Similar Styles Outside Metal
Corpse paint has been associated mainly with black metal and heavy metal in general, but it has inspired musicians and others outside metal:
- In the fall of 1996, professional wrestler Sting began wearing corpse paint in a persona inspired by the film The Crow featuring Brandon Lee.
- Another professional wrestler, The Undertaker, wore make-up similar to corpse paint in the mid-1990s in reference to his stage name.
- Japanese pro wrestler, Onryo, uses extensive corpse paint.
- Professional wrestler, Jeff Hardy, wore corpse paint similar to black metal musician Nattefrost.
- Rap groups the Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid have been donning corpse paint since the early 1990s.
- Mexican Wrestler Chessman uses red and black corpse paint.
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