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.Overture2:53
- 2.Act I: Intro1:34
- 3.Act I: King of the Franks7:14
- 4.Act II: Intro1:46
- 5.Act II: The Iron Crown of Lombardy8:12
- 6.Act III: Intro3:26
- 7.Act III: The Bloody Verdict of Verden6:16
- 8.Act IV: Intro2:31
- 9.Act IV: The Age of Oneness out of Diversity6:07
- 10.Act V: Intro2:09
- 11.Act V: Starlight4:40
- 12.Finale3:57
- 13.Iberia5:10
- 14.The Bloody Verdict of Verden (instrumental)6:20







