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Type of black and white body painting
Corpse paint is a style of body painting, used mainly by black metal bands for concerts and band photos. The body painting is used to make the musicians
Corpse_paint
Swedish black metal vocalist (1969–1991)
birds, wore shirts with funeral announcements printed on them and wore corpse paint—being one of the first in black metal to do so. Acquaintances and peers
Dead_(musician)
Subgenre of heavy metal music
song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Venom initiated the "first wave" of black metal
Black_metal
Norwegian music scene
evil. They adopted pseudonyms and appeared in photographs adorned with "corpse paint" and wielding medieval weaponry. The scene was exclusive, creating boundaries
Early Norwegian black metal scene
Early_Norwegian_black_metal_scene
Delusion that one is dead or non-existent
Cotard's syndrome, also known as Cotard's delusion or walking corpse syndrome, is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional
Cotard's_syndrome
Form of art using the human body as the canvas
Facepainting. Human sexuality portal Visual arts portal Fashion portal Body art Corpse paint Make up Mehndi (so-called henna tattoos) "'Zebra' tribal bodypaint cuts
Body_painting
Norwegian black metal band
corpse. He didn't do it to look cool." Hellhammer asserted that Dead was "the first black-metal musician to use corpse paint." To complete his corpse-like
Mayhem_(band)
American death metal band
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based in Tampa, Florida. The band has released sixteen studio
Cannibal_Corpse
Fusion genre of black metal and death metal
and Satanic lyrics and imagery. Bands of the genre typically employ corpse paint, which was adapted from black metal. The genre is commonly death metal
Blackened_death_metal
Danish musician
his Corpse paint and has changed the design of his make-up often over the years. With Conspiracy, he wore a mesh of black and white line war paint, with
King_Diamond
Australian industrial band
at Electrowerkz in 2019 where she dressed in a motley combination of corpse paint and Victorian-styled clothing. Fans were greeted with cups of Kool-Aid
Skynd_(band)
Brazilian extreme metal band
debut album, I.N.R.I., is regarded as a great influence on black metal's corpse paint imagery. That record is also considered one of the "first wave" albums
Sarcófago
Heavy metal tabletop role-playing game
ridiculous extremes and struggling to maintain a straight face under the corpse paint." Horvath concluded, "Honestly, if you can't laugh at the end of the
Mörk_Borg
Argentinian footballer
was an Argentine footballer famous for playing in numerous games with corpse-paint makeup. Due to this unusual characteristic, he became a famous and revered
Darío_Dubois
Danish heavy metal band
tibia bone in the shape of a cross, while also dawning his signature Corpse paint. CBS News described him as a "menacing figure live". Current members
King_Diamond_(band)
Topics referred to by the same term
Corpse (born 1974), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player Corpse paint, a style of black and white makeup used by black metal bands Corpse plant
Corpse_(disambiguation)
Type of men's headscarf to maintain hair positioning
known to wear a durag as part of his onstage look, in contrast to the corpse paint traditionally synonymous with black metal.[citation needed] In 1995,
Durag
and evil. They adopted pseudonyms and appeared in photographs wearing "corpse paint" and wielding medieval weaponry. The scene was exclusive and created
List of musicians in the early Norwegian black metal scene
List_of_musicians_in_the_early_Norwegian_black_metal_scene
2025 studio album by Draugveil
metal fans due to its cover, featuring Draugveil in a suit of armour and corpse paint, and lying in a field of red roses. The cover was the subject of parodying
Cruel World of Dreams and Fears
Cruel_World_of_Dreams_and_Fears
Music genre
the use of attention-grabbing imagery such as costumes, masks, or face paint, or special effects such as pyrotechnics or fake blood. Shock rock also
Shock_rock
Religious philosophy and subgenre of black metal music
characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics (corpse paint), whose artists either directly oppose the Satanism prevalent in most
Unblack_metal
Extreme subgenre of heavy metal music
black metal. Blackened death metal bands are also more likely to wear corpse paint and suits of armour, than bands from other styles of death metal. Lower
Death_metal
Fan of hip hop group Insane Clown Posse
underground rap music Wearing face paint, generally those either like an evil clown or perhaps similar to corpse paint Wearing Hatchet Gear or Chapter 17
Juggalo
Swedish metal band
