As I was sipping from a glass of single malt scotch, my sister's birthday present to me, I put together a themed puzzle for the custom of giving something away on one's birthday..

I don't listen to as much metal as I once did, but every fall and winter I listen to more of it than the rest of the year.

As for bumps, metal-themed images or even your favorite metal song/video youtube links will be appreciated.Just...be sensible about what you post.

Since the hints are all showing up at different times, here is the one hint for Question 4 which many people seem to be struggling with:

Question 4

What was the focus of the Sabaton record "Heroes"?
The event, not necessarily the people.
Answer in full words.

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I should have posted more power metal bands in the puzzle but I was up to 10 questions and liked that nice, even number.

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oh that's ok :D

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damn too much listen Drone metal..
i didnt know all the answer :sigh:

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You're saying you listen to too much drone metal? None of the bands in the quiz are drone, that's why I ask.

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ah thank you for helping me :D

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Well, just to give something interesting that probably hasn't been posted yet, I present Touhou Metal.

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Bump, hints will appear in about a day.

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"Hints will appear in 118h 59m"
Q.Q

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For me it says:

Hints will appear in 28h 24m

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Aren't hints relative to your first try? I have Hints will appear in 26h 47m but if I enter in incognito I get Hints will appear in 120h 0m

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would you be able to post the hints? I think this will end before the timer on mine runs.

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Bumping this, and now the hint for Q4 is added to the topic. You're welcome.

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awesome. thanks for the hint and heres another bump. It may be against the rules but let me know if i can post a question to how I am wording it.

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Unrelated but what happened to your quotes topic? I had a great Marilyn Monroe one for today.

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Didn't seem like anyone hardly read it, frankly.

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i had a great woody allen one last month but thread wasnt there </3

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There's nothing preventing anyone from starting their own QOTD thread.

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Happy Birthday! :)

Yeah - Q4 :P

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I link A7X even though you doubtlessly disapprove... (Piece of Heaven...possibly NSFW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VurhzANQ_B0

I'm so bad at puzzles, but I'll give it a look after I go get my pizza :)

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Solved. The format in Q4 is awful and ruins all the fun of the puzzle

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Damn, I suspected as much. I hope that hint will help at least ... timer is broken for me, I have to wait another 26 hours (but at my pc at home hints should appear about now iirc ...)

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Well I have been a bit rude. I have to say that the hint makes clear what is the answer he is looking for, but you still have to guess the correct words.

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I still have no idea what he means. This is why I hate these puzzles, people pretend you to get into their heads to guess the correct words. Makes no sense most of the time.

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Don't worry, this is the last puzzle and giveaway I'll be making for awhile.

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Not that much into heavy metal, so I'll share the closest thing that comes to mind and one of my recent discoveries and favorite youtubers - PelleK. He is Norwegian artist, who writes his own songs and makes metal covers of pop-songs, game soundtracks or even Disney songs.

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Oh, i give up. I don't watch this...

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Happy birthday! I finally solved Q4 with your hint.

Here, have some black metal from my country, released this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uE55OlV3Uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvGPAVTYfXI

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q4 - strange. Need hints

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Thanks for this.

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I am seeing that people are saying hints helped for 4. Where do you see this hint?

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Belated happy birthday, Baron! :)

Stuck on Q4 and a few more, apparently you set up the hint clock to go off individually (dunno if it was intentional).
So i have to wait 119h more... ^.^

Have a bump in the meantime. ;)

Can't say i'm much of a metal connoisseur don't hate me :( but here's some pics to hopefully get a giggle off of you. ;)

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I didn't realize I had set the hint clock that way, tbh. I will probably post the hints in another few days since there aren't that many entries right now.

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It's ok, the hints will still unlock in time for me.
Just thought you should know, that's all, but not sure you can change it now...

You probably unchecked the box for global hints shared? Just a guess here, dunno.

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That may very well be what happened. Hrm, too bad I don't have a ITH account to check for sure.

What gets me is that I've gone to lots of puzzles where the questions don't even make rational sense, follow any sort of prescribed theme, or ask for people to spend 20 minutes solving an equation. At least mine are easily solved by googling.

