WORST ROCK TATTOOS

The Worst Rock Tattoos You Might Have Ever Seen!

OFFENSIVE OZZY OSBOURNE

What the hell happened here?! Did Ozzy Osbourne contract some rare disease? At first glance, one may assume that this tattoo is brand new, thus explaining why it’s a bit juicy in certain areas, but we don’t think this is the case.

Take notice of the hair, the glasses and Ozzy’s eyes. All of these areas look faded and perhaps a few weeks or even months old. But the effort to shade his skin turned into a breakout of old-age spots. We know Ozzy is up there in years, but let’s not make him older than he really is! And we’re not even gonna get into the weird hairline.

MORTIFYING METALLICA

How is it possible for a tattoo to screw up all four faces of Metallica’s classic lineup?

This Metallica monstrosity contains frontman James Hetfield looking like he just got his ass kicked, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett as the Frankenstein monster and the late, great Cliff Burton looking more like Jason Newsted after hearing ‘…And Justice for All’ for the first time (diehard Metallica fans will get that one). Lars Ulrich actually made out pretty well — looks like he’s straight off the cover of a romance novel!

DESPICABLE JONATHAN DAVIS

The only way we were able to identify this humanoid being as Korn singer Jonathan Davis is from the vocalist’s trademark mic stand. If it weren’t for the boobs on the mic stand, we would be questioning why this human canvas features a roaring Sasquatch in a leather jacket.

Other personalities we would have guessed before Jonathan Davis include Jay Leno, Meat Loaf, a wigged Donald Trump and the Elephant Man. Show Mr. Davis some respect!

AWFUL AXL ROSE

Wait, this is supposed to be Axl Rose? It’s a bit difficult to put this tattoo into context when Axl is surrounded by a Cauliflower Monster and a Viking wearing a dress.

Sporting a cheesy magician mustache and a chin that vanishes halfway across his face, the Guns N’ Roses singer isn’t looking too great on this dude’s back. At least it still looks better than the Raggedy Ann braids that Axl sported for a while.

DISMAL FRED DURST

He did it all for the nookie, but ended up getting none. Over every single musician that has ever lived, this dude decided that the top of his right arm would best be permanently dedicated to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.

A tattoo of Fred Durst’s face is hilariously bizarre in the first place, but the art itself is legitimately awful. Not only are Durst’s eyebrows out of whack, but he seems to have been bitten by a werewolf as his facial hair travels all the way up his cheeks and to the eyeballs.

MONSTROUS MARILYN MANSON

Marilyn Manson has made some of the most disturbing music videos ever broadcast on national television, but even the monstrous imagery of ‘The Beautiful People’ and the sexless zombie of ‘The Dope Show’ are nothing compared to this terrifying piece of ink.

Looking like a medieval court jester who just got his nuts caught in a steel vice, this tattoo looks like a fan lost a bet after drinking too much Mansinthe. Manson must have gotten the top of his skull sawn off in whatever twisted universe this tattoo exists in, because it seems like his brains could pop out at any second.

If only the owner of this ink had used his brain…

CONTRITE EARTH CRISIS

Nothing says class and glamour like a nice face tattoo. This Denmark native took the ultimate step into “decisions you will undoubtedly regret” in getting an Earth Crisis tattoo where most guys would hope to sport some killer sideburns.

Earth Crisis frontman Karl Buechner commented on the tattoo during an interview with Lambgoat: “I mean that’s got to be the ultimate trump card. Plenty of bands can claim fans with respective artwork, but the face, that’s just pure devotion.”

SLACKER SLAYER

Give yourself a few seconds to take this one in. Slayer fans are infamous for their almost religious dedication to the band, most notably for carving the band’s name into their skin with knives.

That, however, could not possibly be as painful as living with this mess on your back for the rest of your life. The ‘S’ is backwards for some reason, something Slayer have never done with their logo. The band has also never attempted to make their logo look like bad graffiti in a New York City subway station.

DISAPPOINTING DIMEBAG

Following the tragic death of legendary Pantera / Damageplan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, literally hundreds of tribute tattoos began appearing all over the internet. The majority of the tats were beautifully crafted homages to Dimebag. Needless to say, this is not one of them.

This tattoo would be horrible if it was taken out of a cracker jack box and applied with cold water, let alone injected into your skin by electric needles. Complete with googly eyes and a soul patch that looks like Gene Simmons’ tongue, this may be the worst Dimebag tattoo on Earth … and let’s not get into the “Heavy Metal” disaster below it.

