Do not adjust your website browsing software, you read the headline correctly. Metallica have teamed up with Lou Reed to record 10 new songs.
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According to 'Rolling Stone', the album came about after the thrash metal kings backed the Velvet Underground man for two songs at a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame concert in New York back in 2009.
The new album will consist of 10 songs written by Reed for a stage show currently running in Berlin ('Lulu'). Originally the band had planned to record a selection of unappreciated 'deep cuts' from across Reed's career.
James Hetfield told 'Rolling Stone': "Lars and I listened to the stuff and it was like, 'Wow, this is very different'. It was scary at first, because the music was so open. But then I thought, 'This could go anywhere'."
Metallica say the album is almost complete, but as neither artist currently has any label commitments, it could be a while before fans see a release.
TG hopes they hurry up, because we cannot wait to hear it. In the meantime, have a look at our Metallica 'Enter Sandman' guitar lesson.
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