Released	October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)
Recorded	April – June 2011 at HQ in San Rafael, CA
Genre	Art rock, avant-garde metal, noise rock, spoken word
Length	87:04
Label	Warner Bros., Vertigo
Producer	Greg Fidelman, Metallica, Lou Reed, Hal Willner
Lou Reed chronology
Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007) Lulu (2011)
Metallica chronology
Death Magnetic (2008) Lulu (2011)
Singles from Lulu
"The View" Released: September 27, 2011 "Iced Honey" Released: October 31, 2011 Metallica and Lou Reed would have to do what most other artists did when recording this album. Firstly they would have had to write each track out and master it to perfection. Shortly after they would have got an artist to script out the album artwork and what they would want inside out of the musical product and even on the CD. After this they would have talked about packaging and how they would want the CD presented, whether they would have wanted it with a dvd accompanied with it, or just a normal album. Next they would probably promote the album by putting up different leaflets and flyers and most likely brodcast a TV advertisement about when the album would be released and what would be feauturing on it.

Interview On "Lulu"

Here is an short interview with Lou Reed, Metallica and Jools Holland.They talk about how Metallica and Lou Reed first came about, during this you can tell the serious face from Lou Reed but at the same time having a laugh,and Jools says he likes the Album a lot. Metallica and Lou reed say that there preformance of iced honey was the first song they have played out of the studio(on "Lulu").

Promotion Of The Album

This is Metallica and Lou Reed preforming one of there new songs, Iced Honey.Apart from this and the interview with Jools Holland, they never really did any other promotional advertisement, only an advert and some posters around. Although in London the posters were taken down due to them being too much like "graffiti".

What is this album like in comparison to others?

This album is completely  different to any of there other albums. In lyric wise a lot of metallica's old work would be very fast and aggressive music.Unlike load and reload also when it was bluesy, the calibration with Lou Reed and Metallica was worse than expected. This album had slow dull riffs with no beat, which let Metallica down because its almost like they rushed it. Lou Reed states "it took weeks to record this album"-this is clearly way to short to be writing and recording the album in.When you listen too majority of the songs, such as the view it has a very slow plodding beat and the vocals are not like Hetfields so therefore they do not stand out as well with the beat unlike there previous songs. Although for a lot of lou reed fans this album is a masterpiece and really shows Lou Reed's true colours.

Metallica And Lou Reed

"LULU"

Lulu is a collaborative album between rock singer-songwriter Lou Reed, and heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in San Rafael, California during April through June of 2011, after Reed had played with Metallica at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary Concert which led to them wanting to collaborate. The lead single from the album, titled "The View", was released on September 27, 2011 to a widely negative reception on the internet and failed to chart anywhere. The second single was announced to be "Iced Honey" and will receive a music video directed by film maker Darren Aronofsky.

The conception of the collaboration project began in 2009 when both Metallica and Lou Reed performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary Concert. After that performance, they began "kicking around the idea of making a record together,"but did not start working together until two years later. In February 2011, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett announced that in May 2011 the group would start working on something that's "not 100 percent a Metallica record. It's a recording project, let's put it that way."The project was revealed to be a collaboration with Lou Reed once the recording of the album had been completed in June 2011."All tracks were made available for listening on the official Lou Reed & Metallica website before its release.

Released October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)

Recorded Recorded April – June 2011 at HQ in San Rafael, CA

Genre Avant-garde metal, noise rock

Length 87:04

Label Warner Bros., Vertigo

Producer Greg Fidelman, Metallica, Lou Reed, Hal Willner

In my opinion this album is an utter abomination to Metallica, it has no life at all, all the riffs are dull and depressing which is the Metallica, but there is nothing to them,no beat, no nothing apart from the odd decent one and i find it hard to believe that you can say Lou Reed is even singing. When listening to this album i kept waiting for something good to come, but then it never did. Also i find that James had very little to sing in this album which is a shame because his voice can be used for some good. The reason i dislike this album so much is because each song sounds the same, there is no real variation on the guitar part and especially the drums.

