Caravan of Pain: The True Story of the Tattoo the Earth Tour by Scott Alderman

Caravan of Pain by Scott Alderman is a gritty and savagely honest account of the author’s epic dream come to life – a chaotic collaboration of metal’s biggest names and some of the most legendary tattoo artists on the planet. The author wasn’t just a backstage observer, but the organizer and originator of “Tattoo the Earth,” a tour like nothing that had ever been attempted. From the earliest brainstorming pitch sessions and potential disasters with scheduling to the chaos of rock star egos and downright raunchy tour anecdotes, this book covers ground you might expect – debauchery and all-around bad behavior – but it is uniquely penned from the perspective of the organizer, not a musician, giving an all-access pass to managing a tour that is at once gripping and informative.