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Today, we will be investigating why five classic black metal<\/a> bands stopped wearing corpse paint.<\/p>\n Nothing is more irritating than the persistent, ignorant belief that black metal is about corpse paint \u2014 the music is what comes first, not to mention that a plethora of quality acts\u00a0such as\u00a0Rotting Christ<\/a> and Aura Noir have proudly\u00a0done without it the whole time.<\/p>\n Corpse paint would simply seem senseless on groups\u00a0such as\u00a0Enslaved<\/a>, who, instead, were forced to learn the hard way that bronze-plated, Viking battle helmets can lead to electrical shock and Sodom<\/a>-style executioner\u2019s hoods have sexual connotations.<\/p>\n READ MORE: 11 Bands Who Started out as Black Metal but Aren\u2019t Anymore<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Morbid and Mayhem<\/a>\u2019s late Pelle \u201cDead\u201d Ohlin played a pioneering role in the history of corpse paint. And the powerhouse\u2019s current mainman, the visually chameleonic Attila Csihar, who has even taken the stage dressed as Bugs Bunny, told Vice<\/a><\/em> that he first wore corpse paint with Tormentor in 1987.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Mayhem\u2019s drummer, Hellhammer<\/a>, bravely exhibits a unique, genre-atypical fashion sense; Ghul and Necrobutcher similarly do without corpse paint; and guitarist Teloch loves corpse paint, yet his pink Crocs are the true horror!<\/p>\n Ancient evidence exists of the depressive legends Strid, the free-spirited Fleurety and baby-Dissection<\/a> in corpse paint, though it didn\u2019t endure as part of their aesthetic.<\/p>\n On a related note, D\u00f8dheimsgard have inventively sported various types of paint over the years, including corpse paint, as in the Kronet Til Konge<\/em> (1995) photos. Their helmsman, Vicotnik, reminds us that black metal was built upon individualism and thus the adoption of corpse paint by emerging copycats can seem quite silly.<\/p>\n Fortunately, various heroes of old\u00a0such as Tsjuder and Immortal<\/a> still rock corpse paint beautifully. Hardly anyone has slayed with the combo of corpse paint and insanely long spikes like Vulture Lord and the defunct Urgehal. Their friends in the wickedly awesome Sarkom deserve our hails as well.<\/p>\n These black metal bands prove that you don\u2019t need corpse paint in order to be beautifully brutal!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jillian Drachman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n These 11 bands refuse to artistically limit themselves and thus prove that Darkness transcends genres; for it is omnipresent and there to be harnessed by each individual\u2019s unique will and set of instincts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jillian Drachman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n These 11 bands know that brutality is only amplified by the presence of beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jillian Drachman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Subscribe to Loudwire on YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhy 5 Classic Black Metal Bands Stopped Wearing Corpse Paint<\/h2>\n
11 Bands Who Started Out as Black Metal But Aren\u2019t Anymore<\/h2>\n
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