The band made an implicit bargain with fans during its 1990s heyday: Those with a tattoo of its logo could get into shows free. Now the band is on a reunion tour, and can't make good on the bargain.

Rocket tattoo now no free ticket for fans Having a Rocket From The Crypt tattoo once ensured fans free admission to the San Diego band’s shows, here, there and everywhere, but no longer.

“I got to tattoo Speedo” — aka Rocket From the Crypt guitarist John Reis — “in Milan, Italy in 2018, backstage at a Hot Snakes concert,” says Italian artist Mayo Maggiore, aka Crapman ...

Anyone who has gotten a tattoo knows that this sort of work was likely done with a very small -- and more painful -- needle. There was no word if the tattoo artist, Dan Thomson, now has to wear a ...