Even the most sacred cow lets out the occasional stinker. From Iron Maiden to Metallica, Slayer to Morbid Angel, there's a consensus that some of metal's biggest and most legendary bands have at least one record that should never have seen the light of day.
Or should they? While it might seem easy to dismiss divisive records like No Prayer For The Dying and Diabolus In Musica, there's an argument to be made that these records are nowhere near as bad as critical consensus would have you believe. That in mind, Hammer dives in on the supposed "bad albums" that deserve a second look...