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Guesting on 'The Eddie Trunk Podcast,' Metallica's Lars Ulrich defended the 'Lulu' album & said he learned to be more impulsive after working with Lou Reed.

'Lulu' received mainly negative reviews from fans and music critics.

A big congratulations to Green Day, who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lou Reed and others.

- Black Sabbath threw a major online album release bash Tuesday night (June 11).

Lars Ulrich addressed the negative reaction many Metallica fans had for the sank-like-a-stone Lulu album with Lou Reed. "It was more spiteful than anyone was prepared for," the drummer said. "Especially against Lou. He is such a sweet man...

At this point, the only way to save 'Lulu' in the eyes of fans and critics might be to throw more high-profile collaborators at the project. It certainly can't hurt that unlikely collaborators Metallica and Lou Reed tapped Darren Aronofsky, the Oscar-nominated director behind 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan,' to direct the video for 'The View,' which debuted today (Dec...

Some albums receive critical drubbings but go on to sell like hotcakes, proving that smarty-pants rock critics don't know everything. 'Lulu' is not one of those albums. According to Blabbermouth, the much-derided Metallica-Lou Reed team-up album moved a mere 3,000 units in its second week of release...

We're well aware that the Metallica and Lou Reed project, dubbed 'Loutallica,' isn't going down easy for metal fans. It's such a hot topic in the rock world right now that even Alice Cooper is offering his two cents on 'Lulu.' Cooper stated that he finds the partnership so jarring that it would be akin to punk icon Iggy Pop teaming up with Swedish pop legends ABBA...

Anton Corbijn Be among the first to hear the upcoming release 'Lulu' at an intimate listening session with Lou Reed and Metallica on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Bowers & Wilkins Sound Sessions will be giving away passes and a flyaway to the small private gathering in New York City and you could be there! ...

Getty Images Lou Reed and Metallica are two musical forces of nature, so naturally when they teamed up for Lulu the hype surrounding the album was gale force. When both camps began touting the project as the best thing they'd ever done, the news really sounded far too good to be true...