Metal Connections

Metal Connections is the daily brain-teaser built for hard rock and heavy metal fans. Every day brings 16 words on a 4×4 grid. Your mission: sort them into four hidden categories — bands, albums, songs, guitarists, tours, side projects, lineup changes, festival appearances, and more from five decades of metal history. Sounds easy? The categories overlap on purpose. Is "Black Sabbath" a band, an album, or a song? Does "Rainbow" belong with Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, or Graham Bonnet? One wrong guess and you burn a life. Four wrong guesses and the puzzle wins. WHAT'S INSIDE • A new hand-crafted puzzle every day • Four difficulty tiers, from Diamond Head deep cuts to festival main-stage classics • Themes covering NWOBHM, thrash, doom, prog, hair metal, black, death, power, glam, stoner, and beyond • Legends and lineups: Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Judas Priest, Rush, Rainbow, Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, and many more • Clean, focused design — no accounts, no clutter, just the puzzle HOW IT WORKS Tap four words you think belong together, then submit. Get it right — the row clears with the category name revealed. Get it wrong — you lose a life. Solve all four categories to win. Built by a music journalist and lifelong metalhead. Rock on.