Lou Reed and Metallica’s forthcoming collaborative recording presently has a discharge title and date, right after the two less likely lovers introduced the set in June – and yes it looks to get one of the most ambitious albums of the year. The joints hard work is going to be titled Lulu and will fall on December 1, the match introduced on their site.

“Loutallica,” as they are dubbing on their own, uncovered the record was encouraged by German author Frank Wedekind’s convert from the century performs Planet Soul and Pandora’s Pack. With each other, the works tell a “story of the youthful abused dancer’s daily life and relationships” and therefore are typically referred to as the Lulu Performs, they explained within a submit on his or her website.

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Asked Metallica to join him after performing for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York in 2009, even though reed originally sketched out the project for a theatrical production inBerlin and Germany. They laid down the tracks at Metallica’s Cal business plus it was come up with with “lightning speed to get a Metallica-relevant project.”

NME reports that three cuts will be called “Pumping Blood,” “Mistress Dread,” and “Junior Dad.?, even though loutallica have yet to reveal a tracklisting?

As SPIN previously reported, Metallica are also celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and will play four shows at San Francisco’s Fillmore the week of December 5. Count on the music group to bust out job-spanning collections – and prospective live collaborations with Reed. “These special reveals includes specific guests and events, uncommon music, diverse set up odds, ends and lists, and the nutty stuff you anticipate from Metallica,” the group mentioned.