ContactMusic — Metallica rockers James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett broke down in tears when they first heard an emotional track Lou Reed penned for their joint album. The Enter Sandman hitmakers teamed up with the former Velvet Underground frontman earlier this year ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rockers Metallica are considering heading out on tour with music veteran Lou Reed to promote their joint album. more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Metallica are considering heading out on tour with music veteran Lou Reed to promote their joint album. The Enter Sandman hitmakers shocked fans in June (11) when they announced they have been laying down tracks with the former Velvet Undergr... more info

Guardian Music — If you're heading to Reading and Leeds just for Pulp then you're missing out on what the festival does best – here's Kerrang! editor James McMahon with the weekend's top rock highlightsDeftonesRarely do the alt-metallers grace a music festival with... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Diamond Head in the early 80s It is an undisputed fact that one of the key players in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement of the late 80s was the UK's Diamond Head. And though the... more info

Stereogum — Here’s an actual IM I just got from Stereogum executive editor Amrit Singh: “Ride the Lou-tning.” This ghastly pun, obviously, was a reference to the forthcoming batshit Lou Reed/Metallica collaborative album. We learned about the LP a while ba... more info

Metal Injection — If you didn't already know, Metallica is making an album with Lou Reed, former frontman for the legendary Velvet Underground. While not much was previously known about the album, updates are trickling in.There is a release date: November 1, 201... more info

ContactMusic — Metallica and Lou Reed's 'Lulu' album will be released on October 31. The 'Enter Sandman' group collaborated with the former Velvet Underground singer earlier this year -which Lou described as "a marriage made in heaven" - and a new post on their web... more info