Yep.  Christopher Lee, one of the greatest (or at least most prolific) horror actors of all time is doing a heavy metal concept album.  I say “heavy metal” in the loosest sense of the word, because I wouldn’t play this shit anywhere near a respectable metal jukebox lest it become infected. But sure, why not?

It can’t possibly be any dumber than the massive shit Dee Snyder tossed out (and I say that with the utmost respect for Twisted Sister) when he made this Van Helsing-themed concept album

Interesting note - The myspace page for Lee’s project has this dubious tidbit of information

“Sir Christopher is the highest grossing actor of all time”

I’m going to do some fact checking on that nonsense.

http://www.myspace.com/charlemagnemusical

Really, I do. More than I need a liver transplant, I need this autographed 1899 first American edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

But it’s not just autographed by Stoker (which alone would be fantastic), it’s autographed by…

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