album on Regain Records. Founded in 1995 in Umeå, Bewitched employed corpse paint while playing "a retro style of thrash metal that was popular in the
Bewitched_(Swedish_band)
German power metal band
themes and images, contrary to traditional power metal music, as well as corpse paint, gothic-tinged compositions and songs about werewolf and vampire legends
Powerwolf
1984 studio album by Mercyful Fate
Louis Pattison of Pitchfork wrote: "Thanks to Diamond’s distinctive corpse paint, Mercyful Fate are often pigeonholed as a sort of proto-black metal band
Don't_Break_the_Oath
Polish blackened death metal band
and brutality of death metal." The band has been known to perform with corpse paint while "flanked by cast-iron eagles and snake-wrapped mic stands," according
Behemoth_(band)
Norwegian metal band
aesthetic that would come to symbolize the black metal scene, donning corpse paint and using pseudonyms. Gylve Nagell became "Fenriz", Ivar Enger became
Darkthrone
English heavy metal band
originally folded in 1987. They were amongst the first bands to wear proto-corpse paint as part of their stage show, which featured hysterical ranting from a
Hell_(British_band)
2018 studio album by Orphaned Land
photo taken of her in a hijab with the lead singer of Behemoth in his corpse paint went viral, after which her parents forbade her from associating with
Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs
Unsung_Prophets_&_Dead_Messiahs
1984 EP and studio album by Celtic Frost
and dead serious fashion style was also influential, including their corpse paint face makeup. In 2011, Invisible Oranges ranked Morbid Tales as #2 in
Morbid_Tales
Taiwanese musical group
also known for their unique stage costumes, which originally included corpse paint similar to that used by many Scandinavian black metal bands, from which
Chthonic_(band)
Norwegian black metal band
began working on their first full-length album. Emperor ceased wearing corpse paint; they stated that it was becoming a trend and losing its original significance
Emperor_(Norwegian_band)
American death metal band
disagreements in the band over whether to incorporate black metal elements, corpse paint and blasphemous lyrics led Ledney, Amori and Makowski to depart from
Incantation_(American_band)
Norwegian extreme metal band
For the first time in their career, Antestor began using the infamous corpse paint masks as a part of their live shows and overall image. In 2000, Endtime
Antestor
ICP fans known as Juggalos with their all-black outfits and evil clown corpse paint. In the mid-1990s, indie rock, Madchester, and Britpop bands Blur, Stone
1990s_in_fashion
Finnish extreme metal band
this thing, it is ancient history". Impaled Nazarene stopped wearing corpse paint in the mid-1990s when black metal exploded, with Luttinen explaining
Impaled_Nazarene
Early form of the black metal genre
facepaint on stage, was one of the inspirators of what became known as 'corpse paint'. Other artists that were a part of the first wave included England's
First-wave_black_metal
2018 film directed by Jonas Åkerlund
2019). "'Lords of Chaos': Rory Culkin on Murder, Mayhem, Sex Scenes in Corpse Paint". Revolver. Reed, Ryan (16 November 2016). "Watch Metallica's Bloody
Lords_of_Chaos_(film)
Villainous or "bad guy" character in professional wrestling
outfits giving off a nasty or otherwise dangerous look, such as wearing corpse paint over their faces, putting on demonic masks, covering themselves in dark
Heel_(professional_wrestling)
American rock singer (born 1948)
Tour in 1973. His book Billion Dollar Baby, released in November 1974, painted a less-than-flattering picture of the band, showing a group in total disharmony
Alice_Cooper
Subgenre of alternative metal
Mudvayne, and Slipknot wear masks, jumpsuits, costumes, face paint, corpse paint or body paint. A few nu metal bands, such as Coal Chamber, and Kittie are
Nu_metal
New Zealand power metal band
playing black metal in 1993, adhering to common genre aesthetics such as corpse paint and anti-Christian symbolism. Dawson and Totman adopted the stage names
Demoniac
1992 song by Immortal
forest and through the site of the ancient ruins of Lyse Abbey, wearing corpse paint and other articles such as a wizard costume, brandishing various weapons
The_Call_of_the_Wintermoon
English singer (born 1942)
presence such as the face makeup, especially his black and white face paint (corpse paint), voodoo dancing, and flaming helmet pioneered a lot of what was
Arthur_Brown_(musician)
Danish heavy metal band
Diamond was among the first black metal musicians to use the now famous corpse paint, Mercyful Fate was a pioneer in developing black metal, although their
Mercyful_Fate
American black metal band
that McEntee was reluctant to pursue their interests in black metal, corpse paint, and blasphemous themes. However, both parties have remained on good
