corpsepaint en · NOUN
Etymology
From corpse + paint.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A style of black-and-white makeup used primarily by black metal musicians and fans, intended to make the wearer appear inhuman, corpselike, or demonic.
Far more Pagan metal bands appear in the traditional black metal corpsepaint.
2014, Donna Weston, Andy Bennett, editors, Pop Pagans: Paganism and Popular Music, Routledge, →ISBN:Many black metal musicians dress in black robes and wear exaggerated white-and-black “corpsepaint” on their faces, […]
2007, Ronald Bogue, Deleuze's Way: Essays in Transverse Ethics and Aesthetics, Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 45:You get kids over there in corpsepaint going to a death metal show, but then are going to go to [a] Darkness show. […]
2012, Joel McIver, Machine Head: Inside the Machine, Omnibus Press, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corpse paint | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
nb liksminke (Translations)