Atlas, Rise!
346 days after I got my back inked, Metallica released Atlas, Rise! Melodically and harmonically, a love song to old school metal like Diamond Head and Judas Priest. Lyrically, a composition about the need to hold under the pressure, to accept one's position and to hell with frustration. Metallica were huge for me, having lost their sheen in the last few years. Still it's curious how reality intersects into itself and despite tattoos being permanent, their meaning is fluid, changing and expanding over time. Stuff sometimes just gets better.