Metallica And Lou Reed's 'Lulu' Album Banned On London Underground

Metallica and Lou Reed's forthcoming album 'Lulu' has been banned by the London Underground.

Posters for the album, which will be released on October 31 in the UK and in the US in November 1, were refused to be used by London Underground as the 'Lulu' writing was thought to look too much like graffiti.

Then ten-track record includes the songs 'Frustration', 'Pumping Blood', and 'Junior Dad'.

A statement about the album said: “Originally the lyrics and musical landscape were sketched out by Lou for a theatrical production in Berlin, but after coming together with the Metallica boys for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York in 2009 all guilty parties knew they wanted to make more music together.

“Lou was inspired enough by that performance to recently ask the band to join him in taking his theatrical 'Lulu' piece to the next level and so starting in early May of this year we were all camped out recording at HQ studios in Northern California, bringing us to today and ten complete songs.''

Earlier this week, Metallica and Lou Reed posted a 30-second clip of their new single 'The View'.

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The tracklisting for 'Lulu' is:

'Brandenburg Gate'
'The View'
'Pumping Blood'
'Mistress Dread'
'Iced Honey'
'Cheat On Me'
'Frustration'
'Little Dog'
'Dragon'
'Junior Dad'

Metallica and Lou Reed  - 'The View':

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