- Death Skateboards
Infobox Company
company_name =Death Skateboards
company_
foundation =Harrow, London UK in 1997
location = flagicon|UKHarrow, London
key_people =Nick Orrechio
industry =Skateboarding
homepage = [http://www.deathskateboards.com/ www.deathskateboards.com]Death Skateboards is a British
skateboard ing brand, which was started in 1998 by Nick Orrechio AKA Nick Zorlac, owner ofPower Distribution . The name 'Death Skateboards' was a reference back to the early 1980s when mainstream media proclaimed thatskateboarding was 'dead'.Originally, production was very limited runs of stickers, tee shirts and a few boards made for friends. But skaters and shops demanded 'Death Skateboards', and production was increased to meet demand.
These days "Death Skateboards" has become one of the most popular brands within the
UK and have expanded to include international riders also.Vox Footwear released a collaboration shoe with Death Skateboards in April 2007Team
Current Riders:
"Pro"
Andy Scott Dan Cates Mark Nicolson Ronny Calow Lee Dainton Matthew Pritchard Lee Blackwell Dave Allen Richie Jackson Carl "Potter" Wilson Zarosh Tom ball Patrick Melcher "Am"
Nick Zorlac
HorseyBoots Rob Smith Ben Cundall Ryhs Grogan Schooner Dean Palmer "Flow"
Johnny McNair Adam Moss Benson Steak Wag Snoopy The wheels team is made up from various riders as well as
Greg Nowik ,John Cattle ,Ian Rees ,Kevin Mckeon (flow) andDave Chesson ."Ex-Riders"
Scott Bourne J.R. Neives Danny Calow Guest Pro Models
A Guest 'Pro Model' was released in 2006 in a limited run.
Ricky Oyola andPete Dossett are so far is the only people to receive this accolade.DVD Releases
(1998)
Although technically not a Death Skateboards release as this was set around the Harrow crew using the '
The Death Squad ' monicker.SQUADROPHENIA (2004)Again not strictly a Death Skateboards release. The '
The Death Squad ' were the main focus with montages from Death Skateboards riders.ESCAPE FROM BOREDOM (2005)The first solely Death Skateboards release.
BETTER THAN LIFE (2007)World Premiered at The Trinity in Harrow Wednesday 7th November 2007 with
The Shrinking Violets ,The Seminals ,Day Release andThrust playing live at the afterparty. Due for release in December 2007.The Big Push
Death Skateboards have competed in all three of
Document Skateboard Magazine s Big Push challenges, winning Best Team in 2007External links
* [http://www.deathskateboards.com Official web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/deathskateboards MySpace Page]
* [http://deathskateboards.blogspot.com Blog]
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