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Metallica + Lou Reed Go Black and White in Darren Aronofsky-Directed Video For 'The View'

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:29:46 +0000

Darren Aronofsky, the director of redemption-themed, Oscar-nominated films such as ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘Black Swan,’ got behind the camera to shoot the video for the Lou Reed and Metallica single ‘The View.’ While the Loutallica collaboration, which yielded the ‘Lulu’ album, has been the subject of much criticism and even lower sales, Aronofsky breathed new artistic life into the project with this visually arresting black and white video.

Metallica and Lou Reed Perform 'Lulu' Songs on French TV

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:41:20 +0000

Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujilio appeared with Lou Reed on the French show, ‘Taratata,’ which aired on Nov. 25. The episode was taped on Nov. 9, and in addition to the trio sitting down to field questions about and discuss their collaborative ‘Lulu’ album, the band and Reed performed two songs from the record.

Metallica Fans Threaten To Kill Lou Reed!

Mardi Gras — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:18:50 +0000

Lou Reed says he’s received a number of death threats from Metallica fans over Lulu, his collaboration album with the thrash giants. Supporters were shocked when the controversial coupling was revealed earlier this year, and many have remained unimpressed with what they’ve heard. Most reviews have been lukewarm too. But Reed says he doesn’t [...]

Lou Reed & Metallica Streaming 'Lulu' in Full

Spencer Kaufman — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:30:35 +0000

A day after releasing 30-second clips of each song on their joint effort ‘Lulu,’ Lou Reed & Metallica are now streaming the entire album online in full. Those interested in hearing the album can listen to ‘Lulu’ at Loutallica’s official website at the link provided at the bottom of this post. While the response to [...]

JAMES HETFIELD: 'Lulu' Is 'Not The New METALLICA Studio Record'

Mardi Gras — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:11:57 +0000

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was interviewed by the Argentinian radio station Rock & Pop 95.9 FM before the band’s performance at the Rock In Rio festival in on September 25, 2011 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. See what he has to say inside! On some METALLICA fans’ concern that the band’s collaborative album with [...]

METALLICA And LOU REED: Entire 'The View' Song Available For Streaming! [Audio]

Mardi Gras — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:47:19 +0000

The entire “The View” song — taken from the forthcoming musical collaboration between Lou Reed and METALLICA, “Lulu” — can be streamed in the YouTube clip inside. “Lulu” will be released on November 1 in North America via Warner Bros. Records and one day earlier (October 31) in the rest of the world through [...]

Lou Reed & Metallica Present First Lulu Preview. [Aduio]

Mardi Gras — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:01:08 +0000

The Lou Reed and Metallica project, “Lulu,” is just over month away from its release.

The guys have offered up the first preview of a track from the album, a 30-second snippet of the disc’s second track, “The View.”

Metallica And Lou Reed Unveil Full 'Lulu' Song List

Mardi Gras — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:51:58 +0000

The full song list for the upcoming Metallica/Lou Reed project, “Lulu,” has been revealed. The 10-track collaboration between the artists runs almost 90-minutes in length, ending with the 20-minute “Junior Dad.” The project is based on songs for a theatrical production of Frank Wedekind’s classic femme fatale “Lulu” plays. Reed rewrote the concepts of [...]