Metal Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A track features rapid down-picked riffs, aggressive vocals, sharp tempo changes, and a relentless attack. Which subgenre is the best fit?
Doom metal
Thrash metal
Glam metal
Gothic metal
2. During recording, a producer asks for a tremolo-picked passage. What should the guitarist play?
A chord with each note sounded separately and slowly
A note or short figure repeated rapidly with alternating pick strokes
A note bent upward and held with wide vibrato
A riff played only with left-hand hammer-ons
3. Which album was Metallica's studio debut?
Ride the Lightning
Master of Puppets
Kill 'Em All
...And Justice for All
4. Which band released the album “British Steel”?
Judas Priest
Deep Purple
Diamond Head
Uriah Heep
5. A song combines galloping riffs, fast double-bass drumming, soaring clean vocals, and a triumphant fantasy-themed chorus. Which subgenre is the closest match?
Power metal
Progressive metal
Symphonic metal
Folk metal
6. A band builds songs around very slow tempos and weighty, Black Sabbath-inspired riffs. Which subgenre is most directly associated with that approach?
Death metal
Doom metal
Speed metal
Groove metal
7. What does the abbreviation NWOBHM stand for?
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Northern Wave of British Hard Music
New World Order of Heavy Metal
National Wave of British Heavy Music
8. Which band recorded the song “Ace of Spades”?
Venom
Saxon
Accept
Motörhead
9. Which comparison most accurately distinguishes common death-metal and black-metal vocal and guitar approaches?
Death metal usually favors spoken vocals, while black metal is defined by operatic singing.
Death metal generally avoids distortion, while black metal centers on clean acoustic guitar.
Death metal often uses low growls and dense riffs, while black metal often uses shrieks and tremolo-picked textures.
Death metal relies mainly on keyboards, while black metal excludes electric guitar.
10. Which band released the 1996 album “Roots”?
Machine Head
Sepultura
Soulfly
Fear Factory
11. Which band is represented by the recurring mascot Eddie?
Megadeth
Dio
Iron Maiden
Motörhead
12. A guitarist wants a tight, percussive chug instead of a fully ringing chord. What should the picking hand do?
Tap the fretboard above the highest fret
Move the pick gradually toward the neck pickup
Rest the edge of the palm lightly on the strings near the bridge
Pull the whammy bar upward after every stroke
13. The band drops into a stripped-down, heavily accented rhythmic section, often with a half-time feel, to create a sharp physical release. What is this section commonly called?
A harmonized solo
A blast beat
An acoustic prelude
A breakdown
14. In which English city did Black Sabbath form?
Birmingham
London
Manchester
Sheffield
15. You hear down-tuned, syncopated riffs alongside screamed and clean vocals, followed by a prominent breakdown. Which style do these clues most strongly suggest?
Nu metal
Traditional heavy metal
Black metal
Metalcore
16. Kerry King is best known as a guitarist for which band?
Anthrax
Testament
Exodus
Slayer