Aquarium Drunkard — A highlight of Lou Reed’s 1989 album New York, “Halloween Parade” is as evocative as it is chilling. Through a processional cast of characters the track chronicles the decade’s AIDS epidemic and the friends Reed lost to it. Subdued, while the... more info

411 Mania — Lars compares it to The Exorcist... more info

NME — Lou Reed also reckons his collaboration album with the metal veterans is the 'best thing' he has ever written more info

DrownedInSound — Go on then. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — It's a collaboration that has prompted much head-scratching, but Lou Reed and Metallica tell Edward Helmore that teaming up to make their new album was a thrillLou Reed and Metallica were leaving Madison Square Garden in October 2009, when Reed came... more info

411 Mania — Worth the wait? more info

Metal Injection — Ok, you've heard our unfiltered thoughts about Lulu on the Livecast last night, but now we are curious to hear what you think. The whole album is streaming on the album's official website. So head over there, listen to it, and if you don�... more info

Stereogum — You’ve heard “The View,” which most of you guys weren’t psyched about, as well as previews of every track. Now Lou Reed & Metallica’s collaborative effort, Lulu, has hit the web. We’re in this together, now. more info

The Quietus — Lulu, from the unlikely pairing of Lou Reed and Metallica, is now available to stream in full from the band's website more info

NME — You can hear the much anticipated collaboration in full now more info