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Frank Carter On Tattooing Himself & Backstage Rituals

Staff Writer

“Tattooing has always kind of paid my bills, you know, and music pays my soul.”

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Prolific in his creative energy, Frank Carter’s new album with The Rattlesnakes was released today, but the path to Modern Ruin goes far deeper than the sonic landscapes that make it up.

During a brief East Coast stint last December, we caught up the former Gallows frontman to talk about tattoos, pre-show rituals, eclectic influences and the freedom of The Rattlesnakes.