NASTY NIKKI SIXX

You’ve got to feel bad for this next guy. Instead of a spitting image of his Motley Crue hero, his Nikki Sixx tat ended up looking like a Batman villain.

Nikki Sixx looks like he either survived a massive grease fire or has serious shellfish allergies. Oh well, look at the bright side – at least it diverts attention from that flaming starfish this poor soul’s upper arm. What do you think, Nikki?

GHASTLY GREEN DAY

This tattoo may contain the worst rock portraits of all the ink on this list. Green Day drummer Tre Cool (left) is the only face that is even remotely recognizable.

Let your eyes wander to the right to find bassist Mike Dirnt looking more like Tyler Durden from ‘Fight Club.’ Finally, glance upwards at frontman Billie Joe Armstrong doing his best impression of Kim Jong-il taking a dump. Also in a perfect display of irony, the portraits of the trio are accompanied by a crude rendition of the ‘Dookie’ album cover.

HORRIBLE JAMES HETFIELD

There are many things wrong with this next tattoo, some of which you may not recognize immediately.

Firstly, it looks like a bowl of barf. Secondly, the anatomy of Metallica frontman James Hetfield was inked with a few flaws, including a giant hole in his throat and part of his left ear that has suddenly vanished. Finally, instead of informing you outright of this tattoo’s biggest fail, let’s just play a game called “count the fingers.”

NICKELBUTT

This tattoo will blow your mind. Bless this man for giving us one of the biggest laughs of our lives. Anyone with the balls to get a tattoo of Nickelback vocalist Crad Kroeger on their ass deserves our undying respect.

The band’s recent single ‘Bottoms Up’ takes on a whole new meaning with this piece of ink. With Kroeger missing half of his left arm and a random line drawn in for good measure, this tattoo sucks… and it sucks hard!

DEPLORABLE DAVE GROHL

Howdy ho, Dave! Was your cranium the victim of a recent blowtorch-related mishap? Because we’re certain that we can see chunks of your scalp. This crap-tastic abomination looks like something a deadbeat parent would stick on the fridge after their kid got a C- in art class.

You could have at least asked for the Foo Fighters frontman’s nose not to disappear halfway down his face or to at least give Grohl some teeth instead of a mouth like a hastily-carved Jack-O’-Lantern.

Oh well, at least this ink pays tribute to her favorite musician, Davi Foo Groe.

HAIR(Y) METAL LEG

“Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.” This guy has acquired quite the collection of hair metal band names on his leg – Ratt, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Poison … he’s ready to hit the Sunset Strip with a platinum blonde wig and 6-inch heels.

Fortunately, if this guy feels embarrassed after flaunting his ink, he can always claim to have drawn them on with a Bic pen and multicolored highlighters. Taking into consideration the amount of blotches within the almost unreadable band names on his calf, we’d be inclined to believe him.

DILUTED BRUCE DICKINSON

This tattoo of Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson is so lame that this person’s skin is actually attempting to disperse and absorb the ink to avoid further ridicule. ’2 Minutes to Midnight’ isn’t only a classic Maiden song, it’s also approximately how long the artist spent drawing up this tattoo.

Some areas are as dark as can be, while others resemble a semi-cooked piece of toast. This poor soul either chose the wrong tattoo artist, or he’s taken up inserting his arm into industrial sized sanders as a hobby.

BUTT UGLY BON JOVI

Pardon me sir, but your tattoo seems to be melting. This next atrocity combines the moniker of New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi with the visual beauty of a gutted jellyfish.

The work of art reads “Bon Jovi” and “New Jersey” with a signature at the bottom and the word “Forever” placed in the center of this disaster. Unfortunately this tattoo is exactly that… FORR-EHH-VERR.

HAIR METAL DISASTER

A picture is worth a thousand words, which is roughly how many band names this guy has on his back. This gem has been passed around on the internet for years, which makes it all the more embarrassing. The portrait of Randy Rhoads is equally horrible … and is that a Tuff logo?!

This internet legend decided to dub his back “The House of Hair.” We originally thought it said “The House of Pain,” which would be fitting because the embarrassment of looking like a denim vest has probably left him the victim of countless verbal beatings.

METALLICA MISHAP

What the hell kind of demented collage has been put onto this dude’s body?

James Hetfield is totally logo-bombing the huge Metallica print on this guy’s back, while he rocks a sweet handlebar mustache along with a “who farted?” look on his face. Lars is looking happy as ever with his caveman forehead and stoned-out-of-his-mind grin, and Kirk Hammett is so embarrassed to be a part of this catastrophe that he’s literally eating his own face.