face-melter
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Meaning · English
Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
And then they launch into a face-melter by way of acoustics, playing so hard that one expects Thile's fingers either to spontaneously combust or at least start spurting blood.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “face-melter” mean?
Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
Is “face-melter” formal or informal?
face-melter is generally slang.