Front Cover

Lars' Equipment

Tama Star Classic maple drums Finish is LU Magnetic Orange 2- 16" X 22" bass drums 6.5" x 14" Lars Ulrich Signature snare drum 8" x 10" tom tom 10" x 12" tom tom 14" x 16" floor tom 16" x 16" floor tom Pedals, Hardware & Sticks 2 Tama Iron Cobra Power Glide pedals Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide Hi-Hat stand Tama Roadpro boom cymbal stands & hardware Ahead Lars Ulrich Signature aluminum drum sticks

Zildjian cymbals & hi-hats 14" Dyno Beat Z hi-hats 17" Projection brilliant crash 18" Projection brilliant crash 19" Projection brilliant crash 18" China Trash (used as a ride) 18" China Trash 20" China Trash Remo Drum Heads White Coated Emperor Tom Head Power Stroke 3 Bass Drum Coated Controlled Sound Reverse Dot Snare Head

James' Equipment

Guitars ESP "Truckster" gray ESP "Truckster" black ESP "Iron Cross" ESP Explorer black w/ white PG vintage Nash ESP Explorer silver diamond plate ESP Explorer black diamond plate ESP Flying V white ESP Explorer "Tattoo" white ESP Explorer black diamond plate w/ "antlers inlay" ESP LTD "Grynch" green flame Trussart LP "Rusty Holey" Trussart metal Explorer Trussart Steel DeVille metal Ken Lawrence Explorer "flame sun inlay" Ken Lawrence Explorer "aztec tribal inlay" Gibson Explorer silverburst w/white pick guard Gibson Flying V sunburst Gibson Les Paul flat purple Gibson Explorer "Rusty" black w/ tarnish metal PG Gibson Flying V silverburst Gibson Flying V white chrome pickups Gibson Les Paul "Cliff Burton RIP" Line 6 Variax acoustic 700 Dave of England custom aluminum engraved JH tattoo Fender Telecaster B-Bender Butterscotch

Amp Racks Mesa Boogie Tri-Axis Preamps Mesa Boogie Simul-Class 2:90 pwr amps Mesa 2x5 band eq custom Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier amp heads Mesa Boogie 4x12 speaker cabinets Diezel VH4 amps Line 6 fx Shure UR4D wireless gear TC Electronics G-Major fx Roland JC 120 combo amps Blackstar amps Furman AR Pro power conditioner Voodoo Lab Ground Control switcher Celestion vintage 30 speakers Isolation chamber road cases for guitar sounds Other Gear Ernie Ball RPS 11-48 strings EMG 81 & 60 guitar pickups Dunlop Black Fang 1.14 guitar picks Dunlop straps Shure Super 55 stage microphones

Kirk's Equipment

Guitars ESP KH2 "Mummy" ESP M1 "Bride of Frankenstein" ESP KH-2 mirror pick guard ESP LP Jr. sunburst ESP Flying V Red Korina white pick guard ESP KH-2 "Greenburst" ESP M2 black "Ouija" ESP M2 "white Ouija" ESP KH-2 "Caution Hot" sticker ESP Flying V black w/ white PG "devil inlay" ESP KH-2 custom paint "by Mark Ryden" ESP M2 "Dracula- original" ESP M2 "Dracula- big" ESP M2 "Dracula-boat" ESP M2 Devil sticker ESP KH20 20th Anniversary black translucent ESP KH2 Black Caution Relic "Phoney" ESP KH2 Black Caution Relic "Faux" ESP M2 Black "Ouija Mirror" inlay ESP "Spider 13" black Jackson Flying V "Randy Rhoads" Jackson Flying V "Randy Rhoads" #11" copper Jackson Fly-V"Randy Rhoads" black w/ white stripe Gibson Les Paul translucent red tiger stripe Gibson Les Paul black Gibson Flying V black w/ gold hardware Gibson Les Paul sunburst tiger stripe Gibson Les Paul translucent black tiger stripe Teuffel Niwa charcoal gray wood Teuffel Birdfish charcoal gray

Amp Racks Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier amp heads Randall RM100KH Kirk Hammett Signature amp heads Randall Kirk Hammett Signature 4x12 speaker cabinets Shure UR4D wireless gear TC Electronics G-Major fx unit Dunlop Crybaby DCR-ISR wah control Dunlop Kirk Hammett Signature wah pedals Ibanez Tube Screamer Digitech Whammy pedals Line 6 MM4 modulation pedals Line 6 DL4 delay pedals Digitech Space Station pedal Voodoo Lab Ground Control switcher Furman AR Pro power conditioner Isolation chamber road cases for guitar sounds Other Gear Ernie Ball RPS 11-48 strings EMG 81 guitar pickups Dunlop picks & 222 slides Dunlop straps

