Boxing Koala

Conor and friends from Remi Wolf came in and got tattooed whilst they were in Melbourne. Conor requested a spin on the traditional boxing kangaroo. Benny delivered the “tough but cute boxing koala” design brief.

Big thanks to Remi, Conor, Mikey, Lucas and Maddie for getting tattooed and hanging out at Melbourne Tattoo Co. For bookings and enquiries, please call 03 9602 2555 or email the shop.

Hungry demon

A hungry, winged demon tattooed by Maisen on Joel. For tattoo bookings and enquiries with Maisen, email or call the shop on 03 9602 2555.

Feline friend

Holly made the trip down from NSW to get tattooed by Jake. Not long after Jake posted his new flash sheets online, Holly booked in for the cat design! For bookings and enquiries with Jake, email or call the shop on 03 9602 2555.

Eagle and roses

Another guest artist, another new mate! It was great having Jon visit us from Hong Kong. Such great style and we are already looking forward to his next trip down to Melbourne!

Don't fear the reaper

Reaper and skulls tattooed by Jake for Will. For bookings and enquiries with Jake, email him directly or call the shop on 03 9602 2555.

Back of the head Butterfly

Liam was back in last week to complete the butterfly that Zoe had started earlier in the month. Liam is wanting to add more to his head in the coming months so stay posted on the blog/MTCo instagram for updates!

Crawl into the spiders web

Spider Death had the honour of tattooing a spider on Caspian’s back. For bookings with Spider, contact him directly on Instagram or call the shop on 03 9602 2555.

Bunshin Horitoshi Kanteiryu Logo t-shirts

Fresh off the press from Anti-Future, we have new Bunshin Horitoshi shirts available in-store or online. Available on black & natural Gildan Ultra t-shirts. In partnership with Yokozuna Shoten 🤝

"Might you have any amazake?"

Amazake-Babā tattooed by Matt. Amazake-Babā is a Japanese yōkai, an old woman from Miyagi and Aomori prefectures’ folklore. Matt is always keen to tattoo traditional yōkai designs! Email the shop for bookings and enquiries.

Visit from Fuzzy and Nana

We were lucky to have Fuzzy and Nana visit the shop this month. Always a great time when Fuzzy comes to visit! Also lovely to meet Nana and have her work with us.

Thanks for visiting and safe travels!

Hannya Hoodie

Fresh off the press is a brand new hoodie designed by Matt. Available through our web store and in store. Printed by our mates Anti Future. Limited sizes so grab one before they sell out!

Iron Gate Tattoo Convention

We’re excited to be working at Australia’s new premier tattoo convention Iron Gate in November.

MTCo along with some of the best tattooers within the community will be showcasing the talent and diversity within Australian tattooing. The Iron Gate will be the event to get together, get tattooed, share ideas, meet new people and connect with some of the best in the industry!

The Iron Gate Tattoo Convention will be held at the famous Horden Pavilion in Moore Park, Sydney from the 3rd to the 5th of November.

Contact our artists directly via email or direct message on their instagrams for bookings and enquiries. MTCo artists attending will be Matt, Zoë, Maisen, Oliver, Tom, Spider, Jake and Doc. We can’t wait to attend and look forward to seeing everyone there!

You’re the wine that I want!

Max came in and picked a flash design off one of Zoe’s new sheets. Excellent choice! To send through a tattoo enquiry with Zoe, click here!

Tribal Publishing now stocked in-store and online

The latest titles published by Tribal Books are now available in our web store and in-store.

In tattooing, everyone's mind automatically goes to the tribal tattoo when they hear the word tribal. 

When I chose the name for the fanzine years ago, the tattoo tour and eventually for the books, I had something else in mind: Our Tribe, Our Tribal behaviors, Our History and Our Traditions. 

In our fast-moving society, these things often get lost or worse, don't matter to folks, to begin with.  Our goal is to preserve tattoo history first and foremost and to represent with our books the best of the past and present, offering the reader a unique look into the world of tattooing. - Patrick Kitzel

Skull & Dagger

Slippery Tom added a skull & dagger to Will’s great collection of traditional tattoos.

For tattoo enquiries with Tom, email us or the call the shop on 03 9602 2555.

New Flash Painted Weekly

Lots of new flash available to be tattooed! We’re always painting designs for you to pick from.

Visit the shop to take a look at the walls of flash. New designs weekly!

For tattoo enquiries, call the shop on 03 9602 2555 or send us an email

South of Heaven exhibition

Our very own SpiderXDeath has been busy working on his latest group show South of Heaven. It opens this Friday the 16th of June at China Heights in Sydney.

“Today's artists in hardcore punk pursue their art in different mediums while also often continuing to support their scenes and the genre in the same ways their predecessors before them did. 

China Heights' South Of Heaven is a continuation of that tradition. It showcases art from the arenas of hardcore punk and metal where it's been as reflected in the artists' influences, the current state, and potentially what the future looks like.

Melbourne's Spider is a mainstay in the country's tenacious and vaunted hardcore punk scene. He runs Winter Garden Records, a punk label which has most recently worked with Japanese punk legends Crow (a release featuring original artwork from Spider). Additionally, he tattoos at Melbourne Tattoo Co, one of the country's most famous and celebrated tattoo shops.” - by James Khubiar

Group exhibition by SpiderXDeath featuring Alex Heir (USA), Funeral French (UK), Rok (AUS) and Taketo Ikegami (JP)

Winged Tiger

Over the last few months, Oliver has been busy working away on his cousin Alex’s back piece. Alex travels over to Melbourne from Christchurch NZ. On his latest visit, Alex displayed great strength in sitting for back to back sessions on his winged tiger. He also snuck in a tattoo from Doc as well! Background to come on his next trip.