The Heavy Music world is in shock after hearing the music that Metallica and Lou Reed have created. "Lulu" is the name of the album, and it is set to be released on October 31, 2011, worldwide, and on November 1 in North America via Warner Bros./Vertigo. The collaboration was born when both Metallica and Lou Reed performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary contest. This is what Lars Ulrich had to say about this collaboration while on VH1's "That Metal Show" (episode airs this weekend).
"Metallica was basically the backing band for Lou Reed. We hope that the Metallica fans dig it."
"We were very interested in working with Lou," says Hetfield. "I had these giant question marks: What's it going to be like? What's going to happen? So it was great when he sent us the lyrics for the 'Lulu' body of work. It was something we could sink our teeth into. I could take off my singer and lyricist hat and concentrate on the music part. These were very potent lyrics, with a soundscape behind them for atmosphere. Lars and I sat there with an acoustic and let this blank canvas take us where it needed to go. It was a great gift, to be asked to stamp 'Tallica on it. And that's what we did."
"We had to bring 'Lulu' to life in a sophisticated way, using rock," Reed says. "And the hardest power rock you could come up with would have to be Metallica. They live on that planet. We played together, and I knew it: dream come true. This is the best thing I ever did. And I did it with the best group I could possibly find. By definition, everybody involved was honest. This has come into the world pure. We pushed as far as we possibly could within the realms of reality."
"It's definitely not a Metallica album, or a Lou Reed album," adds Hammett. "It's something else. It's a new animal, a hybrid."
In order to celebrate this unique collaboration in style, Metallica and Lou Reed will be holding a VIP listening party that is presented by Bowers & Wilkins Sound Sessions Experience and will take place in New York City on October 24, 2011. There is a contest going on right now (that ends at midnight today), in which fans can enter. Click here for more information.
"Lulu" final track listing:
01. Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
02. The View (5:17)
03. Pumping Blood (7:24)
04. Mistress Dread (6:52)
05. Iced Honey (4:36)
06. Cheat On Me (11:26)
07. Frustration (8:33)
08. Little Dog (8:01)
09. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)
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