Great Olden Dynasty – Genus Ordinis Dei

Great Olden Dynasty – album overview

Great Olden Dynasty is the second full-length album from Crema, Italy’s symphonic death metal pioneers, Genus Ordinis Dei. The album features ten mind-blowing tracks, including Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) on guest vocals for the song ‘Salem’. It was recorded and produced by Simone Mularoni (Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody, DGM). The album was released worldwide on November 24, 2017 via Eclipse Records.

Buy the full album on compact disc, iTunes, Amazon, or Google Play, and stream it via Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Deezer, and more!

Great Olden Dynasty – press quotes & highlights

• 10 / 10 – ” Great Olden Dynasty is a pure, musical epic, a real gem for all lovers of melodic deathmetal” – Necromance
• 4.5 / 5 – “Great Olden Dinasty is, of course, a great, intriguing and fascinating album” – Rock Rebel Magazine
• 94 / 100 – “All I can say is, wow! G.O.D. Just blew me away” – Grimm Gent
• 9 / 10 “do not ignore this album!” – World of Metal
• 9 / 10 – “Great Olden Dynasty is as powerful as an H-bomb. It wipes out everything it meets!” – Heavy Rockn Blog 
• 9 / 10 – “Simply put, this isn’t your typical metal release” – Metal Temple
• 9 / 10 – “this is excellent stuff” – Kraykulla Zine
• “The mix of Nick and Cristina Scabbia’s vocals is an absolute must hear!” – The Chimera
• 83 / 100 – “An exemplary disk and exciting for all lovers of symphonic death metal.” – Metal Wave
• 85 / 100 – “fine and elegant, as well as brazen and violent” RTMB Magazine
• 4 / 5 – “this band knows how to produce a powerful record, without a single bad song!” – All Around Metal
• 85 / 100 – “A diverse, challenging album that leaves you free to be conquered!” – Loud and Proud
• 8 / 10 – “Genus Ordinis Dei can be considered a diamond in the rough, magnificient and valuable. With their talent & potential, they can easily be the next Fleshgod Apocalypse!” – Fotos Conciertos
• 8 / 10 – “Great Olden Dynasty… feels fresh and invigorating!” – Dead Rhetoric
• 7 / 10 – “If you’re a fan of symphonic death metal or deathcore, you should check out Genus Ordinis Dei!” – Variety of Death Zine
• “You should check out this band!” – Variety of Death
• “Metal fans rejoice and join the Great Olden Dynasty!” – Grim Reader Reviews
• 7 / 10 – “the album is quite catchy and pleasing” – Metal.de