Profanatica
American music project by Scott Conner
Although similar in terms of low fidelity production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically, the focus of the first edition of Xasthur was
Xasthur
Norwegian musician (born 1973)
many of the same on-stage outfits as Abbath and has nearly identical corpse paint. Abbath appeared in the 2008 documentary Until the Light Takes Us about
Abbath
subgenres. Bloodbound Sweden 2004–present Melodic power metal band that uses corpse paint in promotional photos, in a style similar to black metal acts. Borealis
List_of_power_metal_bands
2013 film
associated with it, which piques her interest, and influences her to don corpse paint the next morning. Later that night, Knútur comes over to her house to
Metalhead_(film)
Performer and fan worn attire as representing heavy metal music
(such as woad) and other Dark Ages themed battle gear.[citation needed] Corpse paint is another style of black-and-white makeup, used mainly by black metal
Heavy_metal_fashion
American metalcore band
will embrace black metal, along with the band incorporating the use of corpse paint. He expressed that the entire band agreed that they do not want to be
Iwrestledabearonce
Danish extreme metal project
doom metal". In terms of lyrics and imagery (for instance the use of corpse paint) he is akin to other black metal acts, while the sound of his music is
Nortt
Taiwanese politician and musician
Maradou" and wore corpse paint portraying the Ba-Jia-Jiang in performances until 2011, when the band ended their use of corpse paint. With fellow Chthonic
Freddy_Lim
Type of chamber tomb found in Sardinia, Italy
door is topped with painted or carved U-shaped bull horns, inscribed inside each other in a variable number. The corpses, painted with red ochre like
Domus_de_Janas
Norwegian metal band
black metal attire, such as spiked wristbands, inverted crosses and corpse paint. Enzifer is also known for wearing a face mask with spikes protruding
Urgehal
Japanese kawaii metal band
"Full Metal Band"—a group of live musicians dressed in white robes and corpse paint. They have since been referred to by band members and fans as "Gods of
Babymetal
Any of a number of related heavy metal music subgenres
Sarcófago's 1987 debut album, I.N.R.I., was a major influence on black metal's corpse paint style make-up. That record is also considered one of the first-wave black
Extreme_metal
Christian black metal band
black metal music. The band is also controversial for using the typical corpse paint style often associated with the black metal visuals. Their live act incorporates
Frost_Like_Ashes
Preserved dead human or animal
which dates around 5050 B.C. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the Cueva de
Mummy
American indie rock group (1993–2022)
1998, the band took the stage as a Misfits tribute act, complete with corpse paint and black clothing. At the 2008 End of the Road Festival in Dorset, England
Low_(band)
Chilean thrash metal band
albums, and various demos and compilations. They are also known for using corpse paint in a thrash metal band, later imitated by others. Yanko Tólic started
Massakre_(band)
Music scene
extremely brutal, and we started to get serious with inverted crosses and corpse paint. People here thought we were insane. You have to remember that around
Swedish_death_metal
Swedish power metal band
apparent black metal image (the band members have worn make-up in the "corpse paint" style in the promotional photos on their albums and website and during
Bloodbound
American professional wrestler (born 1959)
at WCW events and began painting his entire face with black and white corpse paint. In retaliation, nWo Sting, who was still imitating Borden, began painting
Sting_(wrestler)
2011 studio album by Iwrestledabearonce
"90% black metal", this news was coupled with photos of the band in corpse paint and dark clothing; the controversial gag was revealed as nothing more
Ruining_It_for_Everybody
American black metal band
not incorporated most of the traditional traits of black metal such as corpse paint, the use of pseudonyms and Satanic imagery. Member Aaron Weaver has said
Wolves_in_the_Throne_Room
2011 song by Rammstein
around the stage. During the stage performance, each band member wears corpse paint. The music video was released on 11 November 2011. All songs by Rammstein
Mein_Land
Polish pagan black metal band
the Blood." Graveland is composed of a typical black metal enthusiast, corpse paint and all, and a Skinhead. "Ragnard Rock Festival : des saluts nazis au
Graveland
2013 single by Muse
2, 2013 through the NME website. It features people with black metal corpse paint doing extreme sports like BMX and surfing while Muse plays the song.
