In Episode 16 of Loudwire's ongoing "50 Years of Heavy Metal" video series, we explore who really invented corpse paint. Though synonymous with black metal's second wave that emerged primarily in ...

Look. We know. Big companies have been using subcultural fashion to market consumer goods since before any of us were born. Also, Norwegian black metal, with its extreme backstories and its ...

First things first, I think we can all acknowledge that "corpse paint" in the vein of black metal is properly understood to refer to a particular style of facial makeup, that being the type that is ...

Smeared black-and-white corpse face-paint (with a little red blood spatter thrown in for good measure) is synonymous with extreme metal. Whether it’s to enhance a demonic theme or carry on cultural ...

Music portrait photographer Jeremy Saffer — whose numerous credits include shooting bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Korn, Ghost, and Hatebreed for various magazine covers — is releasing a new art book ...

COVID-19 has us washing our hands more than ever, and if you’re looking to make your personal cleansing regimen a little more metal, we’ve found some soap for you. Etsy shop Corpse Paint Soaps makes ...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dark Asteroid Pretty's luxury-grade cosmetics take center stage in Issue 56 of Gothic Beauty Magazine, with the brand's award-winning products featured ...