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18 Jun 2011 10:53

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Music: Lou Reed: Metallica collaboration “a marriage made in heaven”?

  • The record, not yet titled, features 10 songs composed by Reed with significant arrangement contributions by the band that suggest a raging union of his 1973 noir classic, Berlin, and Metallica’s ’86 crusher, Master of Puppets.
  • Rolling Stone writer David Fricke • Describing that bizarre Metallica-Lou Reed album the duo collaborated on. May we just say, could you pick two weirder albums to mash up? But that said, both Metallica and Reed seem uber-excited about the project, which is based around a bunch of songs Reed wrote for a German play. “A marriage made in heaven,” Reed said. “I knew it from the first day we played together: ‘Oh, man, this is perfection, right in front of me.’ ” It might be a bit before the project gets out, as neither Reed nor Metallica (who still are a multi-platinum-selling force) currently have a record deal. But then again, both are legendary enough that they probably have the money to start one. source

05 Apr 2009 10:43

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Music: Metallica gets honored for being cool 25 years ago

The band was one of the headline acts of yesterday’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony; Run-DMC were cooler. source

14 Jan 2009 17:06

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Music: Hall-bound: Rev. Run, DMC & the late Jam Master Jay

Oh yeah, Metallica’s going to the Rock Hall, too, but these guys are the real Kings of Rock. source