Supremacy_(song)
Full or partial face covering
Dimmu Borgir simulate the effect with face paint, with some like Urgehal, in a style called corpse paint. Hollywood Undead also wears masks, although
Mask
English black metal band
(2014) "Winterfylleth Interview: "If you want to look at people wearing corpse paint, then don't come watch a Winterfylleth show."". Eyesore Merch. 25 March
Winterfylleth_(band)
British rock duo
of inspiration is also cited as the origin of their decision to wear corpse paint on stage and heavily feature the imagery of chains live and in music
Zetra_(band)
2015 studio album by Cradle of Filth
wrote "on their 11th studio album, this unholy horde, forever wrapped in corpse paint, leather, and spikes, look back more than they do forward. And that proves
Hammer_of_the_Witches
1990 studio album by Cannibal Corpse
to Life is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released on August 17, 1990, through Metal Blade Records. The album
Eaten_Back_to_Life
Single from Dutch symphonic metal and rock band Within Temptation
which are emphasized. The main plot of the video starts with a boy with corpse paint being tossed inside a bunker. As he stands up, he wanders through the
Entertain_You
Norwegian black metal musician
(2007) Darkthrone, F.O.A.D. (2007) Hexvessel, Dawnbearer (2011) "Green Corpse Paint and Monty Python: Inside Aura Noir, "Ugliest Band in the World"". Revolver
Carl-Michael_Eide
Italian industrial black metal band
almost see the majority snicker at Aborym's psychedelic time-travel-meets-corpse-paint image, but these visuals serve to underline specifically where band and
Aborym
1999 studio album by Hecate Enthroned
previous symphonic black metal sonority and aesthetics, dropped the corpse paint used on the previous few albums and adopted a style more reminiscent
Kings_of_Chaos_(album)
Chinese black metal band
traditional lanterns and branches. During concerts the members do not wear corpse paint. After each song the band members bow to the audience and make traditional
Zuriaake
Israeli heavy metal band
photo taken of her in a hijab with the lead singer of Behemoth in his corpse paint went viral, after which her parents forbade her from associating with
Orphaned_Land
American experimental metal band
album. Pitchfork wrote that "the four-minute track bears a fresh coat of corpse paint, teeming with pulverizing blast beats and tremolo guitars that wail like
Sannhet
Subgenre of black metal promoting Nazism
elements of neoclassical, folk, and ambient music. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. Many black metal artists prefer to be underground
National Socialist black metal
National_Socialist_black_metal
Music genre
different mediums, such as but not limited to the use of black metal corpse paint which, while it originates in black metal, is also similar to the look
Indigenous_metal_music
Rock music from the United Kingdom
Brown performed his 1968 hit song "Fire" wearing black and white makeup (corpse paint) and a burning headpiece. He has been a significant influence on extreme
British_rock_music
2018 single by Bring Me the Horizon featuring Dani Filth
band doing everyday, mundane things. Dani Filth is seen wearing heavy corpse paint and sci-fi-esque stage clothing while eating cereal and shopping at the
Wonderful Life (Bring Me the Horizon song)
Wonderful_Life_(Bring_Me_the_Horizon_song)
Music genre
fans were used to at the time. The band Sarcófago wore an early form of corpse paint and their first album I.N.R.I. "was huge among Norwegian black metalers"
Brazilian_thrash_metal
Australian drummer
reviewed by Brian Griffin for Loud Mag, which featured "[Sanders] in full corpse paint ... [with] a shrieking wall of sound guided by [his] precision drumming"
Matt_"Skitz"_Sanders
2008 studio album by Ladyhawk
Always Know What You're Saying" – 4:17 "S.T.H.D." – 1:58 "Fear" – 4:16 "Corpse Paint" – 4:17 "(I'll Be Your) Ashtray" – 4:13 "Faces Of Death" – 4:46 "Night
Shots_(Ladyhawk_album)
1982 studio album by Bauhaus
guitars, backing vocals on "Exquisite Corpse," album cover painting David J – bass, backing vocals on "Exquisite Corpse" Kevin Haskins – drums, congas on
The_Sky's_Gone_Out
Techniques used in surrealism
traditional way of painting. Man Ray recalled, "(…) It was thrilling to paint a picture, hardly touching the surface - a purely cerebral act, as it were
Surrealist_techniques
US musical group
image ought to be, both in terms of broader gender norms as well as what corpse paint should look like, as well as what instruments are and are not acceptable
Ævangelist
American music group
metal bands believing themselves to be black metallers because they use corpse paint and scream "Satan", pointing out that behind black metal, there is an
Averse_Sefira
Research facility where body decomposition is studied
Tennessee, where Bass was interested in studying the decomposition of a human corpse from the time of death to the time of decay. The aim was to gain a better
Body_farm
Tree or simple structure used for supporting corpses
scaffold carried the corpse of a Sisseton Sioux an estimated 18 feet above the ground. One scaffold described had poles painted black and red in horizontal
