2011 Lulu
In 2011, the band worked with one of the legendary Godfathers of punk and alternative music, Lou Reed on an album project based around writing by Frank Wedekind about a 19th century French prostitute named Lulu, which was then reinterpreted by Reed. He, in turn, built a series of song frameworks and invited Metallica to come in and fill the empty spaces.
Lulu, was released on October 31, 2011. While not well received, it once again proved that Metallica does what Metallica wants.
