Modern Heavy Metal quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which band won the 2016 metal Grammy for Cirice?

   Answer: Ghost

   Why: Cirice was the lead single from their album Meliora, cementing their rise on mainstream rock radio.

2. 2 Medium

   Which band lost guitarist Tom Searle to cancer in 2016?

   Answer: Architects

   Why: His twin brother, drummer Dan Searle, kept the band going to honor Tom's memory, releasing the hit album Holy Hell.

3. 3 Hard

   Which band member designed the iconic album artwork for Converge's Jane Doe?

   Answer: Jacob Bannon

   Why: In 2021, model Audrey Marnay said her 2001 magazine photo was the basis, and Bannon confirmed it was a primary source for the stencil.

4. 4 Easy

   Which book inspired Mastodon's 2004 concept album Leviathan?

   Answer: Moby-Dick

   Why: Brann Dailor read Moby-Dick on a flight to London and pitched the concept; Melville's text calls the whale a salt-sea Mastodon.

5. 5 Medium

   Who narrates on Nightwish's Endless Forms Most Beautiful?

   Answer: Richard Dawkins

   Why: Dawkins had never heard of Nightwish before Holopainen's letter; he narrated two tracks and spoke the closing lines live at Wembley in 2015.

6. 6 Hard

   Which pedal type lets metal guitarists drop their tuning instantly?

   Answer: Pitch shifter

   Why: The DigiTech Drop retunes all six strings at once, from one semitone down to a full octave, at a single footswitch tap.