‘Ink Master’ season 7 premiere date, cast of newbies announced
“Ink Master” is a reality TV sensation for Spike, and as a result of that can you really be that shocked that they are following the “Survivor” model of doing two seasons a year? You really shouldn’t be. They’re taking advantage of a good thing as it is going on, and it makes sense. How can you fault them for that?
What we do somewhat question is the current strategy for season 7, which revolves around eight veteran tattoo artists to the show (click here to see who they are) competing against eight “Ink Master” newbies. Why not go with a full all-star cast? The only reason we can think of is that you’re fearful for whatever reason that you don’t have enough big names to make it happen, but this current twist seems incredibly unfair to the newcomers, who don’t have the experience of working in this environment just yet. While it’s possible that some skilled newbie can crush the competition, we feel like ultimately it’s going to be hard for it to happen given the setup.
For now, let’s go ahead and give to you, per Spike’s recent press release, everyone who is competing for the title for the first time.
Christian Buckingham (@christiantat2) – Artist at Revolt Tattoo in Henderson, NV
Corey Davis (@whoiscoreydavis) – Artist at City of Ink in Atlanta, GA
Picasso Dular (@25footphantom) – Artist at The Vatican Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Cris Gherman (@crisgherman13) – Owner/artist at Fat Cats in New York, NY
Anthony Michaels (@antmikes) – Artist at Metro Tattoo in Tucson, AZ
Megan Jean Morris (@meganjeanmorris) – Owner/artist at Painted Soul in Wallingford, CT
Alex Rockoff (@alexaceshigh) – Artist at Aces High Tattoo in West Palm Beach, FL
Ashley Velazquez (@showoff_tattoos) – Artist at Forever Custom Tattoos in New Haven, CT
This new season will premiere at a familiar time Tuesday, March 1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time.
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