A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

A Medal from Hell?

All tattooed by Damien Dok at Wildstyle Tattoos (autoplayer), Johnson City, New York..

If you’re wondering why the owner of these tattoos (who didn’t include his details) is clutching a medal it’s because that particular piece won first place in the “Best Piercing Within Tattoo” category.

Where’s the piercing you’re thinking? Well, the devil’s sporting a septum piercing but I found an earlier shot on Gok’s Myspace page and the poor religious figure being strangled is sans septum. I wasn’t sure if it was tattooed at first but as the sender added that it was pierced by Jason at Spider Bite (New Hampshire) and he won an award for it, I can only assume it was!

Comments

60 responses to “A Medal from Hell?”

  1. Craig Avatar

    The placing is perfect.
    Really interesting tattoos as well.

  2. Craig Avatar

    The placing is perfect.
    Really interesting tattoos as well.

  3. Aviram Avatar

    amazing tattoos, well done.

  4. Aviram Avatar

    amazing tattoos, well done.

  5. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    those tattoos are som of the most brilliant I have ever seen!
    and Roo; am I the only to see the septum on the religous guy in the mid picture? if you look closely you’ll probably see it too 😉

  6. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    those tattoos are som of the most brilliant I have ever seen!
    and Roo; am I the only to see the septum on the religous guy in the mid picture? if you look closely you’ll probably see it too 😉

  7. Jonaa Avatar
    Jonaa

    i saw it too,,, Kickass tatts for sure,,, and very interresting aswell

  8. Jonaa Avatar
    Jonaa

    i saw it too,,, Kickass tatts for sure,,, and very interresting aswell

  9. maria Avatar
    maria

    the third one makes me think about Hellboy…

  10. maria Avatar
    maria

    the third one makes me think about Hellboy…

  11. Nicklas Avatar

    woow, this tatoos really blew me away.. I’m not at all christian but still, this is like.. you’re really making a statement about christianity here x)

    very cool tatoos but I wouldn’t wanna meet the owner of them in a dark alley since I kinda see the devis in this picture as his “second personality” ;p haaha, scary xD

  12. Nicklas Avatar

    woow, this tatoos really blew me away.. I’m not at all christian but still, this is like.. you’re really making a statement about christianity here x)

    very cool tatoos but I wouldn’t wanna meet the owner of them in a dark alley since I kinda see the devis in this picture as his “second personality” ;p haaha, scary xD

  13. Twylasue Avatar

    brilliant. see you in hell buddy!

  14. Twylasue Avatar

    brilliant. see you in hell buddy!

  15. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    A hundred bucks says that this guy is probably one of the nicest you’ll meet. He just happanes to like scary tattoos.

  16. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    A hundred bucks says that this guy is probably one of the nicest you’ll meet. He just happanes to like scary tattoos.

  17. Craig Avatar

    soeppel, that’s an actual surface piercing.

    “Well, the devil’s sporting a septum piercing but I found an earlier shot on Gok’s Myspace page and the poor religious figure being strangled is sans septum. I wasn’t sure if it was tattooed at first but as the sender added that it was pierced…”

  18. Craig Avatar

    soeppel, that’s an actual surface piercing.

    “Well, the devil’s sporting a septum piercing but I found an earlier shot on Gok’s Myspace page and the poor religious figure being strangled is sans septum. I wasn’t sure if it was tattooed at first but as the sender added that it was pierced…”

  19. Chemery Avatar
    Chemery

    These tattoos remind anyone else of Paul Booth?

  20. Chemery Avatar
    Chemery

    These tattoos remind anyone else of Paul Booth?

  21. Max Brand Avatar

    pretty funny how much you guys like these tattoos considering they are horrible quality…..he didn’t win best Black and Grey, and he wouldn’t have….

  22. Max Brand Avatar

    pretty funny how much you guys like these tattoos considering they are horrible quality…..he didn’t win best Black and Grey, and he wouldn’t have….

  23. Ashley Avatar

    Yeah. I don’t think the quality of the tattoos is all that impressive.

    And I have a distaste for religion as much as the next tattooed BME-er… but this is a bit much even for me. We’ll blame my southern upbringing.

  24. Ashley Avatar

    Yeah. I don’t think the quality of the tattoos is all that impressive.

    And I have a distaste for religion as much as the next tattooed BME-er… but this is a bit much even for me. We’ll blame my southern upbringing.

  25. kevin Avatar
    kevin

    #12 my feelings exactly. I too grew up in the south haha.
    that being said, a surface piercing incorporated into a tattoo is an awesome idea

  26. kevin Avatar
    kevin

    #12 my feelings exactly. I too grew up in the south haha.
    that being said, a surface piercing incorporated into a tattoo is an awesome idea

  27. Emaline Avatar

    Wait. What? How is the quality of these tattoos bad? How are they horrible? I mean, yeah sure they don’t look exactly realistic, but they look rather nice. I wouldn’t be ashamed to have this work tattooed on me.

