20 Best Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Guitar Riffs Of 2016

Roman-inspired rockers Ex Deo are a symphonic/extreme metal juggernaut not to be trifled with. Nihilistic and apocalyptic, their music is constantly ambitious, dark and destructive, as showcased perfectly by "The Rise of Hannibal", the lead single from their long-awaited upcoming album, The Immortal Wars.

It's a record five years in the making and, by the sounds of things so far, it is going to be more than worth it. Much like some of the other tracks listed thus far, "The Rise of Hannibal" is an ever-builing entity that anchors itself around the leads of Stéphane Barbe.

Heavy and brooding, this track just has to be heard in its own right.