David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Metallica and Paul Simon are among the 20 deserving artists competing for your vote in the Album of the Year category.
The last time they came out with an announcement about new material, it ended up taking 17 years. Granted, the album did end up turning out pretty good, but with all the arguments between Axl Rose and former members including Slash, who knows what the end result will be? And another question is, will fans be willing to wait that long again? My theory is that the current generation of fans dies off
Aside from their shared love of the color black, Lou Reed and Metallica don’t have much in common – Metallica are heavy metal heroes, and Reed is the unofficial poet laureate of New York. Despite the differences, the band and Reed have announced yesterday they’ve recorded an album together.
Reed told Ultimate Classic Rock all it took was one concert to bring them together.
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Ultimate Classic Rock covers all the latest news from your favorite classic rock bands and features exclusive interviews, too. On the site right now, they have conversations with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Tommy Shaw from Styx, with more exclusives coming soon. They'll also uncover the meaning behind the lyrics of great songs like Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side' or Led Zeppelin's 'The Ocean.'
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