This Norma Jean drowning-with-a-hook-for-a-hand tattoo (of O’ God, the Aftermath — “it shows the good that is to come after the bad”) is by Adam at Adambomb in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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72 responses to “Norma Jean Tattoo”
SWEET! I love it.
SWEET! I love it.
SWEET! I love it.
SWEET! I love it.
I almost went to him to have one of my tattoos altered! I’m glad to see he’s getting some good attention.
I almost went to him to have one of my tattoos altered! I’m glad to see he’s getting some good attention.
I almost went to him to have one of my tattoos altered! I’m glad to see he’s getting some good attention.
I almost went to him to have one of my tattoos altered! I’m glad to see he’s getting some good attention.
this is an awesome example of a band related body mod that isn’t super obvious about it.
i love it.
this is an awesome example of a band related body mod that isn’t super obvious about it.
i love it.
this is an awesome example of a band related body mod that isn’t super obvious about it.
i love it.
this is an awesome example of a band related body mod that isn’t super obvious about it.
i love it.
adam is a great artist, he did my first 3 tattoos.
adam is a great artist, he did my first 3 tattoos.
adam is a great artist, he did my first 3 tattoos.
adam is a great artist, he did my first 3 tattoos.
all comments on this tattoo aside, GOSH norma jean is terrible. 😛 (IMO, of course)
all comments on this tattoo aside, GOSH norma jean is terrible. 😛 (IMO, of course)
all comments on this tattoo aside, GOSH norma jean is terrible. 😛 (IMO, of course)
all comments on this tattoo aside, GOSH norma jean is terrible. 😛 (IMO, of course)
Love it, love it, love it
Love it, love it, love it
Love it, love it, love it
Love it, love it, love it
to the poster of comment #5,
Norma Jean may not be for everyone but that doesn’t make them terrible. Their genre, mathcore, takes a certain kind of person to appreciate. Even if their sound doesn’t appeal to you the talent of their musicians and vocalist as well as their lyrical ability is enough to make them anything but terrible. I know it’s your own personal opinion and you’re entitled to that but just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you have to insult them.
to the poster of comment #5,
Norma Jean may not be for everyone but that doesn’t make them terrible. Their genre, mathcore, takes a certain kind of person to appreciate. Even if their sound doesn’t appeal to you the talent of their musicians and vocalist as well as their lyrical ability is enough to make them anything but terrible. I know it’s your own personal opinion and you’re entitled to that but just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you have to insult them.
to the poster of comment #5,
Norma Jean may not be for everyone but that doesn’t make them terrible. Their genre, mathcore, takes a certain kind of person to appreciate. Even if their sound doesn’t appeal to you the talent of their musicians and vocalist as well as their lyrical ability is enough to make them anything but terrible. I know it’s your own personal opinion and you’re entitled to that but just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you have to insult them.
to the poster of comment #5,
Norma Jean may not be for everyone but that doesn’t make them terrible. Their genre, mathcore, takes a certain kind of person to appreciate. Even if their sound doesn’t appeal to you the talent of their musicians and vocalist as well as their lyrical ability is enough to make them anything but terrible. I know it’s your own personal opinion and you’re entitled to that but just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you have to insult them.
whee Norma Jean~!
i like it~
whee Norma Jean~!
i like it~
whee Norma Jean~!
i like it~
whee Norma Jean~!
i like it~
norma jean isnt mathcore.
but i did love them for years.
the ink is really pretty. i’ve always been a fan of red pieces.
norma jean isnt mathcore.
but i did love them for years.
the ink is really pretty. i’ve always been a fan of red pieces.
norma jean isnt mathcore.
but i did love them for years.
the ink is really pretty. i’ve always been a fan of red pieces.
norma jean isnt mathcore.
but i did love them for years.
the ink is really pretty. i’ve always been a fan of red pieces.
i was planning on getting this! fantastic!
i was planning on getting this! fantastic!
i was planning on getting this! fantastic!
i was planning on getting this! fantastic!
If you know what mathcore is and you’re a norma jean fan it’s hard to think they don’t fit into that genre.
If you know what mathcore is and you’re a norma jean fan it’s hard to think they don’t fit into that genre.
If you know what mathcore is and you’re a norma jean fan it’s hard to think they don’t fit into that genre.
If you know what mathcore is and you’re a norma jean fan it’s hard to think they don’t fit into that genre.
When I think of the “mathcore”, and bands that forward that sub-genre; associative term and it’s subtexts… Early Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, older Converge, Coalesce, Starkweather. I really don’t see Norma Jean as emulating those stylistics. Discordant yeah, but not really deconstructive… and they are far from extremists when put in comparision to bands that I am sure they sight as influences.
But who cares, this guy loves them.
A great tattoo for sure.
When I think of the “mathcore”, and bands that forward that sub-genre; associative term and it’s subtexts… Early Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, older Converge, Coalesce, Starkweather. I really don’t see Norma Jean as emulating those stylistics. Discordant yeah, but not really deconstructive… and they are far from extremists when put in comparision to bands that I am sure they sight as influences.
But who cares, this guy loves them.
A great tattoo for sure.
When I think of the “mathcore”, and bands that forward that sub-genre; associative term and it’s subtexts… Early Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, older Converge, Coalesce, Starkweather. I really don’t see Norma Jean as emulating those stylistics. Discordant yeah, but not really deconstructive… and they are far from extremists when put in comparision to bands that I am sure they sight as influences.
But who cares, this guy loves them.
A great tattoo for sure.
When I think of the “mathcore”, and bands that forward that sub-genre; associative term and it’s subtexts… Early Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, older Converge, Coalesce, Starkweather. I really don’t see Norma Jean as emulating those stylistics. Discordant yeah, but not really deconstructive… and they are far from extremists when put in comparision to bands that I am sure they sight as influences.
But who cares, this guy loves them.
A great tattoo for sure.
Great work.
And how old am I that I just thought “that doesn’t look like Marilyn at all?” 😀
Great work.
And how old am I that I just thought “that doesn’t look like Marilyn at all?” 😀