Face-melter

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense. slang

    "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."

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"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."

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