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Metal 2 - The Big 4 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/9/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Since we are big fans of Thrash Metal music, we created another Metal Cache for you. We saw the „Big 4 of Thrash Metal“ in Summer 2010 in Prague and had a great time.


For what kind of metal dancing style is one of the „BIG 4 of Thrash Metal“-Bands famous for, which is therefor very common in Thrash Metal?
Crowd Surfing: A = 2
Mosh pit: A = 3
Pogo: A = 4
Skank: A = 5
Twist: A = 6
Wall of death: A = 7


Which bands belong to the „big 4“ of Thrash Metal? ? add the numbers! = B
Amon Amarth = 1
Anthrax = 2
Iron Maiden = 4
Kataklysm = 8
Kreator = 16
Limp Bizkit = 32
Megadeth = 64
Metallica = 128
Motörhead = 256
Slayer = 512


In which city happened the historic moment of all current members of the Big Four sharing the stage to perform a song? Take the coodinates of the city and use N C° E D°


Which song was that? - Count the words = E


Which band originally performed that song? Count the letters = F

Who was a member of Metallica, who has his own band now belonging to the Big 4? Take his year of birth as G.


Find the cache:
N 48° 32. B + C * E + F – A
E 14° 01.(G + 1)/A + C + D + 2 * E

Happy hunting!


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N: Gurer'f nyfb n fbat nobhg vg. S: vg'f abar bs gur Ovt 4.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)