Experimental Grand Rapids, Michigan noise metal band See You Next Tuesday have some strange and wild songs. So, it kind of makes sense that they also have some pretty weird tattoos. Instead of writing a guest blog about their music or making even the slightest effort to promote their ferocious second album, Intervals, which came out October 14, vocalist Fox and guitarist Drew wrote in to totally nerd out about their nerdy tats. And we figured, why the hell not? Click "more" to read on.
Fox (vocals)
I am pretty heavily covered with tattoos -- not nearly as many as I want, but I'm getting there. For a few years before I became a professional tattooist, I wasn't really thinking ahead of time and I was just filling up space with stupid s--t. I got an Aqua Teen Hunger Force chest piece because of a bet. My friend said, "You won't do it," and the next day I came home with the outline. It's one of the stupidest things I've ever done. It is done well and I love ATHF... but I totally just wasted prime space for something awesome. Adult Swim never even acknowledged it either. I was pissed.
I plan on getting it lasered off after I finish all my unfinished stuff. Let's see... I got Micheal Jackson's signature on my foot to give me magical dancing powers... but I pulled the signature off the internet and realized afterwards that it looks like Micheal Jordan's signature instead. I suck at life.
A lot of people love my penguin party leg piece. It's stupid, but I love it, too. I just think penguins are cute as f--k. I want one like Adam Sandler had in "50 First Dates." He was so bad-ass! My new faves are portraits of a Predator and Alien. Growing up every other weekend I'd spend with my pops and we would rent those movies almost every time. I don't know why we didn't just buy them. The tattoos are more of a tribute to my dad than the actual movies.
I just got my face tattooed with the Church of Body Modification bars. (Uscobm.com). Everyone gives me s--t because it looks like the Black Flag bars. I love Black Flag -- not enough to get that s--t tattooed on my face, though. Sorry Mr. Rollins. Don't beat me up.
Drew (guitar)
I guess my tattoos aren't considered metal, but luckily that wasn't what I was going for. For example, I have a typical "thug life" style stomach rocker that says "PIZZA." And that's definitely one of my favorite tattoos.
I mean, I love pizza, and I honestly doubt I'll ever not love pizza. I know a lot of people try to get tattoos that have some sort of inner meaning, I just kinda get tattoos of a bunch of stuff I like. I have a portrait piece on my thigh of Wayne from "Wayne's World". Again, it's seriously one of favorite movies, so why the hell not.
Recently, I just started a chest piece that is a city made up of a famous skyscrapers from around the world, including the tallest building in the world, the Burj Dubai. I also got the Nakatomi Tower placed in it because it is in the first "Die Hard" movie and "Die Hard" is the s--t. It's definitely not a sick demon goat pentagram piece, but it's still awesome in my book.
And to satisfy the need in me, I also have a 20 sided die on the top of my foot. Also know as the D20, it's generally used as a life counter for the game "Magic the Gathering," which I totally play on a regular basis.
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