Written By: Verity Petch Stepping into the UK Tattoo Fest feels like coming home. Seeing faces from the previous year, massive hugs with friends that have been formed online and a sense of belonging. Once again Nikki and Geoff of studio 59 in Milton Keynes organised a weekend full of ridiculous artistic talent, including performances from the fuel girls, singers and acrobatics. Every single part of the weekend had been planned with such precision, and it showed. I had the pri

Written By: Verity Petch Los Angeles has always had its own language. Not spoken — written. On walls. On freeways. On skin. Galleries can feel like they come with an unspoken dress code. Whispered tones. Neutral palettes. The quiet hum of “do I belong here?” Woodbury House didn’t feel like that. It felt warm. Open. Human. I went specifically for the LA Visual Lineage exhibition, and from the moment I stepped inside, it felt less like entering a pristine white cube and more li

For readers discovering XNRS for the first time, how did the band come together, and what inspired the sound and identity that defines your music today? Originally founded by lead guitarist Asura, the initial outline of the band began several years ago having written a handful of songs inspired by mid 2000s thrash and death metal-adjacent bands. Some of us knew each other from various other projects, that being vocalist Gurzil and guitarist Deimos, and in 2024 the line up was

For readers of Inked Revolution Magazine who may be discovering your work for the first time, can you tell us about your journey into tattooing and what inspired you to become the “Respectable Person in the Industry.” you are today? For all the readers of Inked Magazine Revolution, I would like to introduce myself. I'm Michael Murolo from Italy and I've been working in the tattoo industry for 24 years. I graduated from the Pino Pascali State Art Institute of Bari. Coming from