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Title: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 06, 2010, 05:01:43 PM
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Christopher Lee, famed star of Hammer horror movies, Lord Of The Rings, and much, much more will be coming soon to some earphones near you. Videogum and The Guardian have the news that the 87-year-old actor plans to release a "symphonic metal" album about the life and career of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor and a direct ancestor of Lee himself. "To my surprise and indeed great pleasure, I have suddenly found that there is another string to my bow," Lee announced.

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Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: TakingBackSunday on January 06, 2010, 05:03:09 PM
jesus, he's 80-fucking-7?  He looks so goddamned dignified at his age.  Hope I look that badass by then.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 06, 2010, 05:06:00 PM
Sounds like the most awesome thing ever.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 06, 2010, 05:33:09 PM
Christopher Lee continues to succeed in his lifelong goal of being awesome.

Good-ow Chris.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Akala on January 06, 2010, 05:36:48 PM
not really worth listening to, but pretty awesome.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 06, 2010, 06:06:56 PM
Christopher Lee and Max von Sydow are gonna die on the same day (be patient, it'll take a few more decades), it will then be discovered that they were both actually the same person all along.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Powerslave on January 06, 2010, 06:11:20 PM
(http://www.heavyconfetti.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/guitar-solos.jpg)
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: ManaByte on January 06, 2010, 06:12:30 PM
Holy fucking shit that's too awesome.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Powerslave on January 06, 2010, 06:13:49 PM
Yes I like that picture too ManaByte.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 06, 2010, 06:15:32 PM
Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 06, 2010, 05:33:09 PM
Christopher Lee continues to succeed in his lifelong goal of being awesome.

I came to post the above.

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Lee starred as Saruman in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. (In the commentary he states he had a decades-long dream to play Gandalf, but said he was now too old, and his physical limitations prevented his being considered. The role of Saruman, by contrast, required no horseback riding and much less fighting. Gandalf was given to Ian McKellen and Lee played Saruman.) Lee had met Tolkien once (making him the only person in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy to have done so), and makes a habit of reading the novels at least once a year.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: ManaByte on January 06, 2010, 06:18:03 PM
That's SIR Christopher Lee.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Phoenix Dark on January 06, 2010, 06:21:14 PM
Wow that song was actually cool

coolest 87yo in the world? check
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 06, 2010, 06:58:23 PM
:rock

it's never too late to be AWESOME
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Ichirou on January 06, 2010, 07:00:27 PM
Christopher Lee has always been awesome. :rock
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Brehvolution on January 06, 2010, 07:20:41 PM
I..... heard no metal.  ???
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 06, 2010, 10:29:53 PM
Quote from: Powerslave on January 06, 2010, 06:11:20 PM
(http://www.heavyconfetti.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/guitar-solos.jpg)

That should be the cover for a symphonic metal album.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Diunx on January 06, 2010, 10:43:21 PM
Holy shit :rock
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: etiolate on January 06, 2010, 10:58:57 PM
I think he's just doing the vocals.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 06, 2010, 11:26:50 PM
I SHED THE BLOOD OF A SAXON MAN
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: OptimoPeach on January 06, 2010, 11:33:45 PM
The Protomen should pay him to teach them how to not suck ass
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: chronovore on January 07, 2010, 12:43:28 AM
Super cool.

Wasn't he supposed to have an even bigger part in Return of the King? Or... a part?
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: ManaByte on January 07, 2010, 01:42:24 AM
He's in the extended edition.
Title: Re: Christopher Lee releases "symphonic metal" Charlemagne rock opera
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2010, 10:10:27 AM
Quote from: Borys on January 07, 2010, 08:32:47 AM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 06, 2010, 06:21:14 PM
coolest 87yo in the world? check

Negative. That would be Hugh Hefner hitting Playboy Bunnies alllllllllllllll day long.

Hugh Hefner isn't 87, Borys.