Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross

Album by Christopher Lee

Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross is a studio album by English actor and singer Christopher Lee, released in 2010. The album is a heavy metal concept work that combines Lee's operatic baritone with choral and orchestral elements and metal instrumentation to depict the life and reign of Charlemagne, representing a late-career musical foray into narrative metal.

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  1. 1.
    Overture
    2:53
  2. 2.
    Act I: Intro
    1:34
  3. 3.
    Act I: King of the Franks
    7:14
  4. 4.
    Act II: Intro
    1:46
  5. 5.
    Act II: The Iron Crown of Lombardy
    8:12
  6. 6.
    Act III: Intro
    3:26
  7. 7.
    Act III: The Bloody Verdict of Verden
    6:16
  8. 8.
    Act IV: Intro
    2:31
  9. 9.
    Act IV: The Age of Oneness out of Diversity
    6:07
  10. 10.
    Act V: Intro
    2:09
  11. 11.
    Act V: Starlight
    4:40
  12. 12.
    Finale
    3:57
  13. 13.
    Iberia
    5:10
  14. 14.
    The Bloody Verdict of Verden (instrumental)
    6:20

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