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Probably was the case, i never unchecked the box to know for sure.

I had an easy time with the majority of those i've searched for, i think the only thing that is stumping folks on Q4 is knowing the specifics of the format (unless i'm giving the wrong answer). Had that happen to me before on puzzles i made, hence my reasoning.

But don't sweat it, heck, i've made at least one of the puzzles on my ongoing puzzle thread have a couple of questions with multiple solutions that weren't accounted for, which was on me, not the solvers, so...

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Sabaton is my most favourite band, yet i can't figure out what exactly you want as answer in Q4. And still missing Q5 as well.

Avantasia
Anywhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJ0JGz39bg
Sabaton
The Price Of A Mile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hpVBH8JOM
Wolfpack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eai5UFmh-jI
Poltava https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt2g5hoUzHI
Kamelot
Under Grey Skies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjsud3Cdj8k
Love You To Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9BwQGYDLXg
Eluveitie
The Call Of The Mountains [Multilingual] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTrT93gOzA
Helvetios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4q1qeacqnw
Amaranthe
Amaranthine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lV1To-_fU
Dreamstate
Evolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9cP3OqK6Y8
Korpiklaani
Ämmänhauta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co0A3vT-6-k
Green Novice
Zyli Malni Padebeši https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN1XGXmyT2A
Civil War
Tears From The North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLrPjE0Ycw
Аркона
Лики бессмертных Богов https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgXlUxDGFvU
Woods Of Ypres
I Was Buried In Mount Pleasant Cemetery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y0WKslm-3k
Within Temptation
Our Solemn Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3t9YCYqPno
Wintersun
Land Of Snow And Sorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjOvmAJ6na0
Visions Of Atlantis
Lost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWigDQ6EXt8
Van Canto
Kings Of Metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiESgYr35gA
Tracktor Bowling
Шрамы https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsc4BN4xe0
The Vision Bleak
Wolfmoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDRdgLXpC-g
Texas Hippie Coalition
Pissed Off And Mad About It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQa6Z1xFq4E
Sólstafir
Fjara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6j7mUxGz20
Lágnætti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8n8Uy5KmvU
Skyforger
Tīreļa Purvā https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjtRn1ZcOyU
Skálmöld
Gleipnir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSV7mxNTzlg
Rotting Christ
ΧΞΣ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJbqplkBBv8
Powerwolf
Extatum Et Oratum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-LtLDcwVEw
Out In The Fields https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwSU9uvl7Mc
In This Moment
Big Bad Wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-qQ_brIsfY
Desert
Lament For Soldier's Glory (Order 227) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsZMgOiKVc
Dimmu Borgir
The Serpentine Offering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmMcBQavKE
Gateways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jw7yk8hm_0
Gothminister
Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6jYmLbICQ
Edguy
Scarlet Rose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5K75Veyeuk
Megaherz
Rock Me Amadeus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahxy0JN_BY
Fozzy
One Crazed Anarchist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9aKjbRIJ_k
Shaman
Fairy Tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0SbwokIF4Y

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Some great bands here, especially Eluvetie, Korpiklanni, Sabaton, and Woods of Ypres.

If you like them I'd recommend Sig:Ar:Tyr, Heidevolk, and Turisas.

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Finally got it with the second part of the hint, and now I feel dumb, since I did try variations of the answer for Q4, just not that specific way. XD

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It's kind of amazing how many people complain about Q4 considering that it really shouldn't take that much thinking once the hint is there.

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Well, it took me a while even with the hint. I never seen wrote it in that way, don't know if you wanted to make it harder writing it like that, if this was the case, you're evil :p

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Yeah, I really had it before the hint, I just didn't think to put it in that way until after the hints were out. Hints should really be making it easy peasy for anyone coming in now.

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Bump for solved. Q4 was not nice.

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q4 %(
and i can't see hint

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Bump for solved. That Q4 was evil

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Finally got Q4, thanks for the puzzle!

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Bump for solved!
Thank you for the puzzle.

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Closed 8 years ago by Khazadson.