HellOnWheels wrote:
deathkvlt wrote:
HellOnWheels wrote:
you blackmetal heads are fucking great ! you fight for your music like your life depended on it... Hails to that !
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HellOnWheels wrote:
one thing i'm sure is that the music is more important than any dresscode
Agreed.
so okay, can you tell me what great blackmetal band doesn't wear corpsepaint ? I thought all the blackmetal bands had to respect that particular element but my knowledge on the matter is limited... :oops:
Well HoW, corpsepaint is more of a tradition than a code; it's kind of "war paint"; when the warriors went to fight they wore the paint to help them intimidate the enemy, stay focused and to remember themselves their roots traditions, pride etc...
There are many Black Metal bands that don't use corpsepaint all of the time; many BM bands use it only on stage and some others always use it, I believe it's something left to each BMetaler's discretion.
Taake
No corpsepaint here, but live they use.
Mayhem has members who use it, and some that don't.
There are several Darkthrone (probably the purest BM band) pics without corpsepaint.
One of the coolest non-corpsepainted BM pics ever.
See, even the purets most famous bands don't use corpsepaint as a rule, yet, corpsepaint is something fuckin' awesome.
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