The old adage says that you should never judge a book by its cover – however, these 10 albums are just begging for you to do that. The vast majority of metal bands out there have at least one turkey in their back-catalogue but, in these instances, these artists were able to polish a turd, making something that sounds less than ideal truly look the part. From Metallica’s St Anger to Iron Maiden’s Virtual XI, below are 10 lacklustre metal releases that came packaged with some gorgeous artwork.
