10 Metal Albums With ONE Bad Song

10. United - Judas Priest

Most of Judas Priest's catalog is the building blocks of what we consider to be metal today. Across albums like Screaming for Vengeance, this is the kind of dark hymns that made an entire generation of musicians want to blast their distorted guitars and annoy their parents to high heaven. Though there is a sort of universal appeal to a lot of their music, the Priest may have bit off a little more than they could chew on British Steel.

While it might be considered heresy to dunk one of the most celebrated albums in metal history, the single United is one of the most by the numbers tracks that the original incarnation of Priest ever made. Whereas a song about being united against any sort of injustice would be perfect for the metal community, the hook of the song is so flimsy that it starts to sound like a parody of itself halfway through.

From the looks of some of the promotional performances, it didn't look like the band themselves were all that keen on it either, including one lip synced version of the song where Rob Halford looks like he'd rather be anywhere but onstage at the moment. Even though Priest have written an entire songbook of epic tracks, this is the kind of cheesy metal that seems better suited for a kids TV show.