Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross
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| Studio album by Christopher Lee | ||||
| Released | 15 March 2010 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 62:21 | |||
| Label | Charlemagne Productions Ltd. | |||
| Producer | J. Aneiros, C. Canonici | |||
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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 is Lee's first full-length album, having previously worked with such bands as Rhapsody of Fire and Manowar. The album won the "Spirit of Metal" award from the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards ceremony. The award was presented to him by Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi.
It tells the story of Charlemagne, the First Holy Roman Emperor. The album's promotional MySpace page garnered over 20 million hits from around the world. The album features 2 metal 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.
A heavy metal follow-up album, titled Charlemagne: The Omens of Death, was released in 2013.
All lyrics written by Marie-Claire Calvet, all music composed by Marco Sabiu.
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