What style of make up does Dethklok wear when performing?
On the show Metalocalypse the band Dethklok usually wears a specific make-up style when performing their shows. It appears as white skin tones with blacked out eyes and ash around the eye black. Is there a name for this style of make-up? It seems similar to other real bands like Cradle of Filth but not quite as influenced by the band Kiss
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Initial searching almost had me convinced there was not a name for it, but alas, it is called corpse paint or corpsepaint. From wikipedia:
Corpse paint or corpsepaint is a style of black-and-white makeup, used mainly by black metal bands during live concerts and photo shoots. The makeup is used to intensify the bands' imagery of evil, inhumanity, and corpse-like decay. It is most commonly worn just on the face, but in some rare occasions is also applied on arms and torso and in even rarer occasions, some musicians use other colors than just black and white.
If you do a google image search for corpsepaint you get lots and lots of examples! Here is Brendon Small, the creator of Metalocalypse who occasionally tours as Dethklok, in corpsepaint:
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