Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross
2010 studio album by Christopher Lee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross is a symphonic metal concept album by actor and singer Christopher Lee. It was released on 15 March 2010. This was Lee's first full-length album in the genre, having previously worked with such bands as Rhapsody of Fire and Manowar.
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Released | 15 March 2010 (2010-03-15) | |||
Genre | Symphonic metal, orchestral, spoken word | |||
Length | 62:21 | |||
Label | Charlemagne Productions Ltd. | |||
Producer | J. Aneiros, C. Canonici | |||
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It tells the story of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, to whom Lee can trace his ancestry. The album's promotional MySpace page garnered over 20 million hits from around the world.[citation needed] The album features two bands and a number of guest vocalists playing the different roles in the story. Music was composed by Marco Sabiu. A music video for "The Bloody Verdict of Verden" was released in June 2012.[1]
A heavy metal follow-up album, titled Charlemagne: The Omens of Death, was released in 2013.