a song by Judas Priest from their album British Steel. The song was also released as the B-side to the song "Breaking the Law". Composition Sounds produced by billiard cues and trays of cutlery can be heard in the song. Frontman Rob Halford said about the song in a Billboard article: "I'm a bit of a science-fiction fan, and I think I got the lyrics from that world-robots and sci-fi and metal gods, just by word association. It's a statement against Big Brother or something, about these metal gods that were taking over". Guitarist K.K. Downing said: "When we were recording that track we had loads and loads of fun trying to make it sound as metal as we can. We were shaking cutlery trays in front of the microphones to create the sound of metal marching feet". Halford added: "In those days there wasn't an Internet, so you couldn't go online and download samples. So we would whip a piece of guitar chord on a flight case or swish a pool cue in front of a microphone for the audio effects. I lifted and dropped that cutlery tray 100 times, I think". Downing also added: "Ringo Starr actually owned the house when we were there, so we would go around to see what Ringo had that we could put on our record. So I guess it's Ringo's knives and forks that created the true 'Metal Gods' sound, which is pretty funny to realize". Charts References External links Official music video at YouTube 1980 singles Judas Priest songs Songs written by Rob Halford Songs written by Glenn Tipton Songs written by K. K. Downing 1980 songs Columbia Records singles Music videos directed by Julien Temple Protest songs