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"[Metallica's fans] are threatening to shoot me, and that's only because I showed up. They haven't even heard the record yet, and they're recommending various forms of torture and death," Reed said.

You can stream the whole Frankenstinian concoction, or just skip straight to watching the Muppets "perform" a cover of "Pumping Blood" below.

Below, watch a promo for the Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration, featuring a desperately-in-need-of-a-nap Reed pressing forward with the illusion that the project has "pushed me to the best I’ve ever been."