I just added a video of my finished tattoo in all it's glory! I was awe-struck as Roly performed…read moresix hours of detail work, really bringing Anubis to life. I was absolutely floored at how one little stroke of ink made his muscles more defined or his eyes more expressive. He freehanded the background and it turned out amazing! Again--super clean shop, Roly is so cognizant of cleanliness and client safety. The price is what I would expect for an artist with over 16 years experience, and worth every penny. I already want another!

I went with my daughter today to Tattoo Technique ('cause I'm an awesome Mom like that). She…read morewanted to get a tattoo in memory of her Nanny, just a small one behind the ear....a bee, because Nanny's name was Bea. Until today, she's never so much as walked into a tattoo studio, and neither have I. I didn't think she'd even be able to go through with it, but she kept saying all the way there that she was "turnt". I won't even pretend that I'm young and hip enough to understand that language, but I think she meant that she was excited. Leighton was her tattoo artist, and he was great at talking with us and asking her if she was ok during the process, and giving her specific instructions on aftercare for the next 5-7 days. He also gave her the ointment to use on it. Winner winner, chicken dinner! Right?!! Not to mention that my daughter left with a realistic, detailed bee, and it was EXACTLY what she wanted. Thanks be to Leighton, the man was phenomenal. The studio is extremely clean...even the bathroom. Everyone that worked there was very friendly, and I was glad I got to meet Roly. He's the owner, and has tattooed my sister-in-law and completely changed my view of tattoos. His work is like amazing 3-D art. One of these days I just might get the guts to go get a tat myself!!

Update 2023: For anyone reading this review and considering…read morea tattoo or a piercing, I strongly suggest and encourage you to go to Dark Raine Tattoo to see if you personally resonate with the staff and tattoo artists. My experience in this studio superseded my greatest expectations, yet I would prefer you go to this studio to personally make an intelligent and an independent educated consideration based on your real first hand experience - not my review and experience. There is a powerful energetic exchange between a tattoo artist and the client getting tattooed by the tattoo artist. So, it is a very powerful and life changing experience. One should practice careful discernment before selecting a tattoo artist, because the tattoo artist's energy, ART, and being will always be on a person forever unless that tattoo is removed or covered up with another tattoo. You want your tattoo to be connected with an artist you resonate with energetically and to be executed the way you want it. The Clarksville area has many talented tattoo artists from different tattoo studios to select for one's tattoo experience. I want all of these tattoo artists and studios to succeed and create wonderful experiences like Charlie did for us. I believe in sharing the wealth & acknowledgment of such talented artists AND creative freedom, wisdom, & independent choice in tattoo clients. Yet the only tattoo studio and artist I was drawn to was Dark Raine Tattoo Studio and Charlie. The final decision was based on my husband. If he didn't click with Charlie, we were prepared to walk away despite my insight, our time, and the arrangements I made for his consultation. Luckily, they were a professional match, and work began efficiently & immediately on the first day of meeting. This review is 100% genuine and based on superlative professional client interactions and epic tattoo workmanship of Charlie (not preferences and friendships) with the staff of Dark Raine Tattoo Studio. I am just a client not a friend giving credit where it is due. My husband was the client getting tattooed, and we paid the tattoo artist & studio owner the FULL price she quoted - in cash. We had limited cash but we wanted to pay her a FAIR & SATISFACTORY PRICE for her work and were willing to pay 100% in cash on the first day based on blind trust. Tattooing is a very invasive art form on human flesh that deserves more appreciation in the art world. I rarely trust or feel safe around people but I trusted her immediately the first day I talked to her; even though, I did not know her and had no rationale whatsoever to trust her with my loved one's skin to place permanent art and her energy forever. ***Charlie has a rare gift to make one feel safe and establish trust in her immediately. *** I knew intuitively that she was very talented, professional, and would be the perfect tattoo artist for my husband - with nothing else to go on except some past positive reviews about her and photos of her work. In fact, I was encouraged to dislike & dismiss her by others. I always replied back that I don't care what other people think and say. I judge people based on their treatment of me and my personal experience with them. The eagle tattoo Charlie created on my husband was beyond our expectations and devastatingly beautiful perfection. She never took breaks unless my husband requested a cigarette or bathroom break. Her work performance, vitality, and endurance were very impressive. She stood on her feet tattooing for a total of 15 hours (2 days work) with little rest. She even refused repeatedly to take a cash tip from us, but we insisted and gave it to her. If anything, her exemplary workmanship and professionalism was beyond our satisfaction and high expectations. Her tattoo demanded a higher price than what she quoted us. I would have given her an additional $1,000 in cash IF I had an astronomical and consistent cash flow to show our appreciation and gratitude to Charlie's superb craftsmanship. We were also impressed when she chose to accommodate us and work on a day that she was scheduled in advance to have off (but she sacrificed that day to complete the tattoo). After I placed my review about Dark Raine Tattoo Studio based on this personal experience I witnessed first hand, my review was attacked as being fake or none genuine by anonymous people online. I, also, got some negative and inappropriate feedback from people for months. I saw such responses as a reflection of who these people are and just dismissed their claims.

