Hold It True

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey now, our old pal Anders has checked in from, we don’t know, somewhere amongst the spheres and galaxies, to show us this intense skin-removal piece he performed two months ago. Of course, scars are still apt to change beyond two months into healing, but sweet sassy molassy, this is shaping up beautifully. This is why, if you can help it, you always go to an alien for your various body modification needs, at least when you’re in Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia. Close-up shots, after the jump.

Tattoo Hollywood, BME’s first tattoo convention, is coming to Los Angeles from August 21-23, featuring contests, prizes and some of the best artists from around the world! Click here for more information.

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I Rained Down Sulphur, Man

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Good morning, folks! Let’s start off our day with this shot of Loki and his wife, Jannet, coming straight to us from St. Petersburg, Russia, with love. Lovely, right? It takes a strong bond for a couple to commit to matching hair cuts, but these two? This right here is nothing if not a power couple. And so the Old Country’s incredible ModBlog streak continues!

(Implants on Loki’s arm are self-done.)

Sand And Stars

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

The last time we saw the lovely Liona, she was in the midst of a slight silverware mishap, but she seems to have rebounded nicely, yes? I know it’s just the angle, but that combined with the thick eye makeup almost gives the illusion of her not having any eyelids, which, hey, is a touch unsettling! But, she is striking nonetheless, even if she will stare you into the next world.

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Bend Up Every Spirit

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Oh, what’s this, now? Some young turk, calls himself Will, trying place himself as the heir to the Babasom throne, hmm? With his septum at 18 mm., this gent out of São Paulo can clearly fit a finger in there, but will he challenge the reigning champion with various feats of septum pluggery? Only time will tell. Another photo, after the jump.

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Union In Partition

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Good day, ModBloggers! Let’s begin today with the lovely The Rotten Cherry, checking in from somewhere in the Fatherland, surrendering her ghostly paper heart to (or perhaps just sharing it with) you, the viewer. Sure, you’re probably thinking, “But Jordan, I already have a shelf full of paper hearts from attractive German women with impressive black-and-grey dot-work sleeves (one with an angel and moths, clouds, flames and a swastika, the other with a troll, bats, stars and saturn)—this would just be garish and maybe even overkill.” To which I must reply, it is time to forgo these delicate design sensibilities and accept gifts of this sort when they are offered, the end.

It’s Wednesday, folks. Put on your old man shoes.

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Keep Moving

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

It may surprise you to learn that your editor, who only spends about 20 hours a day in front of his computer, is not a particularly accomplished cyclist. The same cannot be said, however, for James, currently piercing at High Priestess Piercing, who’s either fixing something on his bike or just posing for some fancy through-the-spokes photo, either one of which is just dandy with us.

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Baby, Let’s Transverberate

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

It’s always a joy when supremely talented artists also have the presence of mind (and talent) to send in great photos too, is it not? Needless to say, we were tickled to get this shot of Dani Danger, courtesy of the hot-handed Steve Haworth and featuring custom ear jewelry and an implant by the man himself. Plus, of course, we also get to use our “Hearty Mohawks” tag for the second time in two weeks, and that, well…that’s just swell.

Swirl and Tangle

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

We’ve featured the incredible SwingShift SideShow before (here), and really, we’ll continue to as long as they keep submitting material. It’s by no means a stretch to say that this is a group pushing the boundaries of what the human body is capable of as much as any other performers out there. And hey, here are Andrew S. and Kelvikta, captured as candidly as is probably possible. After the jump, a photo of Kelvikta all on her own.

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We’re Out For Blood

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

New Rule: I do not like Motley Crue. I do not think I have ever intentionally listened to one of their songs all the way through. I would like to see Tommy Lee slathered with delicious chestnut honey and chained to a tree in Death-Bear National Park. With that said? The Dirt is one of the most entertaining musical memoirs ever written, and if you commit to an entire goddamn (and surprisingly well-done) backpiece dedicated to these train-wrecks, well, you get featured on ModBlog, friend.

(Tattoo by Tania Sinnaeve at Body Design in Belgium.)

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Puzzle Pieces From The Clay

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Here’s a particularly peaceful suspension photo from the good folks with Russia’s Thesinnerteam suspension crew, one of the more than 70 suspensions they’ve facilitated since they formed last ~~December~~ September. Really, for our money, it doesn’t get much better than a quiet, isolated, outdoor suspension like this, and, as you’ll see after the jump, these fellas are pretty damn high. Luckily, in case of emergency, Russians have the power of levitation, right? Oh, no? Well…huh.

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