#Benson Redd stranger things

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Extremely roughly I fooled around to try and come up with some looks for the Corroded Coffin guys as their stage makeup. Metal guys go so hard, especially in the 80s, so I wanted them to have some unique looks. Especially with them getting older and being able to grow beards and the likes! I've also included some nicknames (not stage names, just fan-made titles/names); I don't have one for Eddie yet, I need to think more on that.

Eddie: Leaned a little more into the glam look. I was thinking something kind of "messy" looking. It would be messy on purpose so as Eddie sweats on stage his makeup would run and just add to the overall look. So, black eye makeup that has a smeared effect, semi-Viking inspired, and then glam lipstick but smudges that too so it either looks like he was just making out with someone or there is blood around his mouth. I imagine Eddie plays shirtless a lot or at the very least eventually strips down to just pants while on stage from the heat. Other descriptions under the cut.

Jeff "Axe-Smith" Smithers: I imagine he has some religious background with his family, but they're not particularly bothered by his music. Though they don't love him using religious symbolism in a blasphemous way. I think a lot more of Jeff's LOOK would be in his outfit rather than makeup (probably a lot of black leather with white striking points), but his stage look would involve him having a beard. Grow his beard out and then there would be simple white eyeliner on one eye with a cross drawn under it coming from the corner of his eye. (I think his nickname comes from DnD campaign where he played a dwarf that was called Hammersmith and that got adapted into a fun inside joke with him being "so good at playing the axe" (guitar) which evolved into Axe-Smith).

Gareth "the Don of Drums" Bourdon: he would start out earlier in their career with stage makeup and then move on to wearing a mask because that is just so much easier for him as a drummer. To start he would draw the lower portion of a skull on his jawline with the teeth and stuff. But the mask he adopts just covers the bottom portion of his face and is either a jawbone effect or the bottom portion of a skull that covers his chin and mouth (with a mouth-breathing hole, lol). I think he would also grow his hair longer and wear headbands in the metal style. Gareth would also be all about ripped t-shirts and jeans because he prioritizes movement/comfort while he plays. ("the Don" obviously comes from the last portion of his name bour-DON). [Unnamed freak] Benson Redd (given name: Alec Benson-Redd): he grows his hair longer and grows a beard, really adopting a much more "Viking" look. I think it would make him feel badass while not forcing him in any way to lose weight. The makeup is more simple with two red lines down his face that he purposefully cakes into his beard at the bottom. Though outfit-wise I don't think he is particularly "Viking-like" and leans heavier into the metal look with heavy leather coats and things like that. (I personally think Benson hates his first name "Alec" and goes by Benson and then when stage names happen he goes by Benson Redd as if his last name alone was Redd. Maybe he even permanently changes it when he gets older).