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Happy Birthday to The Piercing Urge!

Written by

Rob

Twenty years ago today in Melbourne, Australia a piercing and tattoo studio opened by the name The Piercing Urge.  Well in the past 20 years the studio has gone on to win numerous awards and become Melbourne’s premier destination for body modification.  Last year’s BME World Tour stopped by and the guys were generous enough to host us, as well as taking the time to sit down for some interviews.  We’ve already featured Matt Martyr’s interview, as well as Ran Maclurkin’s 1 hour tattoo.  In the coming weeks you can look forward to more interviews with Pete Sheringham and Ran.

And keep an eye on ModBlog for some new stuff from The Piercing Urge.  They just added two new artists, Aaron Lyons and Fred Bains, so expect some great stuff!

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3 responses to “Happy Birthday to The Piercing Urge!”

  1. Pete Avatar
    Pete

    Thanks BME folk 🙂

  2. Amelia Avatar
    Amelia

    Yay! I never go anywhere else.

    Happy birthday TPU!

  3. Matty Stabby Avatar
    Matty Stabby

    Love you guys! Miss you all like crazy!

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