The Die is Cast. Step into the glory days of the Roman Republic with Veni, Vidi, Vici, a monumental historical concept album that chronicles the rise, reign, and brutal assassination of the ancient world’s most polarizing titan: Gaius Julius Caesar.
Set against the bloody backdrop of the 1st Century BC, this epic sonic journey takes you from the muddy, corpse-strewn trenches of the Gallic Wars to the glittering, seductive palaces of Ptolemaic Egypt, and finally to the marble floors of the Roman Senate. You will march alongside Julius Caesar as he battles the fierce Gallic king Vercingetorix, crosses the fateful Rubicon to wage civil war against his former ally Pompey the Great, and falls into a dangerous romance with Cleopatra. Ultimately, you will witness the agonizing betrayal of the Ides of March at the hands of Brutus and Cassius, and the fiery, riotous vengeance unleashed by Mark Antony.
Veni, Vidi, Vici is a sweeping Symphonic Power Metal Opera. It fuses the blistering speed, galloping basslines, and soaring clean vocals of traditional heavy metal with the crushing weight of doom, thrash, and industrial grooves. Bolstered by massive orchestral arrangements, traditional ancient Roman instruments (the cornu and tympanum), haunting Latin chants, and immersive, cinematic spoken-word performances, the album plays like a blockbuster movie for your ears.