Robert's Equipment

Guitars Warwick 5 string Trujillo chrome Warwick 5 string Trujillo heavy chrome Warwick 5 string Trujillo "Terminator" black chrome Warwick 5 string matrix turquoise Warwick 4 string Trujillo blue chrome Warwick 5 string Trujillo blue stain maple "Surf Stringers" Warwick 5 string Trujillo black stain ESP 5 string Trujillo model army green Nash ESP 5 string Trujillo model Dirty Donny ESP 5 string Trujillo Red Scorched Tobias 5 string "Aztec de la Chloe" Tobias 5 String blue stain Tobias 5 String black stain Nash 4 String P-Bass white w/ red tortoise pick guard Nash 4 String P-Bass "Jailbreak" black Nash 4 string P-Bass 62 Black w/ copper pick guard Nash 4 String P-Bass yellow "Shitblaster" Nash 4 string "Flamethrower" Zon 5 string "Klown" Zon 5 string "HoodRat" Fender 4 string P-Bass black w/ white pick guard Fender 4 String P-Bass tobacco burst Music Man 4 string Fretless Sting Ray root beer sparkle Yamaha 5 string "Aztec" Yamaha 5 string "Rat Rod" Rickenbacker 4 String 4003 Rickenbacker 4 String 4003 "Mean Green"

Amp Racks Ampeg SVT-2 Pro amp heads Ampeg 8x10 Pro speaker cabinets Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier amp heads Mesa Boogie 4x12 speaker cabinets Shure UR4D wireless gear BSS Audio AR-416 DI Gas Cooker DI Tech 21 pedals MXR pedals Radial pedals Line 6 fx Morley fx pedal Voodoo Lab Ground Control switcher Furman AR Pro power conditioner Other Gear Dunlop Trujillo Icon Series bass strings (45-63t-80t-102t-130) EMG J Set bass pickups Dunlop picks & straps

Metallica's Equipment

Meyer Sound Floor Monitors & PA System MJF-212A MILO 90 MILO 120 MICA Melodies 600 HP 700 HP In-Ear Monitors Sennheiser SR 2050 IEM in ear monitors Ultimate in-ears monitor buds There is only one man who can keep control of all this equipment, Big Mick.

Backline Crew Zach Harmon Justin Crew Flemming Larsen Chad Zaemisch Aron Michalski Major guitar repairs and luthier work by Gary Brawer

Big Mick has been working with Metallica for years, making sure they can have there top sound in, and out of the studio.Even on LuLu Mick had a vital role to keep everything tip top.
Metallica is Managed by Q Prime Management.
Recorded by Greg Fidelman & Mike Gillies
Additional engineering by Jim Monti, Dan Monti, Sara Lyn Killion & Kent Matcke
Mixed by Greg Fidelman
Assisted by Geoff Neal
Recorded April 2011 -- June 2011 at HQ in San Rafael, CA
Mixed at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, CA
Mix Coordination by Lindsay Chase
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Masterdisk NYC
Additional Musicians:
Sarth Calhoun - Electronics
Jenny Scheinman - Violin, Viola & String Arrangements
Megan Gould - Violin
Ron Lawrence - Viola
Marika Hughes - Cello
Ulrich Maas - Cello on "Little Dog" and "Frustration"
Rob Wasserman - Stand Up Electric Bass on "Junior Dad"
Jessica Troy - Viola on "Junior Dad"
All Songs by Lou Reed & Metallica
All Lyrics by Lou Reed
All Songs © 2011 Lou Reed Music (BMI)/Creeping Death Music (ASCAP)
© 2011 Sister Ray Enterprises Inc/We're Only In It For The Music

Band Members Of Metallica

These are the members of Metallica:


James Hetfield-Rhythm Guitar+Vocals
James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main songwriter, and lead vocalist for Metallica.James as a child had very strict Christian scientists>

Kirk Hammett-Lead Guitar
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. 



Robert Trujillo-Bass Guitar
Robert Trujillo (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto tɾuˈxiʎo]; born Roberto Agustin Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz on October 23, 1964^[) is an American bassist who currently plays bass in Metallica. He has also played in Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, and with Jerry Cantrell and Ozzy Osbourne.



Lars Ulrich-Drummer
Lars Ulrich born December 26, 1963) is a Danish drummer, and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle class family.A tennis player in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age sixteen to pursue his training; though rather than playing tennis, he became a drummer. After publishing an advertisement in a local Los Angeles newspaper called The Recycler, Ulrich met James Hetfield and formed Metallica.

These are the band members to this date-2011.

Introduction

My name is Mash Lammiman, I am 16 years old and i'm from Southwell Minster School. I am in a band called The Age Of Stella, i play Lead Guitar. This blog is going to be on alot of different activites i'll be doing during the btec course. In the Band we play funk/alternative/rock.We have done many different gigs around nottinghamshire and hoping to do more.
My favourite band is Metallica, they are a thrash but they have changed greatly over the years they have changed greatly, almost like my band The Age Of Stella, it originally started with me, Billy and Ross, then we came across Will, our drummer.
We did from gig to gig over the first year and came 2nd in the Popx competition Febuary 2010.
I shall be keeping regular updates on whats going on band wise and about my BTEC work.