Machine Gun Kelly Debuts Massive Blackout Tattoo ‘For Spiritual Purposes Only’

Machine Gun Kelly’s tattoo collection just got larger.

The “Bloody Valentine” rocker took to Instagram on Tuesday (Feb. 20) to show off his new ink, a massive blackout tattoo that covers his chest and arms. The negative space on the chest area shows a cross, while his arms create a peek at his previous tattoos. His old ink on his stomach is still visible, including his “Locals Only” piece and “I want change” tattoo.

“For spiritual purposes only,” he captioned the post, tagging his tattoo artist Roxx. See the post here.

Last year, MGK took to Instagram to share a photo of his 13-year-old daughter, Casie Colson Baker, wielding a tattoo gun and black surgical gloves as she added to her dad’s formidable collection of tats with a new image on the inside of his right wrist. “My daughter said summer vacation, we ended up at hellfest,” he captioned the series from the festival in Clisson, France, which also included images of him standing shirtless on the ledge of his hotel, a snap of father and daughter looking super high-fashion in a Dolce & Gabbana shoot and another cute one in which the rapper holds her hand as he takes a nap in the back seat of a car.

MGK shares Casie with his ex, Emma Cannon; the teen contributed some spoken word bits to dad’s 2022 Mainstream Sellout album alongside Kelly’s pal Pete Davidson on the L.A.-dissing interlude “Wall of Fame.”