Got a finger tattoos. While I was told it may fade with time. It has been 10 days since it was…read moredone. Tattoo was not fully saturated. I contacted the shop about it for a touch up and they deny accountability that it wasn't properly done. DO NOT GO HERE! While I understand finger tattoos fade faster than normal this should not be the case for a freshly done tattoo still in healing process as it wasnt saturated properly. ​

Jason was absolutely awesome in doing my septum piercing. He made sure I was comfortable and made…read moresure everything went smoothly. Highly recommend!

New Year, New Ink plus today is my birthday(January 4th) so why not??!! My favorite flower is a…read moresunflower so I decided to get a couple above my tattoo dedicated to my daughter. Scott was my tattoo artist and he is a cool down to earth guy. He's a Lions fan but we won't hold that against him lol. Go Cowboys! Ok back to business...this place is definitely a vibe! Good music playing and is very clean. Will definitely get more ink here!

I've been following HOHW shop on fb for a while now. With my long term artist moving I needed to…read morefind another . On Friday the 13tb I saw a few tattoos of Kevin's that caught my eye. I was especially drawn to the pumpkin bulbasaur. I had to work on Friday and figured someone else would claim it. Later saw that it was still available so I reached out to Kevin, then came in the next day and scheduled the appt and put down my deposit. Kevin did a fantastic job and I'm happy with my unique Pokémon tattoo and absolutely love the colouring . Definitely plan to come back to get more work after the holidays pass. The shop is clean , laid back vibes. I'd recommend them to anyone looking for a new shop to check them out.

**I only give it four-stars because they only take cash and I really wanted to put it on my credit…read morecard lol, but they have an ATM in the store so it was easy to pull cash from** I had found out my great-grandmother passed away and I rushed straight to the tattoo shop to get a tattoo in memory of her. I saw some great reviews on the place so I called to make sure they took walk-in appointments and they did! The girl at the front desk was really sweet and she got me set up with Kevin! He worked with me on the price and I felt like he did great work! He really got what I wanted, even though it is really simple, it is the one tattoo on my body that now means the most to me in the world. I will definitely be going back when I need my next tattoo fix.

I was in town for a very short amount of time, and I was hoping to get some work done. I had about…read more4 hours to kill, and the artists got me in without a problem. The artists are in absolutely no rush, but I appreciate that. Their work is enthusiastic, meaningful and to perfection. I am more than satisfied with the end result, which I have received countless compliments on, and inquiries of where I got it done. I'll definitely be back for more ink in the future.

From the owner: We specialize in custom tattoos of many styles.read more

Such bad blood and vibes here now, been going for over a year to the barbershop inside. Dizzy just…read morewalks around with his massive ego bringing such negative energy everywhere. Really ran the place into the ground and made the workers hate their time there which translates into how the customer feels.

