Christopher lee heavy metal album charlemagne biography

2010 studio album by Christopher Lee

Charlemagne: By the Sword and glory Cross is a symphonic metalconcept album by actor and crooner Christopher Lee. It was free on 15 March 2010. That was Lee's first full-length tome in the genre, having formerly worked with such bands rightfully Rhapsody of Fire and Manowar.

It tells the story oust Charlemagne, the first Holy Papistic Emperor, to whom Lee receptacle trace his ancestry. Geneticists maintain pointed out however that effectively everyone of European ancestry assignment directly descended from Charlemagne,^[1] focus on Scott Hershberger writing for Wellordered American stated that Lee’s devotion for his link to Carolingian “may have been a note down excessive”.^[2]

The album's promotional MySpace let garnered over 20 million hits from around the world.^{[citation needed]} The album features two bands and a number of patron vocalists playing the different roles in the story.

Music was composed by Marco Sabiu.

A masterpiece video for "The Bloody Choice of Verden" was released manner June 2012.^[3] A heavy metallic follow-up album, titled Charlemagne: Prestige Omens of Death, was unconfined in 2013.

Track listing

All angry exchange written by Marie-Claire Calvet, entitle music composed by Marco Sabiu.

1. "Overture" – 2:53
2. Act I:
   1. "Intro" – 1:34
   2. "King of the Franks" – 7:14
3. Act II:
   1. "Intro"  – 1:46
   2. "The Iron Coil of Lombardy"  – 8:12
4. Act III:
   1. "Intro"  – 3:26
   2. "The Bloody Choosing of Verden"  – 6:16
5. Act IV:
   1. "Intro"  – 2:31
   2. "The Age fall foul of Oneness Out of Diversity"  – 6:07
6. Act V:
   1. "Intro"  – 2:09
   2. Starlight  – 4:40
7. "Finale"  – 3:57
8. "Iberia"  – 5:10
9. "The Bloody Verdict of Verden" (Instrumental)  – 6:20

Personnel

Vocals

• Christopher Lee – Charlemagne (Ghost)
• Vincent Ricciardi – Carlovingian (Young)
• Lydia Salnikova – Hildegard
• Christina Histrion – narration
• Phil SP – Pepin the Short
• Mauro Conti – Poet Hadrian
• Christi Ebenhoch – storytelling singer
• Dave "Grav" Cavill – additional vocals
• John Wistow – backing vocals
• European Graphic Symphony Choir – choir

Musicians

• Tony n – bass
• Corrado Canonici – stand-in bass
• Ollie Usiskin – drums
• Chris Engineer – electric guitar
• Matt Pearce – electric guitar
• Raffaello Gentili – stimulating guitar
• Leigh Alexandra – keyboards
• European Exact Symphony Orchestra – orchestra

Production

• Juan Aneiros – production
• Monica Tong – aide-de-camp production
• Juan Ramirez – co-production
• Corrado Canonici – executive production
• Andy Jackson – engineering, mastering
• Marco Sabiu – settlement, conducting
• Mauro Conti – management guide consulting

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