Burial_tree
2017 concert tour by Babymetal
titled White Fox Festival, only allowed attendance to audiences wearing corpse paint. The concerts of August 19 and August 20, 2017 in Chiba, Japan at Zozo
The Five Fox Festival in Japan
The_Five_Fox_Festival_in_Japan
1993 EP by Impiety
Goatsodomy" – 5:29 The front cover shows the three band members with corpse paint and spikes in front of an inverted pentagram. The back cover features
Salve_the_Goat...Iblis_Exelsi
1632 painting by Rembrandt
radically altered the conventions of the genre, by including a full-length corpse in the center of the image (using Christ-like iconography) and creating
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
The_Anatomy_Lesson_of_Dr._Nicolaes_Tulp
2018 single by the 1975
everything, up to and including choreography, sick soccer moves, a child in corpse paint, and what appears to be one long tracking shot." Rosie Byers of Wonderland
Sincerity_Is_Scary
CORPSE PAINT
CORPSE PAINT
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : apparently from a medieval personal name Copsi or Cofsi.
Girl/Female
Latin American
Maiden.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire named Corse, from Welsh cors ‘marsh’, ‘bog’.Scottish : topographic name from northern Middle English cors, corse ‘cross’, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places, for example in Grampian and Orkney, named with this word.Danish or Dutch : from the personal name Corsse, a variant of Carsten, which was borne by Scandinavian settlers in New Netherland in the 17th century.
Female
French
French name CERISE means "cherry."Â
Girl/Female
English Irish
From the round hill; seething pool; or ravine.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from Old French corne ‘horn’ (Late Latin corna), a derogatory nickname for a cuckold (see Horn 4), or a metonymic occupational name for a hornblower or worker in horn.English : variant spelling of Corn.
Girl/Female
Welsh
Reed.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Corey, possibly CORIE means "deep hollow, ravine."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of cord or string or a nickname for a habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons, from the genitive or plural form of Old French corde ‘string’ (see Coard).Variant spelling of German Kordes.French : habitational name from any of several places called Cordes.
Girl/Female
French
Cherry; cherry red.
Boy/Male
Norse
Short.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Cross.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a horse dealer, Middle English corser.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God teaches.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Corp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval northern English personal name Kouse, Kause, corresponding to Old Norse Kausi, a nickname meaning ‘tomcat’.English : Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Kaus or Ku(h)se, which is of unexplained origin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cruse.Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Kraus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Cripsey, habitational name from a place of this name in Lincolnshire.
Female
French
Variant spelling of French Corinne, CORINE means "maiden."
Girl/Female
English American Irish
From the round hill; seething pool; or ravine.
CORPSE PAINT
CORPSE PAINT
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan
Female
German
Feminine form of German Dietrich, DIETRICHA means "first of the people; king of nations."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift from God, Victorious
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Humble; Request
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Avery.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lester.German : occupational name for a maker of lasts or a cobbler, from Middle High German leist + the agent suffix -er.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess of words
Boy/Male
Sikh
King of lords
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Strength
Boy/Male
African, Indian
Slave; Servant
CORPSE PAINT
CORPSE PAINT
CORPSE PAINT
CORPSE PAINT
CORPSE PAINT
n.
The Norse language.
n.
That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
a.
Characterized by copses.
n.
A corpse; the dead body of a human being.
a.
See Couple-close.
superl.
Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language.
n.
See Copse.
n.
The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
superl.
Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread.
v. t.
To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer.
v. t.
To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or as on, a horse.
v. t.
To plant and preserve, as a copse.
pl.
of Couple-close
n.
The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc.
n.
See Coupe.
n.
A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.
n. sing. & pl.
A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
n.
Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
a.
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
a.
Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.