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Lou Reed & Metallica should be commended for so bravely attempting to meld their very different musical approaches on their new collaborative album ‘Lulu.’

If this cover of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ by the appropriately named Mini Band is any indication, the future of metal is in good hands.

When CJ Ramone was approached a decade ago about possibly replacing Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, he declined the chance even though he took Dee Dee Ramone’s spot in the final years of the legendary punk band the Ramones. Ramone’s reason was simple: Touring with the metal band would not have been beneficial to his family, specifically his son Liam, who had been diagnosed with autism.

There’s no mistaking Metallica‘s thick guitar attack and Lou Reed‘s spoken, attitude-driven vocals in ‘The View,’ a 38-second sample of which can be heard now online in advance of their joint album, ‘Lulu.’

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has had his issues with Metallica since being ousted from the band nearly 30 years ago, but he’s apparently settled them because Megadeth and Metallica are on the bill of a series of shows, and a collaboration may be in the works.

Aside from their shared love of the color black, Lou Reed and Metallica don’t have much in common – Metallica are heavy metal heroes, and Reed is the unofficial poet laureate of New York. Despite the differences, the band and Reed have announced yesterday they’ve recorded an album together. Reed told Ultimate Classic Rock all it took was one concert to bring them together. A 25th anniversary Rock

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Metallica plans to start recording a new album this spring. It will be the follow-up to their last album Death Magnetic which was released in 2008.