Boudicca (Queen Of The Iceni)" (featuring Unleash the Archers vocalist Brittney Slayes), [6] and "The Head of the Snake". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Fall of Claudius"6:32
2."Imperator"4:07
3."The Head of the Snake"4:05
4."Boudicca (Queen of the Iceni)"5:06
5."Britannia: The 9th at Camulodonum"4:37
6."Trial of the Gods (Intermezzo)"2:57
7."The Fiddle & the Fire"5:00
8."Son of the Deified"5:13
9."What Artist Dies in Me..."6:13
10."The Revolt of Galba"4:42

Personnel

Ex Deo
Guests
Additional personnel

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