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Without no big possibility to travel in times of Corona, we will take you on our digital tattoo trip. Our guest today is Ket Stansen from the band S.T.A.L.I.N. from Oakland, California. On January 11, 2021 the band has released a new song, ‘Stir Crazy’, on Bandcamp. To find more info about the band please check the links below and we come back to our favourite topic for now. Reflections of Darkness [RoD]: When did you get your first tattoo and what was it? Did it take much time until you decided to get it done?
Ket: A couple of years back - it’s the symbol of my band S.T.A.L.I.N. (www.stalin.org and @stalin1144 for all socials). It was a random decision and was shot by an amateur tattooist in the house I was living in and was touched up by a pro sometime after.
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Today, let’s introduce our artist with his own words: “Hello there, my name is Elias, I am the lead vocalist and composer in the Melodic Death Metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, called EPHEMERAL. Thank you for featuring me!”Reflections of Darkness [RoD]: When did you get your first tattoo and what was it? Did it take much time until you decided to get it done?
Elias: I got my first tattoo 10 years ago, in 2010. It is my favourite lyrics from a band called A DAY TO REMEMBER. Once I heard this specific line, I was so motivated and felt that this kind of “philosophy” represents me 100%. It took some time though to take the decision to have it tattooed because, here in Greece, these things were (and up to a point still are) considered to be taboos.
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Dean is guitar player in the London-based Metal band PARABYSS. Heavy and melodic unleashing progressive and groove-based guitar riffs and roaring vocals - so the band describes their music. PARABYSS is currently working on their debut album and I hope we can listen to it soon. But let’s go back to our main topic, tattoos, because Dean has amazing pieces of art on his skin and I want to know more about them.Reflections of Darkness [RoD]: When did you get your first tattoo and what was it? Did it take much time until you decided to get it done?
Dean:I think I was 25, when I got my first tattoo. It’s of an angel, and it was based on a friend of mine because of her stage performance name. I sat on the idea for a couple of months before getting it, to make sure I was happy with the design, as I’ve had many ideas for tattoos and didn’t want to regret it.
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I am happy to present you our guest today: Chen Balbus is guitar player and composer of ORPHANED LAND, from my point of view the most successful Metal band from Israel during the last years. I have seen this band first time as a guest on the BLIND GUARDIAN tour and was impressed. The other project of Chen is THE SECRET SAINTS, a new Israeli Rock’n’Roll band. The band was chosen to open for the legendary Rock’n’Roll band of all times, GUNS N’ ROSES, on their “Not In This Lifetime” reunion tour. Additionally, to his musical success, Chen has a few tattoo stories to tell... - Details
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Today our guest is Alexandre, singer of the Metalcore band ACROSS THE DIVIDE from Paris. But it is not all, he is owner, producer and engineer at Avalone Studio. A few days ago, ACROSS THE DIVIDE has released a new video, ‘Lost’, from the new album ‘Disarray’, which was released on 2nd of December. Really interesting and great job. Reflections of Darkness [RoD]: When did you get your first tattoo and what was it? Did it take much time until you decided to get it done?
Alexandre: I got it when I was 20. An old school “flower wings” on the chest. It doesn’t take me much time I was just waiting for the good moment, when I was sure to have enough money and maturity.
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