Jarek Hardy, guitarist and backup vocalist of the Ajax born band, The Johnstones, recently revealed a little info about his first tattoo. Based on art and image, Jarek says that his tattoos have aesthetic value, and that the meaning behind tattoos is not important.Tattoos are just another art form for him. His first tattoo was a tribute to his band, and he plans on getting more.

Tattoos are a big part of music and its culture. In today’s metal scene it’s very rare to find a musician without some sort of ink. Every tattoo seems to have a story and today I got to find out a bit about Whitechapel guitarist Alex Wade’s tattoos.

Recently I was in touch with Rebel Emergency vocalist Roddy Colmer. Via email, Roddy gave me some insight into the thought process behind his arm pieces, getting Eddie Vedder stamped on his ass and that he was the first person in his high school to get a tattoo! Here’s how it went.