Guardian Music — (Vertigo)Based on the work of early 20th-century expressionist playwright Frank Wedekind, Lulu features some of Lou Reed's more "challenging" lyrics set to Metallica's misfiring metal. It's not a successful union: the songs are too close to aimless, ... more info

ContactMusic — Metallica have combined forces with American rockstar Lou Reed for a new album titled Lulu Both Metallica and Lou Reed have produced this collaborative effort set for release this Halloween 31st Oct 2011 However it is not the first time that the... more info

Chicago Tribune — 1 star (out of 4) more info

Popdose — Want two tastes that don't go together at all? Here's "Lulu." more info

Guardian Music — (Vertigo)An album of songs based on the taboo-busting fin-de-siecle plays of Frank Wedekind that opens with a lyric in which the female protagonist offers to "cut my legs and tits off" clearly isn't intended to be a barrel of laughs. Even so, it's im... more info

411 Mania — A thirteen minute interview... more info

NME — Band post up 13 minute clip explaining joint project from start to finish more info

DrownedInSound — Lulu is the second greatest record ever made in the history of the human ear drum. Number One: Metal Machine Music. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

VH1 Blog — Chuck Klosterman Gives A Hilarious Opinion On Lulu, Metallica And Lou Reed’s Collaborative Album Don’t pretend you weren’t confused when you heard Lou Reed and Metallica would be collaborating on a album. Well, that very strange collaboration i... more info

Metal Injection — Everybody knows famed pop-culture author Chuck Klosterman is a metalhead, as he wrote a book about discovering it while growing up in Fargo. So it was quite interesting to read his take on the abominable collaboration between Lou Reed & Metallica, ... more info