A musical question concerning bombast.

[cupcake_goth]

(Still sickly. About to go take NyQuil and crash for the night.)

So! Thanks to Rue Morgue Magazine's 100th issue interview with Sir Christopher Lee ::swoon::, I have learned about his new musical project.

Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross. (clicky-link!)

It's labeled as "symphonic metal". Rue Morgue says "Charlemagne is really closer to grandiose classical with occasional passages punctuated by chugging metal guitar", and "Lee mostly chant-sings over the top of sweeping orchestral flourishes".

I ... I think I have to own this. Bombastic symphonic metal AND Sir Christopher Lee? I'm kind of agog. This will either be the most amazing thing ever, or I will finally have something to inflict upon junya and keonei in revenge for that heavy metal Christmas album they made me listen to. Either way, I win!

Comments

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

ooooo!!!

[jadegirl.livejournal.com]

It's terrible. Really overblown orchestration, very little 'metal' aspect to it at all, and the lyrics are...simple, to put it mildly. After Lee chanted "Bring me the blood of the Saxon man!" for the 17th time I thought there was something wrong with my computer. In other words it's hysterical - for about five minutes.

[caleidescopeyes.livejournal.com]

I have a few friends who saw it in London. I didn't go after they told me how dull it was. This made me very sad.

[devonsego.livejournal.com]

I'll be getting it regardless of naysaying (and my relative distaste for symphonic metal). His voice is just so velvety. And he's motherfucking Dracula. If only Peter Cushing had lived longer they could have done a duet.

[lylassandra.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[junya.livejournal.com]

heh... he did an album with a band called rhapsody. probably inspired this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEMeBTmiX4g

[keonei.livejournal.com]

aaaand apparently my husband and I are on the same page. Sorry for the duplicated post, heh

[keonei.livejournal.com]

Its actually quite amusing to find out that Christopher Less is quite the closet Symphonic Metalhead. You really should check out Rhapsody ;)



Why Yes, that is Christopher Lee in the Video.