Charlemagne: The Omens of Death
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| Studio album by Christopher Lee | ||||
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May 27, 2013 |
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| Label (s) | Charlemagne Productions Ltd. | |||
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running time |
62:21 |
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Charlemagne: The Omens of Death is a concept album by actor and singer Christopher Lee , which will be released as a sequel to his debut album Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross . It's about Charlemagne (Engl. Charlemagne ), the first Roman emperor of the Middle Ages. The music was u. a. Arranged by Richie Faulkner , guitarist for the metal band Judas Priest .
With the first single, Let legend mark me as the King , Lee signaled his reorientation towards pure heavy metal on his 90th birthday (May 27, 2012) , after his previous releases were still strongly symphonic . This makes him the oldest artist in the history of the genre.
For promotional purposes, a music video for the song The Bloody Verdict of Verden from the previous album was released in June 2012 , which is, however, to be assigned to symphonic metal and thus differs from the music style of the new album.
Track list
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The Portent (4:29)
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Charles the Great (6:23)
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The Siege (7:09)
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Massacre of the Saxons (5:41)
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Dawning of a New Age (4:40)
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Let Legend Mark Me As the King (5:45)
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The Betrayal (5:02)
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The Devil's Advocate (4:54)
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The Ultimate Sacrifice (5:09)
- Judgment Day (3:41)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John Farrell: Christopher Lee Celebrates 90th Birthday By Recording Heavy Metal . Forbes Magazine . May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ↑ Enrico Ahlig: Christopher Lee releases real metal album. Cult actor now relies on electric guitars. In: Metal Hammer . June 10, 2012, accessed June 13, 2012 .
- ↑ John Farrell: Christopher Lee In New Charlemagne Musiv Video. In: Forbes Magazine. June 9, 2012, accessed June 13, 2012 .