  28. Emaline Avatar

    Wait. What? How is the quality of these tattoos bad? How are they horrible? I mean, yeah sure they don’t look exactly realistic, but they look rather nice. I wouldn’t be ashamed to have this work tattooed on me.

  29. Malikot Avatar

    Seems kind of like “Battlepope”

  30. Malikot Avatar

    Seems kind of like “Battlepope”

  31. Kent Avatar
    Kent

    Emaline- look at the line work on the first picture… notice the shape of the daemon’s hand, the shape of the daemon’s forearm, the random blank space between jesus and the forearm, the crown of thorns, the use of linework to make the beard, and the bits around where the horns connect. I do really like the artist’s shading style in many parts of the pieces but he/she needs to work on shape and blending between the lines and shading.

    & yeah…this guy has spend a lot of time and money on his dislike of Catholicism…

  32. Kent Avatar
    Kent

    Emaline- look at the line work on the first picture… notice the shape of the daemon’s hand, the shape of the daemon’s forearm, the random blank space between jesus and the forearm, the crown of thorns, the use of linework to make the beard, and the bits around where the horns connect. I do really like the artist’s shading style in many parts of the pieces but he/she needs to work on shape and blending between the lines and shading.

    & yeah…this guy has spend a lot of time and money on his dislike of Catholicism…

  33. stainless Avatar

    I totally agree with Max. This just supports my opinion that the majority of people can’t tell a good tattoo from a bad tattoo since these pieces look like someone in jail tried to copy Paul Booth’s style.

  34. stainless Avatar

    I totally agree with Max. This just supports my opinion that the majority of people can’t tell a good tattoo from a bad tattoo since these pieces look like someone in jail tried to copy Paul Booth’s style.

  35. nature223 Avatar

    the only thing I have to add..the person wears those for life,and man do they suck

  36. nature223 Avatar

    the only thing I have to add..the person wears those for life,and man do they suck

  37. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    I bet Grandma is proud of this one…….at least he had the foresight to allow this one to becovered most of the time. The shading is nice though.

  38. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    I bet Grandma is proud of this one…….at least he had the foresight to allow this one to becovered most of the time. The shading is nice though.

  39. carly Avatar
    carly

    FUCKING AWESOME I LOVE ITTTTT

    lets d8

  40. carly Avatar
    carly

    FUCKING AWESOME I LOVE ITTTTT

    lets d8

  41. victoria Avatar
    victoria

    too far.

  42. victoria Avatar
    victoria

    too far.

  43. Becca Avatar
    Becca

    Totally sick! I can appreciate someone who is opinionated and isn’t scared to show it, literally. Honestly, whether or not the tattoo’s are of poor quality, the ideas portrayed through the art is great and 100% honest which is awesome considering how controversial they would be to most people.
    By the way, I completely disagree about the quality aspect because obviously the wearer enjoys the art that the tattooist produces (bad or not) and enjoys it so much in fact, that he went and got two more tattoos by this one artist. Shouldn’t a tattoo “artist” be allowed creative freedom? I mean, really, art isn’t art unless it has personality and this guy, I guess according to some of us, has a weird one which this dude obviously likes.

  44. Becca Avatar
    Becca

    Totally sick! I can appreciate someone who is opinionated and isn’t scared to show it, literally. Honestly, whether or not the tattoo’s are of poor quality, the ideas portrayed through the art is great and 100% honest which is awesome considering how controversial they would be to most people.
    By the way, I completely disagree about the quality aspect because obviously the wearer enjoys the art that the tattooist produces (bad or not) and enjoys it so much in fact, that he went and got two more tattoos by this one artist. Shouldn’t a tattoo “artist” be allowed creative freedom? I mean, really, art isn’t art unless it has personality and this guy, I guess according to some of us, has a weird one which this dude obviously likes.

  45. Aric Avatar

    Aren’t those just all old Paul Booth flash?

  46. Aric Avatar

    Aren’t those just all old Paul Booth flash?

  47. deerheart Avatar

    @aric: think it is.
    poorly tattooed,
    but the image itself
    is still strong. strange…

  48. deerheart Avatar

    @aric: think it is.
    poorly tattooed,
    but the image itself
    is still strong. strange…

  49. FURRR Avatar

    just feels to me like he’s tried to be as controversial as possible
    i actually can’t think of anything positive sorry 🙁
    pretty fucking stupid tbf

  50. FURRR Avatar

    just feels to me like he’s tried to be as controversial as possible
    i actually can’t think of anything positive sorry 🙁
    pretty fucking stupid tbf

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