21 Rock And Metal Acts Who Have Always Been Ready For Halloween

#1 Slipknot

Slipknot's image has changed over the years and what make their masks that much better are the personalities that go along with them. Corey Taylor said, "It's our way of becoming more intimate with the music. It's a way for us to become unconscious of who we are and what we do outside of music."

#2 Cult of Fire

Cult of Fire and their pointed hats hail from the Czech Republic. Metal is no stranger to hooded robes, fire, and rituals, but the exaggerated features of these outfits are paramount when discussing bands who treat every day like Halloween. Cult of Fire are definitely ready for Halloween, but are you ready for Cult of Fire?

#3 Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson is known for his stage persona and it's always a hell-raising good time watching this artist perform. Manson (aka Brian Hugh Warner) usually dons pale white face makeup with dim eye shadow and dark red lipstick. We can always count on this shock rocker to stir things up with his unconventionality.

#4 GWAR

To humans, GWAR are a bunch of monsters, but these Scumdogs are not in costume. No, this is just how these intergalactic warriors look. Fully equipped with weapons to destroy the entirety of the human race, GWAR see Halloween as just any regular day on Earth.

#5 Ghost

Sweden's Ghost are a sort of anti-clergy, delivering the message of Satanism through soothing, pop-inflected music that closely resembles that of the church. Ghost not only look ready for Halloween, they look like they're hosting the baddest Halloween party anyone's ever seen!

#6 Rob Zombie

When it comes to Halloween, few musicians have the breadth that Rob Zombie does. Not only does he front one of metal's most entertaining live bands, he is also a well-established horror movie director.

#7 Misfits

The Misfits are synonymous with Halloween, delivering their brand of horror-infused punk to the masses since the '70s. If it's October, odds are you can catch the Misfits on tour and start your Halloween romp a little early. Leader Jerry Only even created the infamous devilock hairstyle.

#8 Watain

Watain look like they're ready for Halloween, but these Swedes don't trick-or-treat. Whether it's covering themselves in blood from the local butcher or wearing clothes that are rotting, they're are all business all the time. Watain take their music and performances seriously, but they look the part every year.

#9 KISS

These legends have been rocking the face paint and flamboyant garments for decades. Their onstage attire of the band takes the personas of comic book style characters. No matter where you go for Halloween, you're bound to bump into someone who slabs on some makeup to look like a KISS member!

#10 Behemoth

When it comes to evoking eerie and sinister looking appearances, death metal does it like no other, especially European death metal. Behemoth, a band from Poland, are all about the ghostly white makeup and lots of black leather. The name Behemoth means any extremely massive or powerful entity.

#11 Immortal

Sure, you can make an argument that every black metal band wearing corpse paint could be included on this list, but Immortal have always been the most slapstick about it. Former mainman Abbath is a goofball off the stage, delivering laughs with the same rapidity he churns out riffs.

#12 Cradle of Filth

Cradle of Filth revel in everything Halloween stands for. From the costumes and corpse paint to the dark and sinister lyrics, this band was built for October. If you need a fix any other time of the year, Cradle of Filth should be your go-to.

#13 Dee Snider

With the help of his wife Suzette, Dee Snider gradually transitioned into the full-fledged frightening persona that came to define Twisted Sister. As loud as Dee is, his costume was always been louder. Tattered fishnet, football pads, and a lot of pink makes up the outfit with the makeup playing an equally outlandish part.

#14 Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is the embodiment of the sepulchral spirit of Halloween, bringing frights, creeps, and demented horrors to life. The guillotine makes a regular appearance at Alice's shows, beheading the infamous frontman night after night as he takes his cinematic show to different cities.

#15 Turisas

The folk metallers in Turisas not only look prepared for Halloween, they're ready for a battle at any minute! The Fins don black and red as their war-paint as they fight to win over the crowd at each show. Aside from the paint, the band dress in medieval garb, with their folk melodies taking us back a few hundred years.

#16 King Diamond

At the ripe age of 59 years old, King Diamond not only has awesome face paint but is also a Grammy nominated artist. This Danish rocker's black and white makeup has been his signature look for a few decades now, as singer of Mercyful Fate and his own band that shares his name.

#17 Hollywood Undead

Even though they are the only rap rock group among these heavy hitters on the list, Hollywood Undead's stage disguises are still very impressive. All of the band members have nicknames such as Funny Man, Johnny 3 Tears, J-Dog, Da Kurlzz, Charlie Scene and finallyDanny.

#18 Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead have some very intricate masks that fit each member's pseudonym. They created these characters in order to separate themselves from other musical projects they were a part of, as well to dismiss any misunderstandings about the band's music. There is even a site specifically dedicate to these personas.

#19 Dimmu Borgir

With a name like Dimmu Borgir, which means dark cities or dark fortress, the band is named after a uniquely shaped area of lava fields called Dimmuborgir. It's not difficult to think of haunted and creepy Halloween like things when this band comes to mind.

#20 Lordi

Lordi sprung into the heavy metal spotlight by infiltrating the Eurovision contest that is almost exclusively for pop acts. They took simple song structures and delivered the rock behind it in full monster costumes that caught not only the eyes of the world, but the ears as well.

#21 Buckethead

Guitar virtuoso Buckethead looks like the one guy at the party who clearly didn't have a costume and just grabbed anything lying around in the apartment, put it all on, and called it a costume. While this costume may never be fully understood, its definitely among the most unique, and that counts for something, right?

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