Face paint within rock and metal has a long history. ... In Episode 16 of Loudwire's ongoing "50 Years of Heavy Metal" video series, we explore who really invented corpse paint.

His acolyte, Screaming Lord Sutch, was himself an irregular face paint wearer, but did similarly employ horrific imagery – albeit of a tongue-in-cheek variety – as on his 1963 single "Jack the ...

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 ...