The Heavy Music world was taken by storm when Metallica and Lou Reed relesed "Lulu" on October 31, 2011, 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.
Recently, Metallica and Lou Reed recruited award-winning director Darren Aronofsky to produce a music video for their collaborative track "The View". The video clip features scenes that were shot in the San Francisco Bay Area and be can be seen below (courtesy of IFC.com). Serving as director of photography is Aronofsky's cameraman, Matthew Libatique, who worked on the Oscar-nominated films "Black Swan" and "The Wrestler" — and has been a cinematographer for several Spike Lee films.
"The first time I heard 'The View', I was stunned," said Aronofsky. "I had never heard anything like it. Half was all Lou. The other half all Metallica. It was a marriage that on the surface made no sense, but the fusion changed the way I thought about both artists and morphed into something completely fresh and new. I couldn't stop listening to it. Lou's crushing lyrics, and the band's incredible licks. It's so original and that's why I wanted to work on it."
"I am very excited about working with Darren Aronofsky on our powerful video, 'The View'," said Reed. "I feel Darren understood the power and range of the emotions fueled by the fire of Metallica. His strength and spirit are on display in every frame and I think he has caught the anger, rage and anguish at the bottom of the soul of real rock. A literate man for a literate song. As exciting as the music and that's a big compliment. Possibly the best video ever made. Black and white filmic noir."
"To have a song like 'The View' visualized through the eyes and magic touch of Darren Aronofsky is beyond my wildest dream," said Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. "The marriage between images, music, and words in this video is indescribably thrilling and I am so next level psyched to be involved in a project that brings together the creative minds of Darren Aronofsky, Lou Reed... and The 'Tallica."
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