Montreal, Canada's Ex Deo is a side project formed in 2008 by Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, who wished to combine his death metal experience with his passion for history -- in this case, specifically focused on the Roman Empire, as evidenced by the title of 2009's debut album, the Nuclear Blast-issued Romulus. With Iacono handling all lyrics and vocals, the recording lineup was fleshed out by Kataklysm members St+¬phane Barbe (guitar), Jean-Fran+ºois Dagenais (guitar), Fran+ºois Mongrain (bass), and Max Duhamel (drums), as well as Blackguard keyboardist Jonathan Leduc an...