I've been here twice already, and both my sessions turned out mediocre work with 2 artists and…read moreexcessive waiting. I'm going to speak on my most recent visit here on 6/29, and I should have learned my lesson the first time. Initially, I went the day before my appointment to book of course and I ORIGINALLY asked for Dizzy and got told he was busy, and after showing the picture of what I wanted if there was anyone else at the shop who could actually get me close to the design as possible and expressed how important it was for me. The receptionist told me how hard it would be to do the tattoo and then finally recommended the artist Joey the following day at 11:30, telling me that he could actually get the job done so I book it. Feeling confident in his word, I show up the following day, and speak to Joey face to face - explaining to him that I would like to have the design as close as possible to the original and he reassured me that he could do it. Perfect. This is when my first issue started. 1.) The receptionist who booked my appointment did not communicate to me that Joey had 3 appointments around the same day/time. I showed up to the shop at 11:30 as instructed and didn't get seen until almost 4 in the afternoon because he had about 3 clients booked ahead of me. Still - this wasn't my first tattoo experience, so I understood that things could get busy and decided to give them a chance and wait it out. I was hopeful and excited so I kept my mouth shut and was patient. 2 ) The tattoo came out HORRIBLE - after all that waiting. I am no artist, and I understand that this is not my profession, and it can be difficult with certain pieces. Clearly, this is not my area of expertise, so I wouldn't understand all the intricacies of it. BUT - as a paying customer and someone who expects a professional to actually take the time to do good, quality work with something so permanent - it's definitely safe to say that I am highly disappointed with that they did to me. The design is not even the same. Look at the sword on my neck compared to the original photo - it's a bent sword. There's no details in the entire piece, no shading or actual solid lines, the font for the numbers is ugly, it was definitely a RUSH job after dealing with all his previous customers and I believe at that point he stopped caring and wanted another person out the door. What upsets me the most though is if he was not entirely proficient or comfortable to recreate that design then he should of SAID that in the beginning. If you're an artist or a professional, no body but you should know entirely how proficient you are with your work. Difficult or not, it blows my mind how they're quick to have you pay and wait for hours but not take the time to communicate properly and suggest that you get better work done somewhere else by a BETTER artist who could get the job done and deliver what the customer really wants. I will never go back here again, and it's a shame because I know the owner is a veteran and I wanted to continue to support his business as a fellow vet myself. Now I have to find someone else who can possibly redo this tattoo to get it better. Go to No Egrets if you're trying to get more detailed, smaller pieces done.

Came by 7pm Sunday, google and yelp says open, open sign on, lights on, no cars in lot, door…read morelocked.......went to a different shop........you either like/want money or don't

The staff was nice and shop was clean and organized. Destinee was very helpful with his first…read moretattoo.

I got my nose done by these guys almost a year ago, and they pierced it. Crooked said that I…read moresquinted my nose when I know in fact, I did not and I stayed perfectly still, and they blamed me for it, I still paid for the piercing after everything was said and done I was really disappointed that I got this piercing done in my septum for just to turn out to be poorly place. These guys didn't seem to care about anything but getting their money. I understand it was about an hour before closing, and they seem that they were getting ready to close early for some reason.. I went here and got my lip done no a couple years back and one of them didn't properly take to it so I took it out and got it redone just for it to also turn out crooked as well.

I got my first lobes re-pierced and my second pierced for the time by Adam and he was extremely…read morequick and efficient!

Brandin did a wonderful job on my son's first tattoo. It looks absolutely amazing! I would highly…read morerecommend this place!

10/10. Matt is an extensively awarded artist and Nevermore is regularly rated the best tattoo shop…read morein the area. Hence why I chose this spot. I've had two pieces done here (so far), a small elbow piece that was basically copy/paste (as requested, and executed flawlessly, black only) and a masterpiece on my thigh derived from just a few song lyrics (full color). It took over 20hrs for my thigh because he really does believe in delivering excellence, and sometimes that may mean coming back for a beauty pass (free, by the way) to get things just right. He knows you're making a life long commitment when you choose him as an artist and will do what it takes to make sure you're thrilled with your new piece. I'd also say he has a gentle touch. Tattoos hurt, duh, but he makes sure it doesn't hurt more than it needs to. They also have a really cool recovery process that keeps your stuff looking sharp and heals up in about a week. They're also a great bunch to chill with while you're there, and it's always cool to see the other clients coming and going to see what they're working on (and it's all pretty dope). I plan to bring my husband here for some work, and definitely will be back for any of my future ink needs. Nevermore is high quality at a MORE than fair price. I won't go anywhere else, and I can't wait to go back.

Mike has a light hand and all of the staff is very friendly. Shading and line work is phenomenal!read more

Josh is our go to artist for tattoos! The shop has amazing artists, but Josh has a lot of what we…read moreare looking for when it comes to ink. He helps give advice on what will work and what doesn't. He also takes his time making sure his art is something worth showing off when it's all said and done. The shop is always welcoming and someone is usually laughing about something. It is also insanely clean and sterile, following all the rules you want followed when it comes to hygiene. I refuse to ever go anywhere else as long as Josh is working there. He really has great line work and creativity when it comes to personalization.