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Christopher Lee releases new metal album 'Metal Knight'

Lee says his new song "Impossible Dream" is "one of the greatest songs ever written."

By Annie Martin
Christopher Lee arrives on the red carpet before a screening of the film "Triage" during the opening of the 4th Rome International Film Festival in Rome on October 15, 2009. UPI Photo/David Silpa
1 of 5 | Christopher Lee arrives on the red carpet before a screening of the film "Triage" during the opening of the 4th Rome International Film Festival in Rome on October 15, 2009. UPI Photo/David Silpa | License Photo

LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- Christopher Lee, metal singer, has returned.

The Lord of the Rings actor released a new album earlier this week to coincide with his 92nd birthday. The record is titled Metal Knight, and features seven songs inspired by Don Quixote.

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"As far as I'm concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know," the star tells Sky News. "Single-handed, he is trying to change the world, regardless of any personal consequences. It is a wonderful character to sing."

Lee's deep and resonant voice is one of his defining characteristics as a performer. He is a classically trained singer, and developed an interest in metal music in the early 2000s. He released his first metal album, Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross in 2010, and followed up with Charlemagne: The Omens of Death in 2013.

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